After a long pandemic delay, the East Lake Village Shopping Center this week will see the storied health-foods grocery brand join Coffeeville, Fruition Brewing, Sushi Qu and others which have high hopes of helping the Watsonville economy.
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Benefits of shopping local: keeping it close to home
Buying locally produced food and goods benefits you and your community in more ways than you think.
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HOME is where the heart is when it comes to pandemic restaurant resiliency
While so many others retrenched over the past year, Brad Briske and Linda Ritten tripled down on their commitment to bringing the best of fresh local food to people’s tables.
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A strike against global warming or a Big Ag giveaway?
As the Biden administration considers paying farmers to mitigate warming, climate economists question if the push is backed by science or pressure for Big Ag subsidies.
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Missing the bus: It’s been a COVID travesty not seeing the Brew Cruz’s mobile party pass you on the road
After a year’s hiatus, the iconic buses of Brew Cruz and Annie Pautsch quietly await their return. Times worth celebrating will be here again and Pautsch said she will be there to great the moment.
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The art of Craft: Local baking entrepreneurs bringing their tasty goods to downtown Watsonville
A bakeshop that was once a local sensation in Corralitos finds a new home in a prime location in downtown Watsonville — tripling its number of offerings on any given day.
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Warmer temperatures may offer California farmers a rare silver lining: fewer frosts
A new study finds that the state’s profitable orchard crops will suffer less frost exposure under climate change, saving water and energy.
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Pandemic pasta boost: Popular Ben Lomond Italian restaurant makes its Scotts Valley debut tonight
Popular Italian restaurant Casa Nostra is opening another establishment down the hill in Scotts Valley, building off its original spot on Highway 9 in Ben Lomond.
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In business to give back: New Leaf Community Markets and other retailers step up to support local nonprofits
Three local nonprofits – Homeless Garden Project, Save Our Shores, and Teen Kitchen Project – are working hard to address community health needs. And local retailers like New Leaf Community Markets are stepping up to help fund their efforts.
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The joyous mysteries of the mushroom hunt: ‘Part skill, part luck, part serendipity”
Foraging for mushrooms is part art, part science and 100% will to learn. For Jessica Tunis, a deeper dive into the next-level confidence and know-how surrounding what to pick and eat came more recently, with self-taught book research as well as trusted in-person outings.