Good morning! It’s Tuesday, April 9, and plentiful sunshine is how we’re rolling in Santa Cruz County, with temperatures headed into the 70s.
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Max Chun leads things off with an update on the local housing market, where both the number of sales and home prices rose in March – perhaps telegraphing the seasonal warmup we often see this time of year.
Lily Belli, who’s got a newsletter coming later Tuesday, previews a coming addition to downtown Santa Cruz’s dining options – Hook & Line marks the return of chef Santos Majano, with a team effort bringing the seafood-focused establishment to life on Walnut Avenue.
And in Lookout’s Community Voices opinion section, Rabbi Paula Marcus writes about what she saw, heard and learned during a recent trip to Israel and the West Bank amid the ongoing conflict.
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With Hook & Line, chef Majano and team bring seafood focus to former Soif spot downtown
Four years since his previous project, chef Santos Majano returns to the Santa Cruz dining scene with Hook & Line. The sustainable seafood restaurant opens Thursday in the former downtown home of Soif Wine Bar & Merchant, where Majano was the executive chef from 2009 to 2014. More here from Lily Belli.
Santa Cruz County housing market heating up as spring and summer near
The spring and summer housing market is beginning to manifest in Santa Cruz, with the county seeing more than 20 more home sales in March than it did in February. It’s still a seller’s market, though, and buyers are working creatively with lenders and real estate agents to navigate the crowded and competitive market. Max Chun crunches the numbers.
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Enjoy what’s looking like a glorious Tuesday!
Will McCahill