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Q&A: Matt Blanchard on Thinking Locally First
Matt Blanchard’s student discount program aims to inspire students to participate in the local economy, fight the rise of chains and franchise stores, and foster community between the town and the university.
Published on: Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Category: City
Tags: Local Business, Q&A, Student Discounts, Think Local First, Volume 44 Issue 16
The story of the start-up. A study on how technology, the Internet and collaborative efforts are allowing ambitious individuals to turn in the suit and tie and make a living out of passion.
Published on: Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Category: Features
Tags: Entreprenuership, Fashion, Local Business, Pacific Avenue, Streetwear, The Krate, Volume 44 Issue 11, Western Vibe
Graphic novel that examines schizophrenia hits shelves at local comic book store.
Published on: Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Category: Arts
Tags: Graphic Novels, Independents Day, Local Business, Volume 44 Issue 10
Every year after Labor Day, the neighborhood surrounding the Boardwalk transforms from a bustling pool of congestion to a near ghost town. But even this year’s summer season — which traditionally brings with it lots of Boardwalk area bustle — was significantly more quiet than in previous years.
Published on: Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Category: City
Tags: Local Business, Recession, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Volume 44 Issue 2
Just past the seven-store town of Davenport, 12.5 miles north of UC Santa Cruz on Highway 1, stretches a little slice of paradise.
Swanton Berry Farm, this lush, utopian place, includes forty acres of rich, fertile soil from which ruby-red strawberries, sunflowers and a dozen other foodstuffs burst. Old Army barracks sit nearby and now serve as low-cost housing, and the former mess hall today turns out mouth-watering masterpieces.
Published on: Monday, September 21st, 2009
Category: Primer 2009
Tags: Food, Local Business, Organic Food, Swanton Berry Farm, Volume 44 Issue 1
Trading the Microwave for the Market
As another year of our esteemed higher education begins, perhaps it’s time to treat our bodies to a new way of eating. The collegiate culinary cycle of ramen, frozen pizza, forget to rinse the dishes, repeat, can in fact be broken and forgotten – and probably much more easily than you’d assume.
Published on: Monday, September 21st, 2009
Category: Primer 2009
Tags: Farmers Market, Food, Food Bin, Guides, Kresge Co-Op, Local Business, New Leaf, Organic Food, Staff of Life, Volume 44 Issue 1, Whole Foods
Your Alternative Guide to Thrift, 831 Style
The clothing culture in Santa Cruz has become infamous for reuse and thrift. Community members and students alike are often innovative and creative with pieces they already have. The hard economic times and rising student fees have inspired some new fashion-savvy trends and ways to do it yourself (DIY). The resources for an environmentally conscious wardrobe makeover are bountiful downtown and right here on campus.
Published on: Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Category: Features
Tags: Do-It-Yourself (DIY), Fashion, Goodwill, Local Business, Salvation Army, Volume 43 Issue 29
Free Comic Book Day Giveaway Comes to Santa Cruz
Hollywood’s comic-based films for audiences of all ages continually bring in profits, and the comic book genre has proved its staying power in this digital age. This weekend locals can pick up free comic books in celebration of the eighth annual international Free Comic Book Day.
Published on: Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Category: Arts
Tags: Atlantis Fantasyworld, Comic Books, Comicopolis, Comics, Free Comic Book Day, Local Business, Volume 43 Issue 25