When thinking of Santa Cruz, you likely imagine surfers or the boardwalk. If you go a little farther, you'll find a neighborhood with food, cottages, and charm.

The Santa Cruz Wharf is limping back into shape after losing a big chunk of its southern end to pounding surf in December ...

How much is surfing worth to a community? In this case, it's not a metaphorical or emotional question. It’s financial. A newly released, first-of-its-kind study has a science-based deep dive into that ...

Whether you're shopping for local reads or national bestsellers, this bookstore in Santa Cruz has been a community staple for ...

This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz ...

La Bahia Hotel & Spa, located on Beach Street in Santa Cruz, California, will open Sept. 8 with 155 guest rooms, including 29 suites. Hotel highlights include a full-service spa with indoor and ...

SANTA CRUZ — When room ran out in his car, Bob “Doc” Scott bought a 15-seat bus and told all the young Santa Cruz surfing “groms” he could find to pile in. But they weren’t headed to campus. Related ...

One of California’s most treasured pastimes isn’t just fun. It also generates big money for coastal communities. For Central California’s Santa Cruz, surfing the region’s waves can add up to nearly ...