City Life
The Top 6 Real Estate Trends You Need to Know About For 2022
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak unprecedented impacts on the housing market, there are several indications as to what the new year will bring for prospective buyers & sellers. Hear from Liz Kroft of Sol Property Advisors as she runs down what to expect from the Santa Cruz County real estate market in 2022.
BOLO Best Bets: Get all jazzed up as the calendar heads to February
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Pranksters, LSD and the Dead: Ken Babbs was there at Santa Cruz County’s most famous (or infamous) party
Ken Kesey, Neal Cassady and the crew immortalized in “The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test,” not to mention the band that became the Grateful Dead, got the party started at Ken Babbs’ Soquel digs. And it’s all in Babbs’ new book, which he’ll discuss in an upcoming Bookshop Santa Cruz event.
A cup of kindness: how a chance meeting with a former NFL player transformed a UCSC student’s life
UC Santa Cruz student Tommy Alejandrez was living on the streets when he met former NFL player Zack Follett on a busy corner in Fresno. The meeting—over a cup of coffee—sparked a friendship that would change both of their lives.
Meat Loaf, thunderous ‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer, dies at 74
Singer and actor Meat Loaf, whose “Bat Out of Hell” album became a classic-rock staple topped only by his unlikely 1993 comeback, died on Friday at 74.
BOLO Best Bets: Big art happenings, a new theater production and music to your ears
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‘Befana’ makes a defiant comeback, Rydell legacy continues to grow, all hail Karen Yamashita
At Cabrillo, it will be Christmas in February for an Omicron-delayed opera. Downtown, four fellowship artists get their own MAH exhibit. Online, a newly crowned literary titan talks about her craft and more — and Wallace Baine gives us a sneak peek at all of it.
Composting questions answered: What you need to know about the new statewide mandate
Lookout reached out to leaders at the city of Santa Cruz, Watsonville and GreenWaste Recovery, which services the rest of Santa Cruz County, with logistical questions about the local rollout, and the answers vary widely based on location and service provider.
André Leon Talley, fashion icon and culture influencer, dies at 73
André Leon Talley, a former editor at large of Vogue who helped pave the way for Black fashion writers, designers and more, has died.