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Fun, sun and ‘agape’: Who is the True Love Christian Music Festival for?

The True Love Christian Music Festival comes to Aptos Village Park for its fifth year as a collaborative effort among many Santa Cruz County churches to open up their message of Christianity to the general public. Read more here from Wallace Baine.


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10 hot jobs in Santa Cruz County: Week of July 11

Looking for a new job in Santa Cruz County? Explore the top 10 exciting job opportunities across industries like education, health care and more. Your next career move starts here!




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My 12 days in an Israeli bomb shelter: Patience, fear and prayers

Anastasia Torres-Gil is a Santa Cruz retiree who traveled to Israel to help translate a friend’s memoir just as the war with Iran broke out in June. In a Community Voices opinion piece, she describes the fear and discomfort she felt as she spent large chunks of days huddled in a bomb shelter with dozens of strangers. Peace, she reminds us, can’t come too soon. Read her op-ed here.



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