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.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Baine’s Nine: Nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, May 30-June 6
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.
Posted inFood & Drink
Laurie Love on Wine: A deep (and not as sweet as you might think) dive into German wines
Laurie Love pours out what she learned during a weeklong tour through the German wine regions of the Rhine, Mosel, Saar, Ruwer and Ahr Valleys, including how climate change is affecting an industry long known for its sweeter wines. She also highlights upcoming local wine events you’ll want to bookmark.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Woodstock’s gets makeover, cocktail culture, Live Oak school farm and your go-to local food influencers
Tasty tidbits from around Santa Cruz County courtesy of Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
High school sports roundup: Spring sports wrap up and all-league teams
With high school sports winding down in Santa Cruz County, Thomas Frey recaps baseball teams in the Central Coast Section playoffs, local competitors in the state track & field championships and runs down all-league teams.
Posted inFood & Drink
‘Field of Dreams’ in reverse: How an unused baseball diamond could become a farm for Live Oak School District
A team of educators, farmers and activists is working to transform an unused baseball field on the Del Mar Elementary School campus in Live Oak into a farm for the district. The farm would grow food for the district’s nutrition program, educate students on agriculture and food production, and serve as a community hub. The project has been approved by the district and is currently seeking funding.
Posted inEducation
Drawing from our natural world: How curator Liz Broughton brings ‘Art of Nature’ exhibit to life
Liz Broughton has curated the “Art of Nature” exhibit at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History for more than a decade and loves the way it brings the wonder of nature to life. The exhibit’s 60 objects are designed to see, touch and make visitors think about the natural world and how artists depict it. Broughton, who grew up in the San Lorenzo Valley, is the museum’s longest full-time employee; she has watched the museum change over the years and says it works to tell stories that are “relevant” to our community.
Posted inLatest News
Wildlife groups seek county’s financial help for starving pelicans as number of sick birds declines
The number of sick and injured brown pelicans in Santa Cruz County has decreased quite a bit in recent weeks, but International Bird Rescue in Fairfield is still busy finishing rehabilitation for birds from all over the state, including locally. The organization, along with Native Animal Rescue of Santa Cruz County, is requesting additional funding from the county to help with costs associated with caring for the influx of ailing pelicans.
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Carmageddon: Reimagine Metro changes — behind a 23% ridership jump — keep coming, with next slate set for June
Before Phase 2 of Reimagine Metro is implemented in September, the final changes included in Phase 1 plans will go into effect in mid-June. Here’s what that will look like for Santa Cruz County’s transit agency.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
After years under siege, Santa Cruz County voters likely to see local climate resilience tax on November ballot
The Water and Wildfire Protection Act would impose a flat $87 tax annually on all parcel owners throughout Santa Cruz County in order to raise money for climate resilience projects. The group behind it has submitted more than 16,000 signatures, which the county clerk must verify for the measure to qualify for the November ballot.
