In her Tuesday newsletter, Lily Belli has word on Mane Kitchen & Cocktails taking over the former Betty’s Eat Inn on Pacific Avenue and Switch Bakery coming to Café Limelight’s Cedar Street spot, highlights upcoming events and shares a recipe that’s been a recent hit.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
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Monday evening traffic: Traffic cones block E Cliff Dr; Hwy 9, Richmond Dr closed
Monday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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Carmageddon: RTC commissioners push back on rail trail cost-cutting proposals, as some look to revive railbanking debate
Santa Cruz County transit officials clashed over how to fund cost overruns on a section of the Coastal Rail Trail, with some pushing to build the trail directly over existing tracks, a move voters rejected in 2022.
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Pending development prompts longtime Windmill Cafe owner’s retirement as she prepares to put business up for sale
“It’s with a heavy heart that I leave,” says Mary Apra of putting the Windmill Cafe on the market. The major development planned for the Live Oak property aims to maintain the historic building as a cafe.
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Santa Cruz Starbucks workers join national rallies, demanding fair union contract
Unionized Starbucks employees in Santa Cruz are joining 35 cities across the country for Saturday rallies to continue demanding a fair contract. The move comes after two county Starbucks locations closed as part of a broader consolidation.
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Eaters Digest: Lunch at Grey Bears
At Live Oak nonprofit Grey Bears, Lily Belli finds food that’s delicious – and nourishing in more ways than one. Her Friday newsletter also highlights weekend events and stories you might’ve missed.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Oct. 3-9
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County this weekend and into next week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Santa Cruz City Schools recognized among nation’s healthiest
All campuses in the Santa Cruz City Schools district were among 1,120 nationwide to be named to the America’s Healthiest Schools list put out by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a nonprofit focused on children’s health.
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Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Oct. 2-9
With the weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries to feature documentary, Orwell’s ‘1984’ in Banned Books Week events Oct. 5-11
Santa Cruz Public Libraries is recognizing Banned Books Week in October with a documentary screening and a focus on “1984,” George Orwell’s iconic dystopian novel of government censorship.