Good morning! It’s March 25 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Beautiful with sunshine in Aptos

Today will be sunny to partly cloudy and beautiful. The high will be 75 with a low of 46. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is high (6/11). Allergy sufferers beware: there are high amounts of tree pollen in the air.

Looking ahead: Cooler next week with the opportunity for much-needed rain


Aptos news

New Santa Cruz County businesses: PIZZAMIA (Watsonville Seabright Seafood Santa, Willowpond (Felton), Pacific Cowboys (Aptos), plus new construction, auto glass, digital marketing, and senior care services countywide.

Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of March 24

Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of March 24

By Lookout Santa Cruz

Mar 24, 2026

Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz
Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz

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Things to do in Aptos

Community Health Leaders Collective
Community Health Leaders Collective

Join community health leaders to learn and get inspired // Únase a los líderes de salud comunitarios para aprender y inspirarse

At Community Foundation Santa Cruz County on March 25

Pilates & Posture in the Pasture
Pilates & Posture in the Pasture

Horses are deeply attuned to nonverbal cues; our posture, breath, and inner state shape how they respond. When we’re centered, they notice. This gentl…

At Beyond Liberty on March 25
Repeats 46 more times until February 10

Persephone Restaurant Thursday Night Pasta Special
Persephone Restaurant Thursday Night Pasta Special

Every Thursday along with our regular menu we offer a prix fixe pasta dinner! Enjoy three courses starting with a fresh farmers market mixed green sal…

At Persephone Restaurant on March 26
Repeats 29 more times until October 15

Mark Van Haren - '70s pop-soul
Mark Van Haren – ’70s pop-soul

As a ’70s kid on a banana-seat Schwinn, Mark Van Haren carried his portable radio everywhere, mesmerized by the groovy tunes of the era: Stevie Wonder…

At Parish Publick House (Aptos) on March 26


Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

  • South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley has one-way traffic because of emergency work. This closure will last until April 1 at 3:59 p.m.
     

No crimes to report today

We checked with local police and there were no new incidents to report.