Posted in Arts & Creation, Community Building, Police on Jan 9th, 2008
The Wednesday afternoon of August 15th, 2007, seemed like a typical day at the Santa Cruz Farmers Market. Farmers, or their employees, were busy selling fruits and vegetables grown in the Monterey Bay Area, and throughout California. Meanwhile, customers of the market and other folks gathered in the parking lot alongside the market to [...]
Posted in Arts & Creation, Community Building on Dec 31st, 2007
Hundreds of people marched down Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz on December 31st, 2007, as part of the Last Night DIY Celebration while hundreds of spectators lined the sidewalks and cheered. The parade ended with a street party at the intersection of Cooper and Pacific that featured firedancers, lots of musicians, free hugs, unicyclists, [...]
Posted in Arts & Creation, Bicycles on Aug 11th, 2006
About a dozen pirates hijacked bicycles and took to the streets of Santa Cruz on August 11th after throwing back some drinks at the brewery. The band of pirates stumbled upon a huge fleet of enemy ships docked at the harbor and immediately found themselves in a major rubber-band battle with a young lad. After [...]
Posted in Bicycles on May 26th, 2006
Critical Mass is a monthly, community bike ride to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists’ right to the road. Critical Mass has no leaders, and no central organization, it’s an unorganized coincidence. A movement of bicycles in the streets. Show up to the clocktower in downtown Santa Cruz the last Friday of each month at [...]
