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Posted inBusiness & Technology
The last laugh, for now: DNA’s Comedy Lab succumbs to pandemic
After only a year in business pre-pandemic, Santa Cruz’s most prominent comedy club announces its closure on Christmas Eve.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
No Crab for Christmas? Season to open, but fishermen holding ground on price
After a series of delays, commercial crab season finally opens Wednesday, but don’t expect crab for Dec. 25. Fishermen are keeping their crab pots docked as they try to negotiate better selling prices as a group.
Posted inFood & Drink
Takeout Santa Cruz: How to bring the best in holiday dining home
From the fancy feasts of Home, Soif and Alderwood to the down-home eating of Mission St. BBQ and Kianti’s, Christmas and New Year’s feasts are still at hand amid the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
How the remote work revolution could change California’s housing crisis
A huge number of people have been working from home for the better part of the year. The long-term implications for housing will likely benefit higher-earning workers and hurt lower income Californians.
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‘I’m upset. I’m sad. I’m nervous.’: Service industry reels as another stay-at-home order kicks in
From hair salons to the outdoor dining, small business owners are struggling. Stranded Beauty Bar in Seabright and Venus Spirits on the Westside are two examples of businesses pushed to the brink.
Posted inCity Life
Local singer’s pandemic anthem signs off on 2020 with ‘See You On the Other Side’
Watsonville’s Michael Gaither looks back ruefully on shelter-in-place in a tribute song to 2020 that evokes the spirit of the late John Prine
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Santa Cruz County nurses rally against policy change they say would add to patient overload
Nurses at Dominican and Watsonville hospitals insist that their hands are too full already as they deal with new risks, and new protocols, to treat surging numbers of COVID-19 patients.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Watsonville citizens clear on favorite downtown features. Could six new neighborhoods be in their future?
A survey asking Watsonville residents what they want out of their downtown area came back with the farmers’ market and city plaza rising above other favorites. Now, a planning firm will take that feedback and brainstorm.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
21 for ’21: Meet the heroic banker who moonlighted as a search-and-rescue warrior
Santa Cruz County Bank’s Creedence Shaw helped lead a team to keep the local economy from cratering. Then he donned search-and-rescue gear to help hundreds out of harm’s way during last summer’s fires.