The Dolphin Restaurant at the end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf will be demolished in order to fix pilings underneath it damaged in a December storm surge. The city hasn’t yet determined whether the restaurant, which has stood at the end of the wharf since 1963, will be rebuilt, and plans to bring the issue to the community in a “reimagining process” on how to use the space.
Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
Posted inBusiness & Technology
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Wharf seeks new pop-up vendors; downtown housing developments
The City of Santa Cruz is looking for vendors to run a small pop-up space near the entrance of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf this summer, Jessica M. Pasko writes in her latest business roundup. Plus, a major downtown Santa Cruz rental housing development begins accepting applications, while another developer proposes a 16-story tower. And plenty of business mixers are on the calendar this spring.
Posted inFood & Drink
Dolphin Restaurant, damaged in December storm surge, awaits its fate on Santa Cruz Wharf
A storm surge at the end of December damaged several pilings on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf directly under the Dolphin, a 63-year-old diner. The City of Santa Cruz, which owns the building and the wharf, hasn’t yet determined whether the Dolphin will need to be demolished and rebuilt in order to make repairs.
Posted inEnvironment
Juvenile salmon to be released Wednesday at Santa Cruz Wharf
State officials and the nonprofit Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project are set to release 160,000 juvenile chinook salmon off the Santa Cruz Wharf after dusk Wednesday, with the public invited to watch and learn more about efforts to boost the local population.
Posted inCoast Life
City aims to pilot Santa Cruz wharf to calmer waters after stormy few years
“We’re investing in building momentum this summer,” the City of Santa Cruz’s development manager says of goings-on at the wharf, where the balance between tourists and locals, new challenges and old wooden pilings, development and a fragile ecosystem are all part of the equation.
Posted inFood & Drink
Bait the hook: Dining renaissance underway at the Santa Cruz wharf
With the reopening of Stagnaro Brothers and Firefish Grill, a Humble Sea pop-up, Makai’s island grog and a summer concert series, the wharf is aiming to tempt Santa Cruz locals into the mix at the popular tourist haunt.
Posted inLatest News
Santa Cruz Wharf evacuated, portions of West Cliff Drive closed as storm batters Central California coast
Police and firefighters closed and evacuated the Santa Cruz Wharf on Thursday as high waves that followed behind Wednesday’s atmospheric river threatened public safety. In Santa Cruz, West Cliff Drive between Pelton and Almar was closed as waves washed over the area, sending large rocks onto the roadway.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Feds kick in $620K for Santa Cruz Wharf redevelopment
Aiming to fuel business growth, the Commerce Department has ticketed $620,000 for Santa Cruz, with the funds to be used for infrastructure improvements on the wharf.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz will seek grant funding for multi-use trail, fishing park on the wharf
To secure funding, projects must be within a half-mile of a “critically underserved community” — with few parks or an average household income under $56,982. The average household income in those he surrounding Beach Flats neighborhood is $45,000, according to city estimates.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz City Council moves ahead on wharf renovation plan
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
