Tuesday, July 25, brings the next installment of an Abbott Square fave, with writer Sven Davis joining Wallace Baine to entertain and enlighten downtown.
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Posted inCity Life
‘Frequency’ cycling back into the MAH in September
The biennial “Frequency” digital arts festival is set for a (mostly free) return engagement Sept. 21-24 in and around Abbott Square in downtown Santa Cruz, and among the highlights looks to be a high-tech public memorial to the Santa Cruz Chinatown that once thrived nearby.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
San Francisco’s historic Anchor Brewing shuts down, citing ‘sluggish’ business
The beer institution was losing around $10 million per year since COVID-19 “significantly affected” its business, according to parent company Sapporo Holdings Ltd.
Posted inEnvironment
With bat baby season upon us, UCSC prof explains how to spot them and why they matter
Bats have come back to the Bay Area from winter migrations and are raising young all around the region. Winifred Frick, chief scientist at Bat Conservation International and an ecology and evolutionary biology research professor at UC Santa Cruz, tells Lookout how and where to find bats — and when you might catch a glimpse of a baby bat getting a flying lesson.
Posted inHousing & Development
Housing market shifts to communities like Watsonville, Boulder Creek as Santa Cruz County home sales heat up
What has been a fairly cool housing market for the better part of 2023 might be heating up again soon as mortgage interest rates are expected to fall by the end of the year. Santa Cruz County realtors are advising prospective buyers to act sooner rather than later.
Posted inFood & Drink
Eaters Digest: Honey B Market’s cashew-milk soft serve
Lily Belli brings you her recommendations for what to eat in Santa Cruz County, along with a weekly guide to the most important food and drink events in the area. She’ll also point you to Lookout’s list of area food guides and the best in food news.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
My house or my beach? Why California’s housing crisis threatens its powerful coastal commission
The California Coastal Commission has broad authority to protect the state’s shoreline. Now, some want to curtail its power over affordable housing proposals.
Posted inCity Life
Reading’s gender gap and who should be stepping up to close it
The upcoming slate of events at Bookshop Santa Cruz reflects a recent trend: Men aren’t reading in the numbers that women are, especially in the realm of fiction and literature.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
It’s never OK to make your kids cry every day — a family therapist responds to Junior Guards story
Santa Cruz family therapist Mara Alverson was saddened to see Lookout’s recent story headlined “Junior Guards joy: Why making my daughter cry every day was one of the best decisions of my life.” She doesn’t doubt Junior Guards is a great fit for many kids, but she questions “the wisdom of forcing kids to be part of a program that created tears every day for a week.”
Posted inLatest News
‘Killer’ parties? Orcas making Central California coast their playground this summer
It’s not uncommon to see killer whales along the California coast, but there have been more sightings than usual this month — including a huge group of 30.