With the weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.

After painting a mural inspired by legendary skateboarding designer Jim Philips, he'll create an installation before the ...

One of the most iconic images associated with Santa Cruz is a logo that bears its name. The “Red Dot” logo for the company ...

Santa Cruz graphic artist Jim Phillips, the man behind the famed Red Dot and Screaming Hand logos, is the subject of a new documentary from filmmaker John Makens. The new film, showing at the Rio on ...

This year, UC Santa Cruz researchers are advancing cutting-edge projects that tackle critical issues such as antiracist education, environmental resilience, and the intersections of identity and power ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. You may think finding a skateboard for beginners is fairly ...

If I had to describe Skate City quickly, I'd say that it's the skating game that really cares about fonts. Its fonts are stylish, classical, sans serif. You know when you take a second look at the ...

PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 09: Oneil Cruz #15 of the Pittsburgh Pirates in action against the Chicago White Sox during inter-league play at PNC Park on April 9, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by ...

Plus, it’s ultra-portable, which is more than can be said for its competition; as mentioned earlier, all graphics tablets and most pen displays need to be plugged into external devices.

News reports have warned about the Santa Ana winds and their power to turn modest wildfires into conflagrations. Here’s why these wind patterns can be so destructive. The Santa Ana winds (named ...

Santa Claus is a jolly symbol of the joy and magic of the Christmas season, and he is coming to a Los Angeles area town near you! Photos with Santa are a wonderful holiday tradition, whether your ...