SANTA CRUZ — For years, the Grind Out Hunger campaign has been asking kids to fill barrels with food donations. Now, to get them to donate over the Labor Day Weekend, it’s offering to put them in a barrel — a plastic, blue, “surfable†barrel.
Riding the wave of a recent worldwide tarp surfing trend that began here in Santa Cruz, Grind Out Hunger will host an event Monday where kids can donate either a pound of food or $3 for a ride through what campaign founder Danny Keith calls “massive, kegging tarps.†The event will be held in the parking lot behind Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop on 41st Avenue and will run from noon-3 p.m. All food will go to Second Harvest Food Bank, and cash donations will be split between the food bank and local youth nonprofit, The Core  … Details
The “O Tahiti Nui Freedom” outrigger canoe reportedly left Vanuatu Sunday (Tahiti time).
The outrigger canoe left French Polynesia on July 27 and is headed for China.
“O Tahiti Nui Freedom” made a first stop in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, at the beginning of August.
“O Tahiti Nui Freedom” then arrived  … Details
CLERMONT, Ind. — If she could, Alexis DeJoria would shed the “Heiress” label.
Not because she doesn’t appreciate being the daughter of John Paul DeJoria, the self-made billionaire co-creator of hair products manufacturer John Paul Mitchell Systems.
It’s just not a word that truly captures her essence — a thrill-seeking hard worker who is building a career in drag racing behind the wheel of a Top Alcohol Funny Car … Details