Scope out what’s happening at Santa Cruz County music venues with the help of Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
Wednesday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures, Scotts Valley incidents
Wednesday’s traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
‘Something that scares me’: Santa Cruz Shakespeare wanders ‘Into the Woods’ in ambitious 2025 season
Santa Cruz Shakespeare follows up its historic 2024 season of expansion with another new wrinkle in 2025: a musical. Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” is paired with Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Pericles” in a bold new summer season.
Lily Belli on Food: Outstanding in the Field’s pioneering success, Sunday brunch back at Chaminade and Venus pig roast coming soon
News, notes, recommendations and more from around the Santa Cruz County food & drink scene via Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of June 2, 2025
The latest Santa Cruz County business filings of anyone conducting business for profit under a fictitious business name.
Tuesday evening traffic: Hit and run, road closures, and construction delays
Tuesday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Monday evening traffic: Highway 1 and 17 maintenance, Aptos incident
Monday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Carmageddon: Capitola Avenue bridge completion pushed to November
Although the Capitola Avenue bridge is already going on 14 months of closure, it will likely not be available for use again until November, as crews have recently finished the early work on supportive structures before beginning on the roadway crossing Highway 1 between Soquel and Capitola.
Santa Cruz’s soda tax to be decided by court following lawsuit
The American Beverage Association filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the city of Santa Cruz’s new, voter-approved sugar-sweetened beverage tax, setting the stage for a court battle that could determine the fate of similar taxes across the country.
Friday evening traffic: Capitola Hwy 1 closed; Sims Rd lane closed daily
Friday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.

