Succulent plants are defined as plants that have evolved to store moisture in their leaves, stems or roots,” writes columnist ...

An exhibition in which artist Rhia Hurt explores contemporary abstraction through evocative surfaces, associative color ...

Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud spent a couple days wandering through Santa Cruz County and chatting with locals about their favorite places to enjoy the outdoors on land — by hiking, biking ...

The city of Santa Cruz Planning and Community Development Department is seeking public feedback about a proposed addition to ...

He loved being a comic guy,” curator Ben Saunders told Observer. “Jack was a great artist who happened to draw comics.” ...

Carpinteria welcomed three new stores on Linden Avenue in the past three weeks, all arriving in the height of the summer ...

Nestled along Ocean Street in the coastal paradise of Santa Cruz sits a culinary time capsule where the coffee flows freely and the potato pancakes achieve a level of crispy-yet-tender perfection that ...