Greetings, Santa Cruz County! It’s Wednesday, March 30, and we’re looking at partly cloudy skies around our area today, with high temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. It’s a very Westside Wednesday here at Lookout as we launch our Area Guides with a deep dive that starts with answering what makes it the […]
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Inside Lookout: Coming in April, the debuts of Community Voices and the Santa Cruz Puzzle Center
As we’ve come out of the pandemic, Lookout CEO and Founder Ken Doctor highlights the bursting vitality of the county, and that there’s lots planned for the spring.
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Morning Lookout: Revisiting Santa Cruz’s darkest hour; transitional kindergarten challenge
Hello there, Lookout fam! Today is Tuesday, March 29, and the forecast is calling for a partly cloudy day for Santa Cruz County, with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. Clouds of a different sort still linger here after a string of serial killings in the 1970s that brought Santa Cruz the unwanted […]
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Talks open in Turkey as Russia says it will reduce attacks on northern Ukraine
Negotiators on both sides are tempering expectations ahead of a new round of talks amid seesawing gains and losses on the battlefield.
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Morning Lookout: Keeping an open mind about Bigfoot; impact of UCSC hiring surge
Good morning, and welcome to a new week! It’s Monday, March 28, and this much-needed rain is forecast to continue intermittently, with thunderstorms possible later and temperatures around Santa Cruz County in the upper 50s and low 60s. A wet day might make for a good excuse to visit, or revisit, the Bigfoot Discovery Museum […]
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Sunday Reads: A guide to Santa Cruz summer fun; local Ukraine relief efforts
Summer preview: Santa Cruz snaps back into a normal-ish season of fun Summer returns, and we’ve got a preview of the don’t-miss events. But there are questions, as the landscape is changing. Is there an artistic renaissance just around the corner? Or are we losing our edge? Whatever happens, the summer of ’22 could be […]
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Student Lookout: BOGO pizza, ice cream spots, and how Jack O’Neill lost his eye
Cabrillo — and UC Santa Cruz — tried to tap a new $2 billion state fund to build on-campus housing. While it was shut…
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Morning Lookout: Planned Parenthood’s ‘unknown territory’; finding joy in food’s stories
Good morning! It’s Friday, March 25, and after a foggy start in many places, Santa Cruz County is looking at a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Your mileage may vary, as always. Abortion bans in Texas and elsewhere are causing a ripple effect here in Santa Cruz, with […]
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Death toll mounts in Ukraine as Biden heads to Poland
The president will meet with U.S. troops based in Poland as NATO shores up defenses along its eastern flank.
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Morning Lookout: Fishhook construction answers and another tool to fight housing crisis
Hiya, folks! It’s Thursday, March 24, and we’re looking at another nice one, with sunny skies and highs from the upper 60s to the upper 70s around Santa Cruz County. It’s Women’s History Month, and this morning brings a chance to hear from some of our area’s female leaders: And that’s not all Lookout has […]