Mild mid-winter weather and an end to shelter-in-place lockdown could mean an uptick in activity in the public sphere of Santa Cruz County, where Friday’s scenes showed many wanting to get out for some fresh air.
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A recipe for trouble? Reversal of California outdoor dining ban has heads spinning
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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UCSC economist warns Congress of ‘alarming’ reversal in small business recovery
UC Santa Cruz professor of economics Rob Fairlie gave congressional testimony Thursday on the effects COVID-19 is having on small business owners across the country. He says minority owners have been disproportionately affected.
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A man on a decadent mission: Chef Enzo’s patisserie to test Santa Cruzans’ appetite for high-end desserts
Enzo Pelliccia’s Emozioni Patisserie looks to import the finest standards of French and Italian deserts to Live Oak. “It kinda scares me,” he says of opening amid the pandemic. “But at the same time it gives me strength and the power to do this. I need to do it.”
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As farmworker vaccinations begin, South County continues to grapple with pandemic’s negative impacts
Santa Cruz County’s first clinic to vaccinate farmworkers is opening in Watsonville on Wednesday, but it’s only one step toward addressing the long-term economic and mental health impacts of COVID-19 among South County’s largely Latinx population.
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‘Four mayors’ event links up Brooks, Dutra, Meyers & Timm to talk with Lookout, chamber
The mayors of Capitola, Watsonville, Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley will join Lookout and the Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce for a 90-minute event this Friday, Feb. 5, at 1 p.m. Here’s how to sign up.
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California’s outdoor dining ban was controversial. Did it help slow the COVID-19 surge?
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Waiting for showtime: When, where and how will live music return to Santa Cruz?
SPECIAL REPORT: Santa Cruz’s famously diverse and buzzing live-music scene has been in deep hibernation. Club owners and music producers are confident it will emerge from the pandemic slump, but when, how, and what it will look like remain open questions.
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Yosemite is about to open, but you’ll need a reservation even for a day visit
The park, coping with storm damage and COVID-19, says it is a temporary measure.
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California lawmakers vote to extend COVID-19 eviction protections through June
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…