Good Times Santa Cruz

Brad Kava previews Good Times’ Health and Fitness issue, from Elizabeth Borelli’s nutrition reporting and local farmers’ markets to a serious Panther Beach warning and the return of Land of Medicine Buddha’s annual celebration.

What are your favorite old things?

This week’s letters include a Santa Cruz reader’s call for local action against data centers and battery storage facilities, plus an invitation to a celebration of life for Nancy Park at the Resource Center for Nonviolence.

Santa Cruz jazz quartet Death and Saxes brings its straight-ahead sound to a free outdoor show at The Crepe Place, with founder John Bouwsma drawing from Kuumbwa roots, New Orleans experience and classic jazz influences.

This week’s Free Will Astrology invites readers to practice vulnerability, strategic patience, self-forgiveness, playful joy and the art of recognizing the right moment for change.

Sweet Sally brings joyful bluegrass harmonies and serious instrumental skill to Woodhouse Blending and Brewing on Sunday, with a young trio already drawing attention from the California bluegrass circuit and beyond.

Village Foods debuts a new East Cliff Drive micro grocery and eatery with prepared meals, grab-and-go options and local goods, while Seabright and Harbor businesses look for creative ways to stay connected during the Murray Street Bridge closure.

Luna’s Borikén Bites brings Puerto Rican flavor to Abbott Square with empanadillas, chicharrón de pollo, jibarito sliders, slow-roasted pork, traditional desserts and owner Ali Luna’s blend of food, music and cultural heritage.

After two young women drowned at Panther Beach, Richard Stockton examines the danger of sneaker waves, rising tides and the Keyhole, with safety advice from CAL FIRE’s Michael Horn.