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.
Scotts Valley
Friday evening traffic: Capitola Hwy 1 closed; Sims Rd lane closed daily
Friday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Thursday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures in Capitola and Watsonville
Thursday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz County firefighters gear up for an active ‘fire year’
Fire departments throughout Santa Cruz County are prepared for a dry, hot summer as they grapple with fire season starting earlier and lasting longer than it ever has. Area fire professionals agree that focusing on defensible space around one’s home is the most important thing to mitigate risk.
Wednesday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures in Capitola/Soquel until Aug 29
Wednesday traffic trouble spots.
Carmageddon: Chanticleer overcrossing close to completion; rail trail ribbon-cutting draws hundreds
The so-called “Whale Bridge” over Highway 1 in Live Oak is slated for a July 30 opening but could be done sooner; on Santa Cruz’s Westside, students from Bay View Elementary took the first walk on the segment of the Coastal Rail Trail that connects Bay Street to the wharf.
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, May 23-29
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County this Memorial Day long weekend and into next week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Friday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures, Highway 17 hazard, ongoing projects
Friday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Security footage stills released as Scotts Valley police seek help in solving restaurant burglary
The Scotts Valley Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying three men seen on security footage breaking into Cambodian restaurant Jia Tellas last weekend.
Santa Cruz County live music roundup, May 22-25
With the Memorial Day long weekend ahead, scope out what’s happening at Santa Cruz County music venues with the help of Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.

