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Explosive Speeds from Cruzio’s New Velocity Product

There’s a reason we’re calling our new Internet service “Velocity.”

First, though, we’ve got to give a disclaimer. Velocity speeds vary widely depending on your location and the quality of your lines. In Santa Cruz County, where our geography is mountainous and there are many rural areas, we know there are a lot of places where speeds would be only a small fraction of the maximum. It’s still a great value, at the lowest speeds as well as high ones, because it includes phone service.
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New Window on Cedar Street

The Sentinel building used to be a long, uninterrupted wall of 10″ thick concrete down most of a block of Cedar Street. It had an element of Willy Wonka’s factory: what’s going on inside? You could see the newspaper’s presses through the far window, but other than that all was dark.

When Cruzio, Ecology Action and Joe Appenrodt renovated the building, we opened it up with windows and doors.
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Hope Services & Cruzio Ecycle Numbers are in!

Congratulations to Hope Services for collecting 3455 lbs of e-waste!

Thank you to all who donated their e-waste to Hope Services on July 23! Not only did you help safely recycle your retired electronics, but the waste will be turned into valuable dollars for our important local non-profit, Hope Services. Hope Services’ mission is to provide employment opportunities and assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities. Read the article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Waiting for Harry Potter

It’s the last one.

The last movie from the last book.

The books-on-CD have been made. The author has moved on. It’s our last chance to celebrate this tremendous imaginary world that so many of us love.

Santa Cruz was out in full force. The line in front of the Cinema 9 started on Tuesday for a midnight Thursday show. Photos, starting from the back of the line at about 4 pm.

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