The new, still-under-construction pedestrian bridge over Highway 1 was decorated with metal whales in June, creating an artistic element to one of the county’s biggest highway construction projects.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
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Carmageddon: Smarter traffic signals and new pedestrian ramps coming to Soquel Drive this year
The Soquel Drive improvements continue moving forward with adaptive traffic signal installation and the construction of new sidewalks and pedestrian ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Officials expect minor traffic impacts through the summer, including short lane closures at areas of sidewalk and ramp construction.
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Ask Lookout: Will the beer garden in the old Wienerschnitzel lot on Soquel Avenue ever open?
Beer Run Santa Cruz, a new beer garden and sausage house from the owners of Beer Thirty Bottle Shop & Pourhouse in Soquel and Beer Mule Bottle Shop & Pourhouse in Watsonville, has been in the works at the former Wienerschnitzel lot on Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz for almost a decade. Co-owner Kym DeWitt reveals why the progress has been so slow. And, with no hurdles currently standing in their way, the opening could be soon.
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Pescavore, Live Oak-based sustainable fish jerky company, prepares to go national
Pescavore products are now in more than 1,300 stores, including The Point Market in Pleasure Point, Seabright Deli in Santa Cruz, and starting this month, New Leaf. Later this year, the company plans to launch with one of the largest specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the U.S.
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Summer guide: Your top events in the Santa Cruz summer
From music, beer, art and wine festivals to an array of entertainment at the Beach Boardwalk, ambitious productions on local stages and annual traditions like the Wharf to Wharf race, summer options are virtually endless in Santa Cruz County (and beyond).
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Santa Rosa district hires ex-Live Oak superintendent Morales over staff, parents’ objections
Daisy Morales, who resigned in March amid fiscal and other turmoil at Live Oak School District, will lead the much larger Santa Rosa City Schools district in Sonoma County after that district’s board approved her hiring in a 5-1 vote Wednesday night.
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Baine’s Nine: Nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, June 27-July 4
With the weekend nearly here, get your B9 shot in the form of Baine’s Nine, Wallace Baine’s recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Laurie Love on Wine: Five decades of Mount Eden chardonnay, La Posta’s big old bottles and Salamandre’s Shoemaker retires
Laurie Love recounts her recent tasting of 12 vintages of Mount Eden Vineyards chardonnays going back to 1986, has a dispatch from a “Cru Night” in Seabright and celebrates Wells Shoemaker as he closes down Aptos’ Salamandre Wine Cellars. She also notes the passing of Napa pioneer Warren Winiarski and previews upcoming local wine events in her biweekly column.
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A method to their madness: Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s big gamble to expand
As it prepares for its new summer season, Santa Cruz Shakespeare is poised for big expansion when so many other theater companies are contracting. The three summer shows will be followed by another in the fall, and a holiday show in December, a reflection of the energy brought by new leaders.
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Hot dog! Here’s where to enjoy the best hot dogs of the summer in Santa Cruz County
Hot dogs are an iconic summer meal, and in Santa Cruz County, six hot dog vendors plus one café are offering fresh takes on the classic all year long. Lily Belli tried them all, and brings a recommendation from each.
