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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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Baine’s Nine: Nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Oct. 3-10
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
Lily Belli on Food: Get ready for Open Farm Tours, 11th Hour Coffee reopens and other new businesses coming to Santa Cruz County
From getting to know your local farm to comings and goings among Santa Cruz County food & drink businesses and an apple event you shouldn’t miss, settle in for a heaping helping from Lily Belli.
Posted inFood & Drink
At Open Farm Tours, visitors explore small farms from Ben Lomond to Aromas
This October, 13 small, family-run farms will open their doors for Open Farm Tours, an annual event inspired by Open Studios Art Tour that invites visitors to discover the inner workings of farms, nurseries and orchards throughout Santa Cruz County.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Letter to the editor: Christopher Bradford is a person of integrity
In a letter to the editor, Ben Lomond resident and former county supervisor candidate Tom Decker outlines his support for District 5 hopeful Christopher Bradford.
Posted inFood & Drink
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Sept. 27-Oct. 3
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 inPolitics & Policy
Coke, Pepsi and Red Bull spend big to defeat Santa Cruz’s soda tax
A key pre-election campaign finance reporting deadline on Thursday revealed that the biggest players in America’s soft drink industry, including the parent companies of Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper and Red Bull, have donated nearly $1 million to defeat a city of Santa Cruz ballot measure this fall that would enact a special tax on sugary drinks.
Posted inLatest News
In Bonny Doon meeting, state says help on home insurance is coming
State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara told 140 attendees of an online event organized by the Rural Bonny Doon Association on Wednesday night that his overhaul of the state insurance market is expected to be ready for implementation by December. Other insurance experts spoke of ways homeowners could improve their chances of finding coverage in a market situation made dire by the threat of wildfires in Santa Cruz County.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Ambient Photonics’ vision to replace batteries, English Ales for sale, local bank rebrand
In this week’s roundup of Santa Cruz County business news, Jessica M. Pasko reports on Scotts Valley-based Ambient Photonics’ bid to replace small batteries with low-light solar cells, owners of English Ales putting the brewery up for sale, and Santa Cruz County Bank rebranding as West Coast Community Bank.
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Free wood chipping offered for fire-prone Santa Cruz County areas
The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County is offering to reimburse the cost of wood chipping for residents who want to clear land in areas at risk for wildfires. The Neighborhood Chipping Program is accepting applications through Oct. 31 and aims to “incentivize the creation of defensible space around homes in high wildfire risk areas.”