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Eaters Digest: Gelato at Emozioni Pasticceria, chef Enzo’s latest success
In her Friday newsletter, Lily Belli features chef Enzo’s latest addition to Emozioni Pasticceria – gelato and rounds up the best food and drink events in the week ahead including Hop N’ Barely and Monkeyflower Ranch dinner both happening this Saturday.
Fentanyl in Santa Cruz, Part 3: Xylazine, an emerging deadly threat
As social services and medical providers struggle to deal with fentanyl overdoses, xylazine’s movement from east to west in the U.S. has spawned a new crisis in the making.
Into Ibiza: Santa Cruz’s Barceloneta to reopen as a Mediterranean breakfast and lunch spot
Barceloneta in downtown Santa Cruz served its final meal. Lily Belli, talks to the owners Elan and Brett Emerson who will re-open the space as Ibiza, a breakfast and lunch spot in the next few weeks.
4,500 hours of work drives Cabrillo’s ‘dream team’ to first place win in international underwater robotics competition
At the 22nd Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition Cabrillo College’s Robotics Club, outperformed 29 teams from as far as Italy, Hong Kong and Egypt.
California has just approved a new blueprint for offshore wind. The massive projects will cost billions
Harnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California, bringing big changes to Humboldt and the Central Coast, and requiring 26 ports along the coast.
10 Hot Jobs in Santa Cruz County: Week of July 12
Are you on the look out for a new career path in Santa Cruz County? Look no further! We’ve curated a list of the top 10 Santa Cruz County job opportunities recently posted to our job board.
Upcoming Santa Cruz County events, July 12-16
Here are some events you may be interested in. Find more on BOLO, Lookout’s public event calendar.
Saturday, July 13
- Sin Sisters Burlesque & Drag | 8 a.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center | $30
- Santa Cruz Mountains Classic Car Show | 9 a.m. @ 6265 Hwy 9
- Hop N Barley Beer Festival | 11 a.m. @ Skypark | $50
- Wildflowers Watercolor and Ink Workshop | 1 p.m. @ Annieglass Inc | $80
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s As You Like It | 2 p.m. @ Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park | $20
- Farm Dinner at Monkeyflower Ranch | 5 p.m. @ Garden Variety Cheese | $100
- “Stop Making Sense” Showing at The Quarry Amphitheater | 6 p.m. @ Quarry Amphitheater
- Cabrillo Stage Production of “In the Heights” | 7 p.m. @ 6500 Soquel Dr | $55
Sunday, July 14
- Paint Your Pet Fundraiser ~ Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter! | 12 p.m. @ The Painted Cork – Arts, Crafts & Drafts | $75
- Solstice Foods Summer Festival | 12 p.m. @ 3811 Portola Dr
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s The Importance of Being Earnest | 2 p.m. @ Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park | $20
- Forest Nights – Watercolor Painting | 2 p.m. @ Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
- Cabrillo Stage Production of “In The Heights” | 2 p.m. @ 6500 Soquel Dr | $55
Monday, July 15
- Mornings in the Plaza (daily) | 9 a.m. @ Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
- Boardwalk Summer Discount Nights (MON-THU) | 6 p.m. @ Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | $24.95
- Boardwalk Evenings on the Colonnade: Live Music (MON/TUE) | 9 p.m. @ Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Tuesday, July 16
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s As You Like It | 2 p.m. @ Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park | $20
- Summer Reading Crafts at Scotts Valley | 3 p.m. @ Scotts Valley Branch Library
- Blue Lagoonies Comedy Show | 8 p.m. @ The Blue Lagoon
What are we missing? Add an event to our calendar