Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud captured the cast of Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ production as the actors prepared for opening night.
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How people afford to live in Santa Cruz County’s costly housing market
In interviews, Santa Cruz County locals share their creative survival strategies in the nation’s least affordable housing market, where a two-bedroom apartment requires an $81-per-hour wage.
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LogJam! vintage surf contest returns to Pleasure Point
The Big Stick Surfing Association’s LogJam!, the longest-running vintage longboard surfing contest in the world, brought 120 competitors, ranging in age from 7 to over 70, to Pleasure Point over the weekend. All rode boards shaped before 1969.
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Defying gravity: Santa Cruz trampoline athletes soar toward state championships at KP Arena this weekend
At Vargas Academy of Gymnastics in Scotts Valley, young athletes fly high and gather life lessons as they prepare for a state championship at Kaiser Permanente Arena this weekend in trampoline and tumbling, skills that blend Cirque du Soleil artistry with competitive sport.
