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Santa Cruz Surfing Museum is turning 40 – and celebrating with a newly restored lighthouse beacon
The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum will celebrate its 40th anniversary Saturday with music, Hawaiian cultural performances and the unveiling of a newly restored beacon at the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse. The…
Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, Sept. 24-27
With the weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County, with a recommendation from Lily Belli and a specially curated list from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Santa Cruz is quietly producing some of the best surf lifesaving athletes in the United States
You’ve probably never heard of surf lifesaving — but Santa Cruz is quietly becoming a national powerhouse at it, writes Dan Ackerstein, who manages the Westcliff Surf Lifesaving Club. Yes, we…
‘Keep it sumo’: Ancient sport gets a California reboot in Santa Cruz
Professional sumo is making its California TV debut in Santa Cruz on Sept. 26, when the World Elite Sumo league brings a 12-man tournament – and a modernized, shorts-wearing take on…
Santa Cruz swimmer Joel Wilson, 77, sets world record in a career built around helping others
At 77, longtime Santa Cruz swim coach Joel Wilson just set a masters world record at the 2026 U.S. Masters Swimming Summer Nationals in Sacramento — the newest milestone in a…
49ers cut Santa Cruz’s Ashtyn Davis, then bring him back a day later
Santa Cruz native Ashtyn Davis was released by the 49ers on Sunday but brought back less than 24 hours later, signing a one-year contract after San Francisco placed two players on…
Check the lake like you check the weather
Menlo Park student Amanda Lee-Shen’s experience with dangerous water at Pinto Lake sparked a mission to help others stay safe on Santa Cruz County’s waters. Here, the 11th grader at Castilleja…
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