LA is a great big freeway and you'll put a thousand miles on your car in no time. So, it helps when you have a great magazine ("Los Angeles")(http://www.lamag.com/) to educate and inform you of all the happenings in a great big city. Santa Cruz, while not nearly so big (thankfully), has been growing and while GPS may not be necessary just yet, a magazine such as Santa Cruz Magazine will be more than helpful in telling you what's going on in this charming beach city.
Published four times a year, it offers hints and tips as to where the best eateries and artist's studios are; where to sample the local wines and cheeses; and where to rent that surfboard to ride a few waves in this northern version of "Surf City" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_California). Describing itself as a "magazine with a conscience", you can be assured that the team that puts pen to paper here know what they're talking about.
Pick up a copy or subscribe and see for yourself. See why when you think of Santa Cruz, you picture that rare gem of a town right on the coast between the major population hubs of San Francisco and Los Angeles. It's a youthful place of unique beauty between the surf and the redwoods chock full of things to do, places to see and things to write about. And the photography...
There are few places as beautiful as this area and Santa Cruz Magazine has it covered. Click on the most recent issue and flip through the pages. You'll be impressed with the writing, the thoroughness of information and, again, that photography... read more