Holiday revelers can buy tickets online and experience the light show at the fairgrounds without getting out of the car.
Pandemic Life
‘This will really hurt’: Restaurants brace for return to no in-person dining
For all their efforts to survive by swerving to outdoor dining, business owners are now facing another blow if the new state restrictions force them back to pick-up and delivery service only.
FAQ: How Gov. Newsom’s regional stay-at-home order impacts Santa Cruz County
The new regional stay-at-home order is different from the first order that came in the early days of the pandemic. Here are answers to some of the questions Santa Cruzans might have:
Scotts Valley extends outdoor dining, fitness classes through end of May as pandemic drags on
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
How Santa Cruzans say they spent pandemic Black Friday
This holiday season — like the rest of this year — has been far from normal. Many aspects of daily life are now taboo, making way for awkward elbow bump greetings and face-mask double-takes. As Santa Cruz County inches out of the pandemic, Lookout is chronicling the changes in our lives and the accomplishments of […]
New cuisine amid COVID: These bold restaurateurs stayed the course
The pandemic has taken its toll on dining out, but these resilient restaurateurs have stayed the course in Santa Cruz County in different ways. Here’s how they did it, and how you can sample their cuisine.

