Tournament championships were on the line over the weekend in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League basketball, with Santa Cruz High taking the boys crown and Aptos High winning on the girls side.
Capitola & Soquel
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Perfect for the winter chill: A guide to Santa Cruz summer fun ahead
The 100th birthday of the grand old Giant Dipper at the Beach Boardwalk and a record-breaking season of theater at Santa Cruz Shakespeare are among the things to look forward to in the summer of 2024.
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Pretty Good Advice brings farm-to-table vegetarian cuisine to downtown Santa Cruz
Soquel-based Pretty Good Advice opened a second location on Pacific Avenue on Feb. 1, bringing its seasonal, fast-food menu of breakfast sandwiches, burgers, salads and sides to downtown Santa Cruz.
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Theo Lengyel, partner of missing Capitola woman Alyx Herrmann, arraigned in Santa Cruz
Theo Lengyel was arraigned in Santa Cruz Superior Court on Thursday after being charged with murdering his girlfriend, Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann. He has entered a not-guilty plea and his preliminary hearing setting date has been set for April 4.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Clashing on the issues: District 1 county supervisor candidates, Measure M debaters take the stage
In Lookout’s second candidate forum of the 2024 election season, candidates vying to represent District 1 on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and both Measure M advocates and opponents took to the stage to discuss and debate everything from transit and budgets to housing and inclusionary rates. The primary election is set for March 5.
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Can Treasure Cove become Santa Cruz County’s second truly inclusive playground?
Tricia Wiltshire, founder of LEO’s Haven at Chanticleer County Park, says children with disabilities are often unable to access traditional playgrounds, denying them a birthright of childhood: the ability to play with their friends and families. But Santa Cruz County is a community capable of rallying around a cause. She thinks that should be to create play spaces where everyone can belong – and she’s working to make that happen in Capitola, with Treasure Cove at Jade Street Park.
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Friends, community members honor Alyx Herrmann as they await boyfriend’s arraignment for murder
Theo Lengyel, boyfriend of missing Capitola resident Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann, is set to be arraigned on murder charges Feb. 8. Herrmann’s Outrigger Santa Cruz teammates, family and community members gathered last Sunday for a vigil at the Santa Cruz Harbor to remember how Herrmann had touched their lives.
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Soquel Union Elementary trustee resigns — again — a year after reelection
Phil Rodriguez submitted his resignation from the Soquel Union Elementary School District governing board last month. The district board plans to appoint a replacement in February.
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‘Pushed to the limit,’ Capitola Bar & Grill to close at the end of January
Over the past two years, a conflict between the owners of Capitola Bar & Grill in Capitola and their landlord have escalated into multiple lawsuits. Now, owners Lasalle and Michelle Strong say they have been “pushed to the limit” and are closing the business at the end of the month.
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Carmageddon: Massive waves push back West Cliff Drive’s return to two-way traffic
The huge swells that hit Santa Cruz County in late December have delayed the reopening of a two-way West Cliff Drive until mid-February, assuming there are no further weather impacts.