The Kuumbwa Jazz Center, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has had three pianos since its beginning. The latest, a Steinway Model B purchased in 2020, represents the club at its highest point in national and regional prominence.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Aug. 29-Sept. 4
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Aug. 28-Sept. 4
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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Ribbon cut at La Bahia: Santa Cruz’s most opulent hotel set to welcome guests Sept. 8
After more than 40 years of planning and three years of construction, the La Bahia Hotel & Spa is set to officially open Sept. 8 on the Santa Cruz waterfront, bringing 155 rooms, two restaurants, a spa, rooftop pool and luxury amenities.
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UCSC acquires 414 acres for conservation, farming in major land deal
UC Santa Cruz is expanding its footprint with the acquisition of two properties long held by a Santa Cruz family: 214 acres of protected natural land next to its main campus, and about 200 acres of oceanfront farmland near the Seymour Marine Discovery Center.
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Chefs bring punk rock energy, wood-fired dishes to Death Box pop-up in former Alderwood
Death Box, a punk-inspired pop-up in downtown Santa Cruz, is bringing smoke-kissed sandwiches, ramen, sourdough loaves and cannoli to the former Alderwood location.
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UCSC sees drop in undergraduate applications for first time in five years
UC Santa Cruz saw its first drop in undergraduate applications in five years — down 7.3% — even as national numbers rose. Meanwhile, the university has repeatedly declined to release graduate enrollment data for the upcoming year, citing what one official called a “dynamic situation.”
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
UC Santa Cruz needs to admit more local students
Santa Cruz High School students face one of the lowest acceptance rates to UC Santa Cruz in the state — even as wealthier schools hundreds of miles away fare far better. Former supervisor and UCSC professor Ryan Coonerty argues it’s time for the university to give local students priority.
Posted inHousing & Development
With thousands of new housing units on horizon, Santa Cruz looks to tackle looming parking squeeze
A statewide prohibition on parking minimums has placed cities like Santa Cruz in a tough spot as it prepares to permit thousands of new housing units over the next five years. This means more cars but not necessarily more places to fit them. Local lawmakers are now pushing for a way to mitigate what they worry will be a parking squeeze.
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Lily Belli on Food: A peek inside Death Box collab; new ownership at Johnny’s Harborside; Cavalletta adds brunch
Around Santa Cruz County food & drink with Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.