Capitola & Soquel
Remembrance 2022: Gwen Marcum and the art of bookselling
A life path that took her from Iowa to West Africa to the halls of Congress to the civil rights-era Deep South to UC Santa Cruz informed Gwen Marcum as she built a community centered around the Capitola Book Café. Marcum died in April at age 86.
Unsung Santa Cruz: Her classroom and sex education curriculum help students feel safe and included
As an English and health teacher at Delta Charter High School, Jamie Cutter has her hands full. Students and other education leaders say she’s made a difference in Santa Cruz County by helping youth develop healthy and critical decision-making skills in and outside the classroom.
EATERS DIGEST: Taste the plant-based love at Honey B, Gilman Brewing opens and live crab at H&H Fresh Fish
Plant-based sourdough cinnamon rolls, Spanish octopus and dark-chocolate-covered dried apricots made for good eating this week. Plus, Gilman Brewing announces its opening day and Shanty Shack turns 6.
Lookout Update: At swearing-in of retired-then-reelected Soquel school board trustee, parents speak out
Following a campaign that saw Soquel Union Elementary School District Area 4 trustee Phil Rodriguez retire, then be reelected, a group of parents and teachers weighed in Wednesday night over moves his detractors call “premeditated.”
Sandwich fare, gourmet flair: Anthony Kresge channels fine-dining past into Reef Dog Deli
Anthony Kresge’s 30-year culinary career has taken him from Napa to Santa Cruz to Italy and back again. Now, he channels his experiences into elevated sandwiches at Reef Dog Deli in Capitola Village.
Buzzo’s wood-fired pizzas on horizon in Soquel
The folks behind Carpo’s aim to open Buzzo Pizza in mid-January just a couple doors down, next to Beer Thirty and Sunnyside Produce.
Lily Belli on Food: Soquel’s Buzzo Pizza, Midtown’s Gilman Brewing near opening, plus a mushroom jackpot
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Winter under the big top: Season-themed circus show comes to Capitola Mall
The Flynn Creek Circus is a Mendocino County-based performance troupe making a big splash in Santa Cruz County with a three-week run beginning Dec. 16. In a big-top circus tent in the Capitola Mall parking lot, the theatrical showcase “Winter Fairytale” presents the romance of winter in the guise of multicultural folklore and circus-style entertainment.
With $115 million in state funding secured, 7 miles of Coastal Rail Trail to break ground in 2025
A big $115 million grant from the California Transportation Commission’s Active Transportation Program covers the funding gap for nearly 7 miles of the Coastal Rail Trail across Santa Cruz County. Construction can begin as soon as 2025.