After opening a little over a year ago, Bonny Doon Vineyard and Ser Winery announced they will close their collaborative Aptos Village tasting room, Doon to Earth, on Sunday.
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Morning Lookout: Divvying up opioid settlement dollars, school districts’ workforce housing plans and local biz roundup
Top Santa Cruz County headlines for Wednesday, April 24.
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Santa Cruz County school districts ramp up plans to build teacher, staff housing
As school districts face challenges retaining staff and teachers due to the rising cost of living in Santa Cruz County, they’re also trying to push forward one potential solution: building and renting out their own workforce housing at below-market rates. Santa Cruz City Schools hopes to have workforce move into a development by 2027.
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As $28M in opioid settlement funds begin to flow in, county, city of Santa Cruz working on how to spend it
As opioid settlement funds began rolling into counties across the country, Santa Cruz is readying to spend its allotment. In a matter of weeks, the county and Community Foundation Santa Cruz County will begin seeking proposals for projects from community-based organizations working to fight the ongoing opioid crisis.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Cruz Foam’s national deal, REI employees vote to unionize, outdoor dining permit rules still pending approval
Cruz Foam is expanding the reach of its sustainable packaging, the Santa Cruz County labor movement takes another step and the latest chapter in what’s become a complicated transition to outdoor dining in Santa Cruz are all topics in Jessica M. Pasko’s weekly business roundup.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Cafe Sparrow’s demise, Mentone’s next phase and a new mushroom fest
In her latest newsletter covering Santa Cruz food & drink, Lily Belli notes the closure of Aptos’ Cafe Sparrow, new leadership at nearby Mentone, fungus in Felton and much more.
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Morning Lookout: Last days for Aptos’ Cafe Sparrow, Watsonville interim city manager and feting ‘freeway fighters’
Tuesday news and opinion coverage from Lookout Santa Cruz.
Posted inFood & Drink
Aptos restaurant Cafe Sparrow to close after 38 years, citing rising costs
After 38 years, French-inspired Aptos restaurant Cafe Sparrow will close its doors at the end of the month. The owners blame inflated operating costs and say it’s no longer feasible to keep the restaurant open.
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Familiar face poised to take over as Watsonville’s interim city manager
At its meeting Tuesday, the Watsonville City Council will seek to appoint Assistant City Manager Tamara Vides, a seasoned bureaucrat, as interim city manager following the departure of Rene Mendez.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Let’s celebrate the legacy of Celia and Peter Scott’s environmentalism – and think about the future of Highway 1
Environmental activist Rick Longinotti celebrates the work of Santa Cruz environmentalists and political activists Celia and Peter Scott, who are set to be honored May 3 with other activists as part of the Reel Work Film Festival. Without their efforts, Longinotti writes, Santa Cruz would not have local treasures like Wilder Ranch State Park, the Pogonip or Arana Gulch. He also points to current debates about Highway 1 widening and insists we need to follow the Scotts’ lead and think about alternatives.
