In honor of the Giant Dipper roller coaster’s 100th birthday, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk teamed up with Discretion Brewing in Soquel to brew a commemorative beer. Giant Dipper Golden Ale will be released May 18 and will be available through the summer.
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Restaurateur-chef duo plots transformation of Aptos’ Palapas to Mexican seafood-focused Dos Pescados
Business partners Brandon Smittcamp and chef Trent Lidgey have plans to transform the 34-year-old Palapas Cantina in Seascape into Dos Pescados, an elevated but casual Mexican seafood restaurant. Palapas will close May 19 and aims to reopen as Dos Pescados in June.
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Media coverage of Lookout’s breaking news Pulitzer Prize
A sampling of national, regional and local coverage of Lookout’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Biz help from Bay Fed, Monterey Bay coalition doubles down on electric aircraft, Food Bin vote delayed
In her weekly roundup of local business, Jessica M. Pasko reports on Bay Federal Credit Union adding commercial real estate loans, notes a new effort to boost growth in the airspace occupied by the likes of Joby Aviation and highlights numbers to know and upcoming events.
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Lily Belli on Food: Pulitzer joy, a downtown dining splash and channeling Ina Garten
In her latest newsletter, Lily Belli celebrates Lookout’s Pulitzer Prize win, takes us inside downtown Santa Cruz newcomer Hook & Line and much more from the local food and drink scene.
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Dolphin Restaurant to be demolished due to damage as city plans ‘reimagining’ of end of wharf
The Dolphin Restaurant at the end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf will be demolished in order to fix pilings underneath it damaged in a December storm surge. The city hasn’t yet determined whether the restaurant, which has stood at the end of the wharf since 1963, will be rebuilt, and plans to bring the issue to the community in a “reimagining process” on how to use the space.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Paystand’s progress, food and beverage spots for lease, Joby inks Abu Dhabi partnership
Scotts Valley’s Paystand aims to become the “Venmo of business-to-business payments,” with its latest acquisition, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her latest business roundup. Plus, leases for a downtown Santa Cruz food kiosk and cafes at the Tannery Arts Center and on Cedar Street are up for grabs. And Joby Aviation partners with Abu Dhabi and expands its Marina facility.
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With latest acquisition, Scotts Valley’s Paystand works to become the Venmo of business payments
After his family lost their home in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Paystand founder and CEO Jeremy Almond went back to school to figure out how to reduce the economy’s reliance on the traditional banking system. Paystand uses blockchain-based technology to allow mid-sized companies to do things like pay vendors directly without having to mail them a paper check or automate payments for recurring bills. Earlier this month, it acquired New York-based Teampay, which brings Paystand’s network of companies to more than a million.
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Lily Belli on Food: Mushroom festival, Khushbu Shah’s ‘Amrikan’ & more restaurant closures
Food and drink news and notes from around Santa Cruz County, via Lookout’s Lily Belli.
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‘Look Me in the Eye’ highlights a rich and varied First Friday
The new one-night-only pop-up exhibition “Look Me in the Eye,” which teams artist with unhoused people to create portraiture, highlights a rich First Friday tour.