New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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The unentitled kids: California’s new generation of star college applicants
The students in this high school are the children of mostly low-wage immigrant workers. But they’re pursuing big college dreams as a new generation that’s reshaping the face of higher education.
COVID-19 updates in Santa Cruz County: Infections, hospitalizations, deaths and demographic data
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Looking back at 2021: April-June
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Restaurants, distilleries bracing for changes in alcohol distribution, consumption laws
Starting Jan. 1, restaurants, distilleries and consumers throughout California will be dealing with changes to the state’s booze laws. These include tightened restrictions on to-go beverages and a renewal of the prohibition on shipping spirits within the state.
Looking back at 2021: January-March
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
A taste of honey: California Honeydrops return to Santa Cruz for three-show run
At a loss on what to do as 2021 turns to 2022? Between the Honeydrops’ R&B-soul blend and the White Album Ensemble’s late-period Beatles, Wallace Baine has a few ideas to get you rockin’ into New Year’s.
The rise in all-cash offers for Santa Cruz homes — what can regular people do?
Anyone trying to purchase a home in Santa Cruz County recently might have seen their dream-home desires thwarted by a competing all-cash offer. Why is this happening … and what can non-millionaires do about it?
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.
Unsung Santa Cruz: Love, loss & grieving … the story of a beloved bus driver who ‘vanished’ as COVID emerged
Domingo Tovar was the second person in Santa Cruz County to die of COVID-19. As the two-year mark nears of his unexpected passing in April 2020, his family and friends still grapple with how loss unfolded at the beginning of a little-understood pandemic.

