The market will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, and will feature about 30 local artisans selling jewelry, art, gifts, health and beauty products, and more.
Pandemic Life
Posted inK-12 Education
Parents call for commitment, clearer path to full reopening of Santa Cruz County schools
Newly formed parent group Families for Santa Cruz County Schools is urging districts to solidify plans for a full-time reopening of classrooms in the fall — and give parents more of a seat at the table.
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In this year of the emotional sneaker wave, there will be well-earned tears when we finally get to hug Mom
THE HERE & NOW: As the world passes the first anniversary of the pandemic shutdown, the emotions of the big and small moments to come might take us all by surprise.
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Asian Americans have been verbally and physically attacked, shunned during pandemic, study shows
About 68% of the anti-Asian attacks documented during the pandemic were verbal harassment, 21% were shunning and 11% were physical assaults.
Posted inHousing & Development
$16M rent relief program for Santa Cruz County tenants, landlords launches — but not without snafus
To apply or verify eligibility for the rent relief program, applicants can visit HousingIsKey.com. While the program was meant to fully launch Monday, some local community partners say the effort did not go smoothly.
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UC Santa Cruz alum Gillian Welch takes home folk-music Grammy
Welch, a child of Hollywood who credits Santa Cruz for turning her toward traditional music, came away with a Grammy for Best Folk Album Sunday.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Thursday Night (Pandemic) Lights: High School football returns with an eerie sense of promise
Thursday night marked the first night of high school football action in California in 15 months. At Santa Cruz County’s first game, there was plenty of rust on the field and plenty of oddities elsewhere — such as the empty stands where only a few crafty volunteer parents had a live view of the action.
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PHOTOS | ‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Santa Cruz County returns to red tier
Santa Cruz County residents and businesses moved to the less restrictive red tier Wednesday … again. From working out to eating and drinking up, life moved closer to normal.
Posted inCOVID Today
California is far from herd immunity, making a 4th COVID-19 wave possible. Here’s how
There are a number of things that could go wrong in California’s quest to put an end to the pandemic.
Posted inCOVID Today
What you can and can’t do after getting fully vaccinated against COVID-19
It’s OK to have small, maskless gatherings indoors if everyone is vaccinated, but the CDC still warns against nonessential travel.