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 inPolitics & Policy
RTC approves up to $3 million to Caltrans for Highway 1 project cost overruns
The Highway 1 expansion project has run well over the initially estimated costs, leading the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission to approve an additional $3 million to Caltrans to cover its construction cost overruns, despite some pushback from several commissioners. Caltrans will return to the commission in August with a more detailed estimation of the project’s cost.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Weekender: A landmark First Friday, Art on Wheels in Watsonville, Juneteenth coming and Castro Adobe’s closeup
Get the scoop on all things Santa Cruz County arts and entertainment from Wallace Baine ahead of the upcoming weekend.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
This week in Santa Cruz County business: La Bahia progress, new hotel for Pleasure Point, Bay Fed adds assistant VP
In this week’s roundup, Jessica M. Pasko has updates on leadership and construction of the beachfront luxury La Bahia Hotel & Spa and on accommodations proposed for 41st Avenue, plus comings and goings and numbers and dates to know in Santa Cruz County business.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
Where graduating Santa Cruz County student-athletes will play sports in college
In his final roundup of the 2023-24 academic year, Thomas Frey looks at where Santa Cruz County stars across the high school sports landscape will be continuing their careers at the next level.
Posted inFood & Drink
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, May 31-June 6
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.
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.
