One of the most iconic images associated with Santa Cruz is a logo that bears its name. The “Red Dot” logo for the company Santa Cruz Skateboards — with its angular yellow letters amid a red circle ...

After painting a mural inspired by legendary skateboarding designer Jim Phillips, he'll create an installation before the ...

Santa Cruz graphic artist Jim Phillips, the man behind the famed Red Dot and Screaming Hand logos, is the subject of a new documentary from filmmaker John Makens. The new film, showing at the Rio on ...

50 years in the skateboarding world is a huge accomplishment. Santa Cruz has set the stage for countless legendary pros over the decades, and continue to inspire multiple generations to this day.

It’s Saturday afternoon and downtown Santa Cruz is wildly alive. Crosswalks and sidewalks are teeming with folks carrying bags filled with retail goodies. A line spills out of the ice cream shop.

Ten years after the closure of Miramar Fish Grotto on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, a new version of the restaurant may ...

To better understand the needs of Santa Cruz County workers and employers, the county’s workforce board plans to host forums.

Our CZU fires in August 2020 were also weather/climate-related as dry lightning strikes set off fires driven by strong wind in the Santa Cruz Mountains. That many residents who lost homes in that ...

In the distant future, Estrella said he would like to have his own full-time skateboard company — a place where he can design deck art and build entire skateboards from scratch. Until then ...

This year, UC Santa Cruz researchers are advancing cutting-edge projects that tackle critical issues such as antiracist education, environmental resilience, and the intersections of identity and power ...