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WALLACE BAINE: A year later, our ’21 for ’21′ crew looks back at 2021
After yet another long year, Wallace Baine looks back on Lookout’s “21 for 21″ series, produced in the waning months of 2020. These were people and groups we thought would have a significant and critical impact in 2021. Wallace checks in with some of these folks to see how they handled the year that (almost) was.
Posted inCOVID Today
Omicron, boosters and the local response during the holidays
While healthcare providers say they’re prepared for a potential surge of cases due to Omicron, they say the data thus far may suggest fewer severe cases and hospitalizations. They continue to urge the public to get vaccinated and boosted, even with prolonged wait times.
Posted inCity Life
BOLO Best Bets: Christmas takes center stage as festivities beckon beyond
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Unsung Santa Cruz: ‘They needed a community,’ and she was the one to keep them together
Through the pandemic and the CZU fire, yoga studio owner Juko Holiday prioritized her clients through the community and safe space she cultivated at Ease Mountain Yoga in Ben Lomond. Holiday lost her two tiny homes in the blaze but continued to offer free meditation classes over Zoom from a hotel lobby to help heal her community.
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BOLO Best Bets: No supply-chain woes with the gift of local music
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BOLO Best Bets: Look sharp and hit the town for jazz and more, plus ‘Christmas Story’ under the redwoods
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BOLO Best Bets: Warming up to Christmas music, First Friday, Coltrane and holiday lights
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Posted inCoast Life
Keeping ‘the tradition going for the families’: CZU damage can’t keep Crest Ranch from its holiday mission
After facing the CZU fire last year and navigating COVID-19 restrictions, owners of Christmas tree farms are welcoming visitors back to their farms. They say they’re swamped with customers on their first days of sales.
Posted inCity Life
BOLO Best Bets: No turkeys here — from art to theater and markets to music, Santa Cruz ready for the holidays
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