University of Louisville's Literature-Culture Conference Features Authors in Free Keynote Sessions [Louisville Dot Chic]

7 February 2012, 9:18 am

by Bella Portaro The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture Since 1900 will celebrate its 40th anniversary Feb. 23-25 as about 600 scholars gather at the University of Louisville. UofL’s English and classical and modern languages departments sponsor the Belknap Campus event. Keynote addre... Read More »

Education Digest: Feb. 5, 2012

5 February 2012, 1:39 am

SANTA CRUZ Spring Hill holds fair, open house Spring Hill School is hosting its Annual Science Fair and Open House from 6:30-8 p.... Read More »

Coast Lines: Feb. 4, 2012

4 February 2012, 1:36 am

SANTA CRUZ CHP to host Start Smart' class for teen drivers California Highway Patrol officers will offer a free class for teen drivers Feb.... Read More »

Coast Lines: Jan. 30, 2012

30 January 2012, 1:39 am

Coast Lines SCOTTS VALLEY Dog adoption event set for Saturday The Center for Animal Protection & Education is hosting a dog adoption event for people interested in adopting.... Read More »

Second Harvest holiday food drive yields 2.7 million pounds of food; awards dinner set for March 7

28 January 2012, 12:39 pm

SANTA CRUZ - Nearly 3 million pounds of food and cash equivalent were collected during the 2011 holiday food drive hosted by the Second Harvest Food Bank, topping its goal and serving as a "wonderful example of just how dedicated our community is to providing healthy food to hungry people," the orga... Read More »

Best Bets, Jan. 28, 2012: Certified Organic

28 January 2012, 1:39 am

certified organic Organist Jonathan Dimmock performs at this event at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, which commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of British composer Frederick Delius.... Read More »

Judge throws out rodeo lawsuit against Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds

25 January 2012, 2:39 pm

WATSONVILLE - Here's a little good news for the financially ailing Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. A Sacramento County Superior Court judge Tuesday tossed a lawsuit that challenged a charity rodeo hosted by the fairgrounds for the first time in October.... Read More »

As Roe v. Wade ruling marks its 39th anniversary, reproductive rights still threatened, ACLU speaker tells Santa Cruz ...

21 January 2012, 6:09 pm

SANTA CRUZ - Reproductive rights are better protected in California than in many other states, but that doesn't mean supporters should allow themselves to become complacent, Phyllida Burlingame of the American Civil Liberties Union said Saturday.... Read More »

Shitakes, chanterelles, and porcini, oh my: 38th annual Fungus Fair celebrates all things 'shroomy'

14 January 2012, 5:21 pm

SANTA CRUZ - Here in central California, there's a whole lot of fungus among us. For nearly 40 years, mushroom enthusiasts have been putting the fun in fungi with an annual festival that celebrates the spored specimens.... Read More »

Business Digest: Jan. 12, 2012

12 January 2012, 1:37 am

APTOS Bailey to chair MLSListings La Selva Beach resident Robert J. Bailey has been elected to a second term as chairman of MLSListings Inc.... Read More »

Featured Video