Aptos News

Santa Cruz Blues Festival audience member Reyna Sotelo makes the most of her moment in the spotlight after being brought up on stage by legendary bluesman Elvin Bishop, right, on Sunday at Aptos Village Park.

Walking through Roaring Camp Sunday was like stepping into a different era, with the sounds of musket and cannon fire filling the air and campsites and other trappings of the 1860s dotting the landscape.

Lash lives in Santa Cruz. She is the daughter of Donald and Cindy Lash of Dallas.

Local Catholic priest and musician The Rev. Cyprian Consiglio will perform at 7 p.m. today at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center.

Only 7 weeks old, Adeline keeps an eye on her mother, Ericka Lindsay, from atop her belly in a yoga pose during Momma and Baby class at Pacific Cultural Center & Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Santa Cruz.

The Doobie Brothers headlines the Saturday portion of the 20th Santa Cruz Blues Festival at Aptos Village Park in Aptos.

An Aptos man was arrested early yesterday morning after he apparently pretended to be a police officer and told a motel guest he was conducting an investigation.

When it's available, king salmon practically flies out of the local waters to restaurant and home kitchens.

Cabrillo's new classroom building in downtown Watsonville will be named the Solari Green Technology Center in honor of local philanthropists Mary Solari and the late Dick Solari.

A poll commissioned by the county Board of Supervisors shows strong support for raising taxes on out-of-town guests to help fund local government operations.

This is the first time in all my years that I have hope regarding real solutions for the transient and homeless.

Sunday's Zazzle Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco brought runners from all over the world to Northern California.A The 2012 winner, Sammy Kitwara of Kenya, ran the 12K through the city in just 34 minutes and 41 seconds.

We arrived alone, and in groups. We came in strollers and wheelchairs. Some of us knew Shannon and her family; most of us didn't. We are teachers and firefighters, construction workers and nurses, hairdressers and doctors.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Babies can be good yoga partners. Just ask the folks at Pacific Cultural Center's Ashtanga Yoga Institute.

Having lived here for over 30 years, I've gradually become nauseated by the actions of the dominant political cabal.

Since the Happy Valley School District's Annual Redwoods Dinner started growing too big for its britches, the fundraising event is being held this year at the Santa Cruz Community Foundation in Aptos.

Job hunters answered the call Thursday, with Target reporting appointments made for more than 600 people seeking work at the new Capitola Mall location.

If local land-use consultant Deidre Hamilton had been asked sooner, she would have advised Safeway against pursuing a remodel-expansion of the Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center in an election year.

One final reminder: The episode of "Restaurant: Impossible" that was shot at Ristorante Barolo in Aptos will air Wednesday at 10 p.m. on Food Network.

Babies live in the present moment, are flexible and like to stretch. But the Mama & Baby Yoga classes are really for the moms.