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Folks began setting up their lawn chairs and spreading their blankets on the Civic Center Lawn as early as 11 am on Sunday. By show time, it was packed. Attendees knew that those “The Houserockers” would deliver an enthusiastic performance, and that the lawn...

Pacific Mambo Orchestra is one of the most electrifying Latin bands around today. This Grammy Award-winning big band from San Francisco is a leading force in keeping the unique style of mambo alive. It is intricate and enticing music. Mambo is known to get...

On a beautiful Saturday—that looked straight out of a Pixar or Disney movie—Town residents gathered together at Oak Meadow Park to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Oak Meadow Park was established and opened to the public in 1958. As you begin digging into its history, you...

Get ready to move and groove. Put on your Gatsby look and those high heel sneakers. The Jazz Sophisticates Dance Orchestra opens up this year's Jazz on the Plazz series at Town Plaza Park. Can you East Coast swing dance? Are you a swinger? This...

The history of the Santa Cruz Mountains is still underneath the soil of the redwoods—until it gets dug out. Millions of years ago, the region was submerged in water, leaving leftovers of marine sediment to molt into the sandstone and limestone we have today....

Back 250 years ago, after 11 years of war with Great Britain, the United States Declaration of Independence was signed by the revolutionists. The American Revolutionary War lasted from 1775 to 1783. Thirteen original colonies broke free from the British Crown. The Kingdom of Great...

I usually get my ideas for articles while showering. I don’t know why this is. When I was in college, I used to sing Neil Young songs in the shower, so I guess this shower brainstorming routine is an improvement. Recently, however, I received...

William McClure Stout attended three separate high schools to pursue a future in the arts. After completing two years at Los Gatos High School, his Los Gatos Ballet instructors, Peter Doll and Kristin D’Addario, suggested he consider transferring to a program at San Francisco...

At two years old, Shane Tarkington was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at Good Sam Hospital. By then, a child is usually capable of speaking words and communicating in other ways. But Tarkington's parents recall how their son wasn't able to do so...

“We the People . . .” —Since 1789 Our Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It was written in 1787, was ratified in 1788 and has been in force since 1789. That makes it the world’s longest-surviving written charter of government. It is...