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Posted inFood & Drink
Laurie Love on Wine: A deep (and not as sweet as you might think) dive into German wines
Laurie Love pours out what she learned during a weeklong tour through the German wine regions of the Rhine, Mosel, Saar, Ruwer and Ahr Valleys, including how climate change is affecting an industry long known for its sweeter wines. She also highlights upcoming local wine events you’ll want to bookmark.
Posted inFood & Drink
Woodstock’s Pizza leans into ‘something for everyone’ with renovation and new cocktail program
Woodstock’s Pizza is adding a square bar and a cocktail program to its downtown Santa Cruz location, and will expand its patio and arcade areas as part of an extensive remodel. The San Diego-based chain has made similar updates to its Chico and Davis restaurants. The Santa Cruz location plans to reopen in early June.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Downtown prepping for new retail spaces, local berry company gets fair trade certification
In her weekly roundup, Jessica M. Pasko examines the future of retail in rapidly redeveloping downtown Santa Cruz, news from California Giant Berry Farms and numbers and dates to know in local business.
Posted inHousing & Development
Santa Cruz City Council shrinks Food Bin redevelopment before unanimous approval
On paper, developer Workbench received almost everything it applied for with unanimous support in Tuesday’s Santa Cruz City Council vote on the proposed redevelopment of The Food Bin site on Mission Street — the height, (most of) the units, limited parking. However, finer details tell a different story.
Posted inLatest News
Protesters blockade UCSC entrances as classes head back online through Thursday
Pro-Palestine protesters blocked both entrances to the UC Santa Cruz campus on Tuesday, continuing their monthslong push for UCSC to divest from weapons-manufacturing companies and cut ties with organizations associated with Israel. The university sent out a statement Tuesday evening, saying that instruction will be online through at least Thursday.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Letter to the editor: One-way makes sense on West Cliff
In a letter to the editor, a pair of Santa Cruz residents agree with a previous resident’s Lookout opinion piece about making West Cliff Drive one-way.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
In the Public Interest: Housing harbinger: Is the community ready for more projects like Santa Cruz’s Food Bin redevelopment?
Santa Cruz County politics and policy in focus courtesy of Lookout correspondent Christopher Neely.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Woodstock’s gets makeover, cocktail culture, Live Oak school farm and your go-to local food influencers
Tasty tidbits from around Santa Cruz County courtesy of Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
High school sports roundup: Spring sports wrap up and all-league teams
With high school sports winding down in Santa Cruz County, Thomas Frey recaps baseball teams in the Central Coast Section playoffs, local competitors in the state track & field championships and runs down all-league teams.