The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s first major new thrill ride in a decade, Vertigo 360, offers riders a soaring, upside-down view of Monterey Bay while adding to the park’s growing lineup of attractions. Along the way, Lily Belli samples several new food offerings, from smash burgers and smoked brisket to beignets and dirty sodas, highlighting the Boardwalk’s expanding culinary options.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
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Santa Carla never dies: ‘The Lost Boys’ return home
After “The Lost Boys” first transformed Santa Cruz into Santa Carla, fans from around the world still make the pilgrimage to the Beach Boardwalk and Atlantis Fantasyworld. The final installment of Lookout’s series explores the movie’s enduring cult following, the return of Frog Brother Jamison Newlander and why the annual beach screening has become a summer ritual.
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‘The Lost Boys’: How Santa Cruz became Santa Carla
Forty years after “The Lost Boys” transformed Santa Cruz into the fictional vampire haven of Santa Carla, the cult classic still pulses through the town’s identity. Part 1 of a three-part series explores the film’s enduring lure, outsider mythology and the strange cultural magic of 1980s Santa Cruz.
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Weekender: Luminous beach parties, Vegan Challenge winners and name a beer for Scotts Valley
Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out in Santa Cruz County this weekend.
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to host 45th annual clam chowder cook-off
Just in time to take the edge off the cold, rainy weather blanketing the region, Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation is bringing the annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off back to the Beach Boardwalk this Saturday and Sunday.
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I made Santa Cruz the setting for two chapters of my novel – here’s why
Max Talley, a writer living in Santa Barbara, set two pivotal chapters of his recent book “Peace, Love & Haight” in Santa Cruz. Here, he explains why the Beach Boardwalk and the drive north up Highway 1 figure into his hippie crime novel set in 1969.
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to host Winter Wonderland series of holiday events
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is hosting its Winter Wonderland celebration from Thursday through Jan. 4.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Report finds surfing contributes $194M to local economy but faces uncertain future; wineries still feeling CZU effects
A study spearheaded by Save the Waves Coalition and Black Surf Santa Cruz details surfing’s big local economic impact and outlines major threats from climate change, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her weekly look at Santa Cruz County business.
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Summer Luau returns to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with food, music and hula
The first of two Summer Luau events happens Friday at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
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Cocoanut Grove rebrands as ‘The Grove’
Santa Cruz’s iconic Cocoanut Grove rebrands as “The Grove,” to reflect its shift from mainly a ballroom to primarily a conference and event center, sparking a backlash among some locals.
