Shmuel Thaler

The December full moon rose over an egret-themed weathervane atop a house on Van Ness Street in Santa Cruz this week. December’s full moon, also called the cold moon or long night moon, peake…

  SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz Shakespeare actors Andrea Sweeney Blanco and Julie James finish last minute preparation in the improvised dressing room at the Veterans Memorial Hall in downtow…

Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District employees staff a table next to Woodstock’s Pizza in downtown Santa Cruz Wednesday afternoon as the district holds its annual Stuff the Bus food drive…

Eli Marin, 3, enjoyed the exploration of California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo’s cruiser late Tuesday afternoon at Big Creek Lumber’s Soquel Avenue store in Santa Cruz. Marin…

Afternoon sunlight shined through the canopy of the leaves of London plane trees on Tuesday as a cyclist pedals along Walnut Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz. Though many believe that the trees are sy…

A swell rolled in at Pleasure Point on Tuesday as surfers in the lineup paddled towards the waves off 32nd Avenue. Wave faces reached 4-6 feet on Tuesday according to surfline.com. Wave riders can …

Santa Cruz Shakespeare actors perform as the Cratchit family in its production of “A Christmas Carol” at the downtown Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall. Clockwise from top left, Charlotte Munson, E…

While Santa Cruz County’s world-renowned surf breaks present myriad opportunities for novice to expert waveriders, stellar conditions often times create jams and fierce competition for the waves. S…

George Hadland and Liz Scholar take their 1924 Model T Ford out for their daily sunset drive to Lighthouse Point from their home on Woodrow Avenue in Santa Cruz. Ford produced over 15 million Model…

Darianne Murphy and her daughter Cleo spent a joyful morning of exploration and discovery this week as they skated around the rink at the Santa Cruz Roller Palladium. Owner Rick Ethrington adjusts …