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For over 40 years, Good Times has been the premier free weekly publication in Santa Cruz County, boasting a circulation of 35,000 and reaching up to 96,000 readers each week. You can find Good Times at nearly 700 locations, including the University of California at Santa Cruz, various neighborhoods from Davenport to Watsonville, the San Lorenzo Valley, and popular tourist spots. Every Wednesday, readers turn to Good Times for the most extensive guide to local events, making it an essential resource for both residents and visitors. The publication offers in-depth news analysis, thoughtful coverage of the performing and visual arts, and the latest trends in food culture. Additionally, it features advertisements from local independent businesses, event organizers, and nonprofits, creating a wealth of valuable content.

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Special Sauce | Good Times

2 days ago | goodtimes.sc | Andrew Steingrube

Originally a house repurposed into a business and then sold to its namesake founder, the now iconic Jack’s Hamburgers holds down the meat-between-buns game in the heart of downtown. When Jack passed away, current owner Connie Hutchinson and her late husband, Scott, beat out multiple other bidders for the chance to carry on the legacy and have been doing so for 35 years and counting.
The Editor's Desk | Good Times

2 days ago | goodtimes.sc | Brad Kava

You don’t have to work too hard to keep Santa Cruz weird. It’s always been weird and it always will be, we hope, despite the homogenized housing towers blanketing the downtown, right? We are the Northern California capital of kitsch, but in a good way. This is a community that boycotted efforts to build a chain bookstore downtown and has favored independent stores over chains.
EDITOR'S NOTE | Good Times

2 days ago | goodtimes.sc | Brad Kava

I was a huge Pele Juju fan, thinking this Santa Cruz all-women world beat band should be the next big thing nationwide. I would drive from San Jose to see them at the Catalyst whenever I could and have been sorely disappointed that they disbanded. I always wondered what they were up to, and now I know at least one member has taken on a different beat: she’s building green homes.
Legend of Zelda | Good Times

1 week ago | goodtimes.sc | Andrew Steingrube

Family-owned since 1978 and named after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s notoriously hard-partying socialite wife, Zelda’s has been a pillar of the Capitola Village dining and nightlife scene for more than four decades. Manager Pam Edmonds has seen it all, starting there as a hostess in 1981 and progressing to server, bartender and then manager before pausing to work part-time for several years while raising three children.
Fire rips through Bigfoot Museum property

1 week ago | goodtimes.sc | Tarmo Hannula

Flames tore through one of several buildings on the property of the Bigfoot Discovery Museum in Felton Sunday night but spared the famed museum building. Felton Fire officials said the fire broke out around 10pm and destroyed a small cabin situated between the museum, that houses scads of Bigfoot information and several large carved bigfoot statues, and a tall wood barn.
Lawsuit Targets Executive Order Cutting Library Funding

1 week ago | goodtimes.sc | Todd Guild

On April 7, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration that pushes back against a March 14 executive order by President Donald Trump to cut federal funding for libraries and museums. The order will leave no community untouched. But the impact will vary throughout the state.
Redman-Hirahara House Faces Delisting and Demolition

2 weeks ago | goodtimes.sc | Todd Guild

Motorists along Highway 1 have grown accustomed to the sight of a crumbling building in a 14-acre parcel on the outskirts of Watsonville. The structure, known as the Redman-Hirahara house, was designed by famed architect William Weeks in 1897 for farmer James Redman. The Queen Anne Victorian is a reminder of Watsonville’s history as an agricultural epicenter. But the story runs even deeper than that.
Thousands in Watsonville Tell Trump, Musk ‘Hands Off!’

2 weeks ago | goodtimes.sc | Tarmo Hannula

Thousands of people took a message to the streets of downtown Watsonville Saturday, demonstrating that they are not happy with President Trump and Elon Musk as part of the nationwide “Hands Off!” protests. On just the 76th day of Trump’s presidency, more 1,000 such protests took place around the U.S, including Chicago, Boston, Washington, D.C., New York City and in a number of European cities, including Frankfurt, Berlin and London.
Far East Feast | Good Times

2 weeks ago | goodtimes.sc | Andrew Steingrube

Having each lived twice in both China and Santa Cruz, husband and wife team Stacy Liu and Yunteng Li recently came back into town and opened Noodle Time. Born and raised in China, they initially moved here and lived for 20 years while owning a local restaurant. Liu says when they decided to close, they soon found themselves wanting a return to the industry. But first, they moved back to China for two years to perfect their passions, Liu’s for boba tea and Li’s for making handmade noodles.
The Editor's Desk | Good Times

2 weeks ago | goodtimes.sc | Brad Kava

With co-president Elon Musk, or whatever his title is, championing the power of the hallucinogenic drug ketamine, we were very curious about its possible positive and negative effects. Writer Lucille Tepperman volunteered to try the drug in a controlled setting and gave us her impressions. The good news is that there are professionals trained in guiding people on their trips of discovery here in Santa Cruz, unlike the old days when people simply dropped LSD and other drugs for fun and frenzy.