Santa Cruz

When you go on holiday or fall ill, someone needs to look after the cat, dog or rabbit. Neighbours are ideal: short distances and a familiar face for the animal. It's best to meet beforehand for a quick visit. Are you l…

For some older people the trip to the supermarket is hard work, especially when it's icy or very hot. If you're going shopping anyway, it's often easy to pick something up for someone else. A note in the hallway or a qu…

Guitar, drums, singing or beats on your laptop: music brings people together. Many towns have rehearsal rooms, music schools or open-mic nights where you can try things out. And bands are often looking for exactly the i…

Looking for an apprenticeship can feel huge at first. A good start: think about what you enjoy and ask local businesses directly about a work placement. Many companies welcome speculative applications even when nothing …

Spring brings blossom everywhere, summer calls you to the water, autumn leaves glow and winter gets cosy. Which season do you love most in Santa Cruz County, California, and what do you like to do then? Let us know!

Some words only make sense if you grew up here. Which local expression from Santa Cruz County, California do you love, and what does it mean? Post it in the comments, ideally with a short explanation for everyone who mo…

Moving somewhere new often means not knowing anyone yet, and that's exactly when a neighbourhood can show how welcoming it is. Just arrived in Santa Cruz County, California? Tell us where you're from and what you're loo…

A red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, swimming in a koi pond at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California.

Santa Cruz County is in California just south of the Bay Area. The north half of Monterey Bay is part of the county. It is the state's second-smallest county by land area, with only San Francisco County occupying a sm…

Santa Cruz County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. In the original act, the county was given the name of "Branciforte" after the Spanish pueblo founded there in 1…

Santa Cruz County ( SAN-tuh-KROOZ), officially the County of Santa Cruz, is a county on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 270,861. The county seat is Santa Cruz…

Recording is of a Mozart piece. It is recorded by artis as part of the MusOpen Project project. Musopen · Public Domain

IMSLP348255-PMLP01555-Mozart 29-3 Musopen · Public Domain

Bach, J S - Goldberg Variations, BWV988 Musopen · Public Domain

Mozart - String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K421 - IV. Allegro ma non troppo - Più allegro Musopen · Public Domain

Schubert - Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664 - I. Allegro moderato Musopen · Public Domain

Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - II. The Death of Aase Musopen · Public Domain

Public domain music from musopen.com Musopen · Public Domain

Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 33 - 3rd movement (tempo primo) Musopen · Public Domain

The Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178, popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893. Musopen · Public Domain