Santa Cruz Restaurant Week runs Oct. 22-29, featuring three-course fixed-price dinners at restaurants across Santa Cruz County to highlight the local culinary scene.
Cecilia Schutz
Cecilia Schutz is a fourth-year anthropology and Spanish studies student at UC Santa Cruz. Originally from Portland, Oregon, she developed an interest in local news and community engagement over the course of her time in Santa Cruz. In 2024, she joined UCSC’s student-run newspaper, City on a Hill Press, as a photographer. She later assumed the role as photo editor before joining the reporting desk, covering various topics ranging from campus protests to cultural events. She currently works as the opinion editor at the student-run paper, helping to streamline editorial content and story pitches. She has a fondness for coastal cities and is eager to explore the various sides of Santa Cruz county as an intern at Lookout.
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Capitola sets Oct. 28 groundbreaking for accessible Treasure Cove Playground at Jade Street Park
A fundraising campaign to build a universally accessible playground in Capitola is coming to fruition, with groundbreaking on Treasure Cove Playground set for for Oct. 28 at Jade Street Park in the city’s Jewel Box neighborhood.
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Boulder Creek workshop aims to help county residents hit by 2023 flooding apply for home loan assistance
The Golden State Finance Authority will host a workshop Oct. 20 in Boulder Creek to help Santa Cruz County residents affected by flooding during the devastating 2023 winter storms apply for up to $300,000 in forgivable home loans through the ReCoverCA HomeBuyer Assistance Program.
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Spelling bee for grown-ups promises orthographical entertainment
Lúpulo Craft Beer House in downtown Santa Cruz is betting that a spelling contest for grown-ups on Wednesday will stump contestants with words that are “outrageous, inappropriate and downright unhinged.”