California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks will host a community workshop on Thursday, Sept. 26, to share information about the future of Seacliff and New Brighton state beaches, which were badly damaged by storms in early 2023.
Capitola & Soquel
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Santa Cruz County libraries tackle bystander intervention, banned books
Santa Cruz Public Libraries will observe the overlapping United Against Hate Week from Sept. 21-27 and Banned Books Week from Sept. 22-28 with bystander intervention training and a panel discussion.
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Capitola newcomer Pete’s Fish House delivers breathtaking views and elegant seafood
From the second story above the Esplanade in Capitola Village, Pete’s Fish House, which opened in August in the former Capitola Bar & Grill space, offers sweeping views of Monterey Bay, Capitola Beach and the row of historic beach bungalows. Its seafood-focused menu, created by chefs Anthony Kresge and Desmond Schneider, is both approachable and surprisingly elegant, with composed appetizers like scallop verde mingling with comfort dishes such as rich, creamy pasta and clams.
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Two-month full closure ahead for Bay Avenue on-ramp to Highway 1 in Capitola
As part of the auxiliary and bus-on-shoulder lane project that in April saw the demolition of the nearby Capitola Avenue overpass, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission said in a news release Thursday that the on-ramp to southbound Highway 1 from Bay Avenue would close Sept. 29 for two months.
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Full overnight closure of Highway 1 south starts Sunday, Sept. 22
Full overnight closures of southbound Highway 1 in Santa Cruz between Capitola and Aptos will take place on four nights Sunday through Thursday, Sept. 22-26, to accommodate work on north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements. Motorists will be detoured off Highway 1 southbound between Park Avenue and State Park Drive and should expect delays of up to 10 minutes.
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Lily Belli on Food: Fall business openings, Adorable expansion and county’s pie champ
Food & drink news and notes from around Santa Cruz County via Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
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Coming this fall: New bakery, ice cream shop and fresh market opening in Santa Cruz County
This fall, a menu of three new food and drink businesses opening in Santa Cruz County includes a new bakery in the Capitola Mall, a new Santa Cruz location for a Watsonville-based market and fruit-infused ice cream from a hip Portland shop.
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As Theo Lengyel murder trial enters third week, witnesses recall an explosive personality who refused help
In the first two weeks of the murder trial in the death of Capitola’s Alice “Alix” Herrmann, prosecutors have called a parade of character witnesses who have described defendant Theo Lengyel as a combative person prone to alcohol-fueled rages. Lengyel’s defense has aimed to undermine the credibility of these accounts and has argued that Herrmann’s death was not first-degree murder.
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Lanes will close Sunday-Thursday for Highway 1 work between Capitola and Santa Cruz
For five consecutive nights beginning Sunday, Sept. 15, the left lane in both the north and southbound directions of Highway 1 between 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive in Santa Cruz will be closed. Northbound overnight lane closures will be in effect from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., with southbound closures in effect 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. According to the California Department of Transportation, motorists should expect delays of up to 10 minutes.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Sept. 13-19
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.