With the weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County with a specially curated list from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Thursday evening traffic: Highway 9 southbound lanes closed at Graham Hill; delays
Thursday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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Mapping 218,000 Santa Cruz parking citations: UCSC student tracked city’s parking tickets in real time
Third-year UC Santa Cruz student Ivan Kuria built a website that maps and tracks every parking ticket issued in the city of Santa Cruz, and also shows daily tickets going back years. Although the site no longer updates, viewers can still see daily maps of tickets issued between 2020 and Feb. 11.
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I hope my UCSC class will help our community conversation on addressing homelessness
Housing advocate Don Lane has invited journalist and author Brian Barth to talk to the community – and to his class of 25 UC Santa Cruz students studying homelessness – to discuss why encampments exist and what we should do about them. He hopes the Feb. 27 event at the downtown library will help deepen our understanding of the issue and involve the next generation in finding solutions.
Posted inFood & Drink
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to host 45th annual clam chowder cook-off
Just in time to take the edge off the cold, rainy weather blanketing the region, Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation is bringing the annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off back to the Beach Boardwalk this Saturday and Sunday.
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Wednesday evening traffic: DUI crash, lane closures on SR-152 & Hwy 9, road hazard
Wednesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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New Orleans cocktail lounge Alley Oop debuts next to Kuumbwa Jazz
The Alley Oop, a sophisticated cocktail lounge, is opening Friday at 320 Cedar St. in the former Poet & Patriot space next to Kuumbwa Jazz after a three-year renovation. Owner Max Turigliatto hopes the speakeasy-style bar, which serves vintage cocktails, wine and shareable small plates, will complement the music venue and bring a refined nightlife option to that end of downtown Santa Cruz.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: New owners for Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios; Activity Ally aims to help parents find activities for their kids
A key piece of Santa Cruz’s music culture is under new ownership, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her weekly look around local business. She also spotlights a new site that aims to be a repository for children’s activities in the area.
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UC graduate workers, staff union authorize strike, citing unfair labor practices
More than 40,000 graduate student workers and staff across the University of California system voted to authorize a strike, accusing the university of committing multiple unfair labor practices and bargaining in bad faith as contract negotiations near a Feb. 28 expiration date.
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More than 6,000 without power Tuesday afternoon as rain, wind and thunder hit county; possibility of light snowfall in mountains
More than 6,300 Santa Cruz County residents were out of power early Tuesday afternoon as consistent rain fell for the third day in a row, accompanied by high winds and thunder. The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory and a coastal flood advisory, which are set to expire at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.