Lookout’s “ Keeping It Local” gift guide continues with Lily Belli’s list of drinkables from spirits, wine and beer to coffee. Lily and Wallace Baine will be taking turns this week on various guides, from art to food to clothing, so stay tuned!
Capitola & Soquel
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BOLO Best Bets: No turkeys here — from art to theater and markets to music, Santa Cruz ready for the holidays
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Sportfishing, whale watching charters endangered? Proposed new pollution standards focus on excursion boats
A proposal to require sportfishing and whale watching boats to use Tier 3 and 4 motors — the cleanest available — is causing concern among Santa Cruz captains, who say the replacement costs could put them out of business.
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EATERS DIGEST: Pretty Good Advice pays it forward, Birichino has some fun & Laili is back — phew
A walkout by about half of Cafe Gratitude’s staff earlier this month does not appear to have been successful. Four…
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BOLO Best Bets: Dance, theater, music and a 10K whet our appetites pre-Thanksgiving
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James Durbin living out his heavy metal fantasies right here at home
Onetime “American Idol” star James Durbin ups the ante from his Quiet Riot years and channels his love of Dio, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest on his latest album, “DURBIN — The Beast Awakens” — and Santa Cruz fans will have plenty of chances to hear it.
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An unexpected holiday gift: Palace Arts will now remain open in Capitola under new local ownership
The family that took over local restaurants the Crow’s Nest, Gilda’s on the Wharf and Santa Cruz Diner are the new owners of the 41st Avenue Palace store. Longtime owners the Trowbridge family were planning to shutter their final brick-and-mortar business after the holidays.
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LILY BELLI: Eaters Digest on Thanksgiving season, prime farmers market season & fizzy beat juice
Lily has you covered on where to order turkeys, baked goods and more as the holidays loom ever larger, plus the pick of the litter from farmers markets around Santa Cruz County.
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A fine sign of dining’s return: Trestles in Capitola checks the boxes on food, vibe, setting, service
A visit to Trestles in Capitola Village, at the former location of Bella Roma, puts all the recollections of why we used to go out to fine meals back into proper and tasty perspective.
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BOLO Best Bets: Halloween is all around us, with vertical concerts as soundtrack
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