Seafood-focused food truck Miches and Ceviches has a new brick-and-mortar location on 41st Avenue, just a few blocks away from the Hook surf spot inside Off the Hook deli. Its menu of fresh, made-to-order ceviches, aguachiles, tostadas and tacos offers huge flavors inspired by owners Perla Pineda and Sergio Ferreira’s family gatherings.
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Field begins to coalesce in races for three Santa Cruz County supervisor seats
Incumbent Manu Koenig is facing a challenge from pro-rail Lani Faulkner in District 1, while the retirement of Zach Friend in District 2 has so far seen three candidates — Kristen Brown, Kimberly De Serpa and Douglas Deitch — file paperwork. Monica Martinez and Christopher Bradford are running to replace Bruce McPherson in District 5, with Sheriff Jim Hart still seen as a possible candidate.
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Lily Belli on Food: Greater Purpose closes, an Otter 841-inspired brew & pesto plenitude
Welcome to Lily Belli on Food, a weekly food-focused newsletter from Lookout’s food and drink correspondent, Lily Belli. Keep reading for the latest local food news for Santa Cruz County — plus a few fun odds and ends from my own life and around the web. Stay in touch with me by text throughout the […]
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County supervisors gear up to tackle housing plans, mental health courts, Pajaro River levee and CZU recovery
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors returns from its extended summer break next week. Lookout Politics and Policy correspondent Christopher Neely reached out to all five county supervisors to understand what they foresee as the priority projects and policy discussions coming before the board for the remainder of 2023.
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Lily Belli on Food: Poet & Patriot’s new life, a Vietnamese pop-up, and a Cavalletta preview
Hello again! I have returned from a four-month break I took this spring to have a baby. Now, Cecilia is a bouncing, thriving 4-month-old, and I am brimming with new story ideas to bring to you, our Lookout readers. Thank you to Jessica M. Pasko, who kept you up to date on Santa Cruz County’s […]
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Santa Cruz faces low lifeguard numbers as pools, beaches struggle to keep aquatics programs afloat
Amid a national lifeguard shortage, Santa Cruz County pools and beaches find themselves struggling to find help during peak summer swimming season, though the pandemic’s ebb and hiring incentives have made a dent.
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Lily Belli on Food: Checking in on Venus Beachside post-remodel, Soif 2.0 coming to Perg & chili crisp
Hello again! I have returned from a four-month break I took this spring to have a baby. Now, Cecilia is a bouncing, thriving 4-month-old, and I am brimming with new story ideas to bring to you, our Lookout readers. Thank you to Jessica M. Pasko, who kept you up to date on Santa Cruz County’s […]
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New partnership reenvisions Lago di Como restaurant, turning a hidden gem into a diamond
Seafood, homemade pasta and steaks aged in-house are now the focus at Live Oak Italian spot Lago di Como for Giovanbattista Spanu and Matteo Robecchi, both from northern Italy, after Robecchi and wife/partner Lindsay Rodriguez made the move following years at Seabright’s Tramonti.
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Tushar Atre murder: Case against one suspect in killing of Pleasure Point tech exec returns to court
More than three years after four suspects were charged in the murder of Pleasure Point tech entrepreneur Tushar Atre, the case of one of the defendants charged in Atre’s death, Stephen Lindsay, returns to a Santa Cruz County court Friday. His defense attorney is seeking to suppress evidence including surveillance footage and bank records, arguing that there was insufficient probable cause to support a search.
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The trivia boomlet: Post-pandemic, trivia events throughout Santa Cruz County bring in the crowds
In the wake of pandemic lockdowns, trivia nights occupy a comfortable middle space between an intimate dinner and a musical or theatrical performance, a way to engage with friends and strangers and still be home before vampire hours. There’s a wide variety of them across Santa Cruz County, including one starting up Tuesday hosted by Lookout and Wallace Baine.