A fixture on the Santa Cruz County skating scene since the 1970s, Judi Oyama hasn’t slowed down, and next up is the 2024…
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The Shapers: Ceil Cirillo’s get-it-done talents and people skills helped form much of the post-earthquake Santa Cruz we know today
In the debut of Lookout’s series The Shapers, profiles of the people who have shaped and continue to shape Santa Cruz County’s unique culture and spirit, Wallace Baine focuses on Ceil Cirillo, who not only was a driving force behind rebuilding downtown Santa Cruz but also threw her weight behind the landmark Tannery Arts Center.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
My husband is retiring: What will it do to our marriage when he realizes I eat cookies for breakfast?
Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach is undergoing a life change: Her husband is retiring after 40 years at a tractor dealership. She works from home and is uncertain what it will mean to share the space all day. “First thing on my worry list is that he will judge me,” she writes. He’ll also find out she sometimes sleeps until 10 a.m. and eats Tate’s chocolate chip cookies for breakfast.
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Morning Lookout: Profiling the Shapers, housing market update, Sea Dubs tip off & Thanksgiving ciders
Wallace Baine introduces a new Lookout series on highly influential and consequential people who have made an outsized…
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Who are the ‘Shapers’ of life as we know it in Santa Cruz County?
Wallace Baine introduces a new Lookout series on highly influential and consequential people who have made an outsized impact in Santa Cruz County. Come back Sunday for the first installment of “The Shapers,” and send us your nominees.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
With season tipping off this weekend, meet the 2023-24 Santa Cruz Warriors
The Golden State Warriors’ developmental team is set for its first season under new coach Nick Kerr, beginning with a pair of games this weekend at Kaiser Permanente Arena in downtown Santa Cruz. First up for the Sea Dubs: the Stockton Kings on Friday night.
Posted inFood & Drink
Three Santa Cruz ciders for the Thanksgiving table
Move over wine and beer; hard cider deserves a spot on the Thanksgiving table. Santa Cruz County cider-makers are crafting dry, complex ciders that pair perfectly with the ultimate fall feast. Here, Lookout food and drink reporter Lily Belli shares her top picks for local ciders to bring home this holiday season.
Posted inHousing & Development
Housing market picks up slightly in October after slow start to fall season
Santa Cruz County’s housing market picked up slightly in October despite a slow start to the often-busy fall season, but very high interest rates remain the driving force of low inventory and slow sales. Real estate agents still believe rates will fall within the next year or so, but there’s no certainty about when that might be.
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Lookout PM: Introducing ‘Shapers,’ October housing market update, Thanksgiving ciders, and the SC Warriors tip off
Wallace Baine introduces a new Lookout series on highly influential and consequential people who have made an outsized…
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‘They’re clearing out the homeless people’: San Francisco gets ready for arrival of world leaders
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are to meet next week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. San Francisco will be in the spotlight.