Find quesabirria tacos, honey cake and more at locally owned businesses in the food court at the Capitola Mall. This weekend, chef Diego Felix fundraises for Pie Ranch and the Clam Chowder Cook-Off returns to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
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Update: Highway 17 reopens as wild winter weather causes travel chaos across Santa Cruz County
Highway 17 reopened Friday afternoon in both directions after an hourslong closure. More storms hit Santa Cruz County on Thursday night, bringing 6 to 12 inches of snow to parts of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The storms closed three of the region’s major highways — 17, 9, and 152 — at one point during the day, causing travel chaos. Thousands were without power across the region Friday afternoon as heavy snow and fallen trees took out power lines and cut off public access to Bonny Doon.
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Lily Belli on Food: A bargain for crab fans, tasting Santa Cruz Mountains terroir & carbonara as a verb
This week — her last before her leave — Lily explains why crab prices are so low, previews a series of summer wine-pairing dinners and mines YouTube for tips on a pasta classic. Flooded market has Dungeness crab prices way down Live crabs are going for $9 per pound at H&H Fresh Fish Co. in […]
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Taste of Terroir dinner series uncorks Santa Cruz Mountains wines
With seven events on this year’s slate from March to November, oenophiles (or aspiring oenophiles) have plenty to choose from in exploring the Santa Cruz Mountains Agriculture Viticulture Area’s subregions, iconic wineries and grape varieties.
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Santa Cruz High student injured in off-campus fight; one male youth booked on attempted homicide charge
The Capitola Police Department says a male youth was arrested and another was in critical condition after he was stabbed during a fight on Monday afternoon.
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EATERS DIGEST: PilsGNAR fest returns, plus standouts at Vim and Alderwood Pacific
This week, Humble Sea Brewing Co. celebrates pilsner with a packed lineup at its PilsGNAR fest this Saturday, Paradise Beach Grille reopens in Capitola Village and dishes to savor from Vim Dining & Desserts and Alderwood Pacific.
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Lily Belli on Food: Cooking for Capitola a smashing success, Burger Week is nigh & Valentine’s rib-eye
This week, Lily recaps the team effort by Capitola and Soquel chefs and their staffs that raised $40,000 to help workers affected by post-storm restaurant closures, previews Santa Cruz Burger Week and reveals a meaty splurge. All-star fundraiser Cooking for Capitola raises $40K for restaurant employees “When a disaster comes, chefs have a great opportunity […]
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Parallel lives: Santa Cruz’s Stephany Buswell and Helene Simkin Jara share stories in new memoirs
The California counterculture of the 1960s and ‘70s is the thread that connects the pair of local writers appearing Monday at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Helene Simkin Jara’s memoir centers on her time as nude-drawing model, while Stephany Buswell’s latest traces a journey that included her fateful introduction to the alchemy of baking.
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Major Highway 1 tree removal making way for new lanes, pedestrian overcrossing
Highway 1 will begin to look a bit different starting in April, with partial bus-on-shoulder lanes and exit-only auxiliary lanes set to break ground between 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive. Though the goal is to improve efficiency for Santa Cruz County car and bus commuters alike, some have raised concerns that the projects will bring little to no traffic improvement.
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Lily Belli on Food: Weighing dark chocolate’s metal levels and NEXTies names to know
This week, Lily digs into the numbers behind levels of heavy metals in dark chocolate, previews the NEXTies awards show from the food and beverage side and shares some seasonal faves she’s chowing down on. With Valentine’s Day around corner, dark chocolate’s metal levels in spotlight A recent report found high levels of lead and […]