Every Friday, 22-year-old Phoebe Blackman pulls weeds and clears garbage from Santa Cruz’s Evergreen Cemetery, where gold prospectors, Civil War veterans and immigrants lie buried. Though rich in ...

She described how the cemetery was founded and how it got its name from the Freemasons who lived in Santa Cruz in the 19th century. “The Masonic tradition was these long funeral processions ...

The Point Arena location officially opened this spring; the Santa Cruz forest began taking reservations ... "I spent my whole life going to their cemetery," Gibson said. "I didn't like that ...

Santa Cruz officials proclaimed the city's first London Nelson Day, celebrating the birthday of the formerly enslaved man who ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: You can see visible remains of the city’s medieval Jewish community – stone tombs from the original Jewish cemetery ... Barrio Santa Cruz stands out for its centuries ...