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Lily Belli on Food: Stockwell Cellars’ pivot; The Neighbor’s, Over The Hill Gang Saloon closing; La Placa Italian Cuisine opens in Scotts Valley
It’s last call for Stockwell Cellars’ Westside Santa Cruz tasting room, at LGBTQ+-oriented pub The Neighbor’s downtown and at Pleasure Point mainstay Over The Hill Gang Saloon, Lily Belli reports in…
Why Stockwell Cellars is closing its Westside Santa Cruz tasting room
Stockwell Cellars will close its Westside Santa Cruz tasting room Sept. 1 after a decade, as owners Eric Stockwell and Suzanne Zeber-Stockwell shift the business toward wine distribution and a smaller…
Weekender: Adding a dose of the weird and whimsical
Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out in Santa Cruz County this weekend.
Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, Aug. 13-16
With the weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County, with a recommendation from Lily Belli and a specially curated list from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Bagelry turns 49 as its founder retires — and a longtime employee takes over
After nearly five decades of baking bagels in Santa Cruz County, Bagelry founder John Hamstra has retired and handed the business to former employee Sidney Grant and his wife, Tal Kamran.…
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