Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area.
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Posted inEducation
At Santa Cruz High, years of construction drag on with no firm end in sight
Years of construction at Santa Cruz High, meant to modernize the historic campus, have instead created a maze of fencing and relocated programs that is testing the patience of students and teachers who say they dream of the day their school won’t feel like an endless work in progress.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
I turned 21 without the shots: Why I’m choosing sober over hungover
UC Santa Cruz student Carly Pavlin shares why she gave up alcohol just months before her 21st birthday. From avoiding “hangxiety” to discovering sober-friendly hangouts in Santa Cruz, she finds that skipping booze has opened up richer routines, deeper connections and a clearer sense of presence.
Posted inFood & Drink
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Aug. 22-28
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 inLatest News
Friday evening traffic: Fatal crash, Hwy 17 closure; paving, Hwy 17 S closed
Friday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Posted inEducation
UCSC Chancellor Cynthia Larive up for regular five-year review
UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive is set to undergo an overdue five-year performance review, part of a standard UC systemwide process led by President James Milliken and faculty leaders.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Festival of Dreams to return to Santa Cruz in October
The Festival of Dreams, a weekend-long event devoted to a greater understanding of dreams and dreaming, is set to return to the Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz in October.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Aug. 21-28
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.
Posted inFood & Drink
At former Caffe Pergolesi site, a new incarnation of Soif takes shape
Two former employees of Soif Wine Bar and Merchant are moving closer to opening their new wine bar and retail shop in the former home of Caffe Pergolesi in downtown Santa Cruz. The project faces a hearing before a city committee next month.
Posted inHousing & Development
One arrested as Santa Cruz breaks ground on long-sought downtown library and affordable housing project
Santa Cruz launched construction on its flagship downtown library and affordable housing project Wednesday, though protests erupted as Food Not Bombs founder Keith McHenry disrupted the event before being arrested by police.