After five years of development, a local nonprofit developer broke ground Wednesday on 57 units of affordable housing in Live Oak. Said MidPen CEO Matt Franklin: “This was remarkably hard to bring all of this together.”
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‘We’re driving straight up the cliff’: Theater is back, but recovery proves perilous
After nearly two years of pandemic closures, live theater has returned. But attendance is down, operational costs are soaring, and leaders are worried.
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Measure F: Santa Cruz City Sales and Use Tax explained
Proponents view Measure F on the June 7 ballot as a means of addressing some of Santa Cruz’s most pressing matters. Others, however, do not trust the city council to allocate the additional funds appropriately.
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Lily Belli on Food: Venus to open new kitchen in Aptos, PNW chefs visit Big Basin and Pie for the People returns
Heads up, foodies: I’m now sending alerts every time I publish a story. Sign up for texts from me here. Thanks to those of you who’ve already subscribed and offered your thoughts! … Some big news came in over the weekend: The team behind Westside distillery Venus Spirits announced that it will open a second […]
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Morning Lookout: Supporting Park Ave. housing project; John Bargetto’s labor of love
Hello, my friends! It’s Tuesday, May 10, and after a brisk start with a small chance of showers, Santa Cruz County should see a mostly sunny day and highs in the 50s and 60s. If you haven’t yet explored Lookout’s new Community Voices opinion forum, today’s a good time to take a look — in […]
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Thirty years in the making, John Bargetto offers a taste of Regan Vineyards
The Bargetto family has grown grapes and made wine in the Soquel area for more than a century. Now John Bargetto introduces Regan Vineyards, a labor of love in Corralitos that’s newly open for public tastings.
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LOOKOUT PM: Venus Spirits’ new spot, a local rabbi supporting the unhoused, and Jewel Theatre’s Greek epic
Happy Tuesday, all, I hope that your case of the Mondays has worn off and you had a nice kind of sunny, kind of cloudy, kind of chilly day today. The temperatures will steadily creep up throughout the week, culminating in a weekend of 70-degree weather which is set to continue into next week. Once […]
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Where does student loan forgiveness stand? Borrowers wait anxiously on Biden
Federal student loan payments were paused in 2020, giving borrowers breathing room amid the pandemic. A plan to forgive $10,000 in debt might be coming.