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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Friday evening traffic: Motorcycle crash on 41st Ave.; Hwy 9 closure; backups on Salinas Rd
Friday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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Boulder Creek workshop aims to help county residents hit by 2023 flooding apply for home loan assistance
The Golden State Finance Authority will host a workshop Oct. 20 in Boulder Creek to help Santa Cruz County residents affected by flooding during the devastating 2023 winter storms apply for up to $300,000 in forgivable home loans through the ReCoverCA HomeBuyer Assistance Program.
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Nearly six years after being charged with murdering his friend, Leif Ames is out on bail and has yet to face a jury. How?
Years after he was charged with fatally stabbing Hubert Cross, former Live Oak resident Leif Ames remains out on bail. Attorneys say it is highly unusual for someone charged with murder to remain out of pre-trial custody, a fact Cross’ family says raises serious concerns about the justice system.
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Scotts Valley Police Chief Steve Walpole to retire
Scotts Valley Police Chief Steve Walpole plans to retire at the end of the month after 30 years of service in law enforcement, including more than eight years at the helm of the local police department.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Zero Motorcycles to move headquarters abroad; Windmill Cafe’s owner prepares to pass the torch
In her weekly look at local business, Jessica M. Pasko reports on Scotts Valley pioneer Zero Motorcycles moving its HQ to the Netherlands and why the owner of Live Oak landmark Windmill Cafe is moving on, plus numbers, names and events to know.
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Lily Belli on Food: More food businesses coming to downtown Santa Cruz, Alice Waters at the Rio and a ranch dressing recipe to try
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.
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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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One man, one plan: At 54, Clay Hausmann moves boldly into making art about his family experience
Scotts Valley’s Clay Hausmann is a marketing professional and a family man. But he’s now an aspiring performer as he’s written and performed a one-man show called “Empty Nest and the Rest” that he hopes to spread to more audiences.
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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.