New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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New Leaf Community Markets to ban single-use water bottles, beginning on Earth Day
‘By committing to using reusable bottles, we can remove almost 70,000 single-use plastic, aluminum and glass bottles a year,’ Athena Petty, senior sustainability manager at New Leaf Community Markets, says.
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A humble return to roots: Local favorite Humble Sea announces takeover of Cremer House in Felton
Westside staple Humble Sea Brewing announced a tri-county expansion earlier this year. Now, two of those pieces are official: A new operation opens next month in Pacifica and plans for an expansion to Felton are now officially in the works.
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Life Lab creating abundant lives one child at a time
Over the years, programs at Life Lab have emerged into one of the premier educational resources for gardening in the United States. With support from Santa Cruz Community Credit Union, Life Lab has been able to continue to teach children the joy of gardening, even in the midst of a pandemic.
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Reopening Day Q&A: Beach Boardwalk president Karl Rice looks back on a trying year and forward to the future
Take our Boardwalk history trivia quiz. If you need help, find a local old-timer.
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Opening curtain of ‘normal’: Locals turn out as Santa Cruz Cinema welcomes public back to the movies
THE HERE & NOW: The unlikely revival of a downtown Santa Cruz movie house was greeted with a modest opening-night audience Thursday. But expectations are high that a return to big crowds is just around the corner.
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California’s unemployment is at a pandemic low, a recovery ‘milestone’
California’s unemployment rate in February fell to 8.5%, its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
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Everything you need to know about opening night this evening at the ‘new’ Santa Cruz Cinema
The beloved former Cinema 9 movie mainstay on Pacific Avenue will open its doors on Thursday evening with a new name and under new management. Here’s a guide to a night at the movies.
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With Regal gone, Cinema 9 to reopen as ‘Santa Cruz Cinema’ under new operator
After Regal Cinemas decided to close the Pacific Avenue movie house permanently, a family owned company is stepping in to save it. Now, movies are set to resume there on March 25 — and beer and wine might soon be on sale, too.
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New Facebook tool aims to connect people to vaccines — but disinformation is rampant
Facebook’s launch of a new tool that aims to help users make vaccination appointments is met with a flood of disinformation.