Sometimes when we look at photos of people from the past, they gaze at the camera with a solemn expression, hardly ever smiling. This, often, leads us to believe centuries ago people weren’t out ...

Crystal, one of the iconic cave dwellers at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, sits patiently near the amusement park's Sea Swings as a worker cleans the sidewalk in the early morning before crowds ...

Now that a lane of Highway 17 has reopened, allowing chowder chefs and fans to make their way over the hill from the Bay Area, it’s official: The 42nd annual Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Chowder ...

Crystal, one of the iconic cave dwellers at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, sits patiently near the amusement park’s Sea Swings as a worker cleans the sidewalk in the early morning before cro… ...