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Good morning! It’s Feb. 18 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Some brightening in Aptos
Today will be clouds followed by a brightening sky. The high will be 62 with a low of 44. Allergy sufferers beware: there are high amounts of mold in the air. Cloudy now, changing to hazy sunshine at 1 pm.
9 am
47°
Cloudy
11 am
55°
1 pm
60°
Hazy sunshine
3 pm
62°
5 pm
58°
7 pm
52°
Partly cloudy
Looking ahead: Pleasant Sunday
Aptos news
Santa Cruz starts a $50M Murray Street Bridge retrofit, adding bike lanes and walkways, causing traffic disruptions until 2028 with one-way eastbound traffic and occasional full closures. Highway 1 and Highway 9 also face closures for ongoing projects.
Carmageddon: City of Santa Cruz begins pre-construction work on Murray Street Bridge project
By Max Chun
Feb 18, 2025
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What’s new around you
▼︎ road incidents ▼︎ real estate ▼︎ food inspections ▼︎ events
Read on to see the details about each item…
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- The alternating lanes on North Highway 1 at State Park Drive are closed for a striping operation. The closure will end at 4:59 a.m. tomorrow.
- The southbound lanes of Highway 1 are closed for a striping operation. The closure will last until 6:30 a.m. tomorrow.
- A lane on South Highway 1 at Soquel Drive is closed for landscape work. The closure will last until 11:59 p.m. on March 31.
Property development
- The Planning Department is currently reviewing a zoning application for the renewal of a permit for a 5-bedroom vacation rental at 235 Beach Drive, Aptos. Residents are encouraged to submit their public comments by February 18. (view application)
Things to do in Aptos
Creating Your Poet Laureate Application
Calling all youth poets: Join these three, one-hour workshops at the Aptos, Downtown and Felton Branch Libraries
At Felton Branch Library on Feb. 22
SCM Wine Passport Weekend
2025 Celebration Days: February 22, June 21, October 25 Mobile Passports are available for purchase on our app ‘Wines of SCM‘
At Wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains on Feb. 22
Italian Film: The Tale of King Crab (Re Granchio)
Join us Feb. 23 at 6:30 at Cabrillo college for a film sponsored by Dante Alighieri Society of Santa Cruz: Italian Film: The Tale of King Crab (Re Granchio)
At Cabrillo College on Feb. 23
Restaurant inspections
County officials regularly inspect food facilities to ensure compliance with state laws. Here, Lookout Santa Cruz reports both those who have passed the inspections and those that the county deems to have a “major” issue. The county’s full ongoing report can be accessed here.
- Cabrillo Host Lions Club Concession At Polo Grounds at 2255 Huntington Dr, Aptos, passed a county health inspection on Feb. 13 with no critical issues.
- Four Streams Kitchen at 7960 Soquel Dr Ste K, Aptos, passed a county health inspection on Feb. 13 with no critical issues.
- Showtime Pizza at 7960 Soquel Dr Ste E, Aptos, passed a county health inspection on Feb. 13 with no critical issues.
No crimes to report today
We checked with local police and there were no new incidents to report.
Disclosure: Traffic incidents and property development updates are partially generated by artificial intelligence. We are constantly working to improve the accuracy and quality of our AI-generated content. However, there may still be errors or inaccuracies. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.