The downtown library mixed-use project will officially start construction with a groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 20. Shovels were expected to hit the ground in June, but a series of delays pushed the timeline into August.
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Posted inHousing & Development
One of downtown Santa Cruz’s most visible housing projects nears completion
RiverRow, a new 175-unit building on Front Street along the San Lorenzo riverfront in Santa Cruz, is nearly complete and set to open to tenants by the end of the year.
Posted inFood & Drink
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Aug. 8-14
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 inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz County homeless count shows uneven progress as budget cuts loom
Santa Cruz County’s annual homeless count hit record lows this year, but the numbers mask a troubling rise in older adults and people with disabilities living on the streets, along with increases in Santa Cruz and Capitola as federal aid dwindles.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Jugs and kazoos, jazz and blues: Santa Cruz gets a new music festival
Four bands including the Santa Cruz-based Trolley Drops come to Abbott Square on Aug. 17 for the Santa Cruz Jug Band Festival, highlighting an often overlooked genre in early 20th-century American folk music. It mixes traditional music with alternatives such as washboards, washtubs and, of course, jugs.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Aug. 7-14
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 inLatest News
Ask Lookout: Why was Santa Cruz’s town clock five minutes early? And who just fixed it?
Santa Cruz’s downtown town clock finally reads the correct time after years of becoming progressively earlier. The city contracted an electrician to fix it last week.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Photo essay: Tuning up at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud goes behind the scenes at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, happening through Sunday at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
Posted inLatest News
Santa Cruz police make arrest in hit-and-run accident
Santa Cruz police arrested a Watsonville man Tuesday in connection with a hit-and-run this week on Highway 1.
Posted inLatest News
Ask Lookout: The San Lorenzo River water level was high in July. Is that normal?
You might have noticed the waters in the San Lorenzo River getting fairly high this summer. It’s actually not unusual and happens virtually every year. The City of Santa Cruz installed a new system last year to keep water levels below 5 feet, though engineers are still adjusting how it works.