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Happy weekend time, folks.

It’s looking like another gorgeous few days ahead so get out there and enjoy.

Below you will find the best of what you might’ve missed today.

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‘I said stupid things like ‘Wow’ ’: Two UCSC astronomers working on the Webb Space Telescope describe joy

A nearby, young, star-forming region in the Carina Nebula.
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Scoping it: UC Santa Cruz Astronomer Emeritus Garth D. Illingworth is one of the original thinkers behind the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope. For UCSC Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Brant Robertson, the promise of the Webb telescope encouraged him to pursue astronomy. Both talked to Lookout about what this moment means for them. Hillary with the scoop.

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Top local Yelp spots, an Asian snack shack and a Pretty Good burger

What would've been Pretty Good Advice on Wednesday: Get to Pretty Good Advice!
What would’ve been Pretty Good Advice on Wednesday: Get to Pretty Good Advice! Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz

Eaters Digest: This week’s roundup of great things to eat in the county includes a veggie smash burger, Asian snacks and fiddlehead ferns. Lily’s got it here.

California’s new mental health crisis hotline — 988 — about to go live Mila Mangold, considered the oldest person in California, dies at 114 ‘This isn’t our first drought; it won’t be the last’: Every Californian must be part of the response ‘There is a lot of wood to chop’: MLB’s Rob Manfred on big baseball’s current challenges and dire needs Weekender: Shakespeare szn, Patti Smith’s Santa Cruz dream and a bronze idol

UCSC PROMOTED CONTENT ROADBLOCK (Campus + Community, to facilitate social justice scholarships)

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That will wrap up another week. Have a restful weekend and we’ll see you back here on Monday.

Mark Conley
Lookout Santa Cruz

County Bank PROMOTED CONTENT ROADBLOCK (Farm Discovery welcomes students)

Follow Mark Conley on: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook. Mark joins Lookout after 14 years at the Mercury News and Bay Area News Group, where he served as Deputy Sports Editor on a staff that covered three...