At least 100 Juneteenth revelers packed Laurel Park over the weekend for an event dotted with booths: tarot readings, Black Health Matters, the MAH, and a long line for soul food that quickly sold out.
Liza Monroy
Liza Monroy is the author of “The Distractions” and three previous books. In addition to Lookout, where she wrote about parenting, her work has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, O (Oprah Magazine), Marie Claire, Longreads, Newsweek and many other publications and anthologies. Find out more on her website, LizaMonroy.com.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
With ‘new voices’ front and center, Santa Cruz Juneteenth plots out celebratory weekend
With a Saturday gathering next door to the just-renamed London Nelson Community Center, a Sunday event centered on repainting the Black Lives Matter mural in front of Santa Cruz City Hall and COVID restrictions mostly lifted, organizers have a full slate for the holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
Posted inCoast Life
‘Really cool to see all these people on boards’: Black Surf Club Santa Cruz brings diversity into the ocean
If this was a preview, next weekend’s Juneteenth events will be unmissable. As volunteer and ally, Tim Robbins says while manning a booth at Cowell’s, “Democracy is not a bystander sport. You have to participate. We have to get away from silo politics and come together as a whole.”
Posted inPandemic Life
Staycation Santa Cruz: Your guide to living the tourist life with none of the hassle and limited expense
If it still feels too soon to take a vacation-vacation, or you just didn’t get around to planning one, rejoice in all the vacation-y — staycation-ish — goodness Santa Cruz has to offer. Why should the tourists get all the fun anyway?
Posted inFood & Drink
New cuisine amid COVID: These bold restaurateurs stayed the course
The pandemic has taken its toll on dining out, but these resilient restaurateurs have stayed the course in Santa Cruz County in different ways. Here’s how they did it, and how you can sample their cuisine.