The Santa Cruz chapter of the Awesome Foundation gives monthly $1,000 grants for art-based projects in the Santa Cruz County area. This local chapter is part of a larger global initiative, driven by hundreds of volunteers around the world who organize, launch and run initiatives that give out monthly grants.
A plan to regulate food trucks at the First Friday event in the downtown Las Vegas Arts District got off to a bumpy start in November, and there's no indication anything will be different this Friday.