Both Santa Cruz Shakespeare and Cabrillo Stage are opening their summer calendars this week, with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Into the Woods” on the slate.
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From dead-end roads to ocean sunsets: Locals share their favorite places to bike, hike and walk in Santa Cruz County
Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud spent a couple days wandering through Santa Cruz County and chatting with locals about their favorite places to enjoy the outdoors on land — by hiking, biking and walking.
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Carmageddon: Rail project set for key month, with full project report, public meetings expected ahead of August RTC vote
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is gearing up to release its draft project concept report for the ambitious passenger rail project, and will be holding an information session and office hours over the next few weeks.
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Fun, sun and ‘agape’: Who is the True Love Christian Music Festival for?
The True Love Christian Music Festival comes to Aptos Village Park for its fifth year as a collaborative effort among many Santa Cruz County churches to open up their message of Christianity to the general public.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, July 11-17
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County this weekend and into next week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Friday evening traffic: Highway 1 closed for excavation until Aug 29
Friday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries hosting anime workshops with former ‘Simpsons’ artist
Santa Cruz Public Libraries invites local artists of all abilities from ages 12 to 18 to join two free “Anime Your Way” drawing workshops with former “The Simpsons” artist Carlos Nieto III on Sunday at the Aptos and downtown library branches.
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Carmageddon: Crucial road repairs in the mountains; rural highway safety survey
Communities in the Santa Cruz Mountains and North County face months of road repairs as officials race against approaching winter weather. Plus, the RTC launches a survey on rural highways.
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New ‘Princes’ exhibit at MAH embraces the whole of Santa Cruz’s history of surfing
A new exhibition at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History brings back a popular show from 2015 about the three Hawaiian princes who first brought surfing to Santa Cruz. But, with the addition of a look back at the surf shops of the 1960s, the exhibit also includes the whole of Santa Cruz’s deep association with surfing.
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Trump withholds about $10 million from Santa Cruz County schools
The Trump administration is withholding about $10 million in federal funding from Santa Cruz County schools as part of a broader freeze affecting over $6.2 billion nationwide. The cuts threaten key programs including migrant education, afterschool activities and support for English language learners.