Coming home to Casalegno’s: Descendants set to reopen historic mountainside market this fall
After two decades with different owners, the Casalegno family is uniting the historic Santa Cruz Mountains country store and family farm, reopening the nearly century-old landmark this fall. Matt and Marissa Kotila hope to preserve the store’s legacy as a community gathering place while building a new chapter centered on agriculture, local food and neighborhood connections.
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Made in Santa Cruz: Why Art Matters
“Made in Santa Cruz: Why Art Matters” is a new video series, published every other Sunday, exploring the artists who shape Santa Cruz County’s creative landscape. Each episode offers a peek into an artist’s practice, the places and experiences that inform their work, and the ways creativity helps us see our community differently. The series begins with multidisciplinary artist Abi Mustapha.








