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 County live music roundup, Feb. 20-24
Santa Cruz County live music this week includes performances at Kuumbwa Jazz, SubRosa Space, The Catalyst and more.
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Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Feb. 18
Find a roundup of recent public filings, keeping you informed about the latest business launches across the county.
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Carmageddon: City of Santa Cruz begins pre-construction work on Murray Street Bridge project
After years of planning, the Murray Street Bridge project is finally in its pre-construction stage as crews take the first steps toward fully breaking ground. The city is aiming for an early to mid-March start date, and hopes to finish up between fall 2027 and January 2028.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Feb. 14-20
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.
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Friday evening traffic: Lane closures on Hwy 1, Green Valley, Little Basin
Traffic and transit trouble spots around Santa Cruz County for the morning of Friday, Feb. 14.
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Prescribed burns at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park were carefully planned, will improve health of old-growth forest
Timing the blazes between soggy storms, California State Parks workers and volunteers stage prescribed burns of piles of collected brush, branches and limbs to reduce the danger of uncontrolled fire and to make the forest more healthy.
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Brunt of storm has passed, says NWS; evacuation orders lifted
A National Weather Service meteorologist said the main rain band of the latest atmospheric river had passed through Santa Cruz County as of midday Thursday, with only mild to moderate rain expected through Friday. A few weather warnings will remain in effect until Saturday, but the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has lifted all of its evacuation orders.
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Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Feb. 13-20
With the long 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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Flood warnings turn to evacuation orders in Felton, Watsonville; Santa Cruz closes wharf Friday with high surf forecast
Residents of the Felton Grove neighborhood along the San Lorenzo River and of areas of Watsonville along Corralitos and Salsipuedes creeks were ordered to evacuate Thursday morning after heavy rains. In Santa Cruz, the city will close the municipal wharf Friday with big swells forecast.