Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and opinion from contributors.
Sunday Reads Archive
Sunday Reads: Tammi Brown’s second chance; Pride committee’s big parade misstep
SUNDAY READS June 16, 2024 After a brush with death, singer Tammi Brown embraces her second chance at life Just nine months ago, beloved Santa Cruz jazz/gospel vocalist Tammi Brown was in such dire condition after a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis that she was preparing to die. But not only does a “miraculous” healing journey […]
Sunday Reads: What’s next for Colligan Theater; Claudia Sternbach on consulting a psychic
SUNDAY READS June 9, 2024 In the post-Jewel era, what is to become of the Colligan Theater? By Wallace Baine The City of Santa Cruz is now actively considering proposals for a new tenant for the Colligan Theater at the Tannery Arts Center. Whoever takes over the space will have to contend with significant challenges […]
Sunday Reads: Rispin Mansion’s park facelift; navigating loss
SUNDAY READS June 2, 2024 A historic new park begins another chapter in the bizarre saga of Capitola’s Rispin Mansion No, the Rispin Mansion won’t be reopening to the public, but the City of Capitola is undertaking an ambitious overhaul of the riparian land surrounding it, including a restoration of the mansion’s famous grand staircase, […]
Sunday Reads: Giant Dipper at 100; pushing county jails to resume family contact visits
Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning staff and opinion from contributors.
Sunday Reads: A farewell to Jewel Theatre; Claudia Sternbach returns
SUNDAY READS May 5, 2024 After 20 years and more than 70 productions, Santa Cruz’s Jewel Theatre prepares for one last curtain call By Wallace Baine The moment has finally come for Santa Cruz’s Jewel Theatre Company. After announcing last year that its current season would be its last, Jewel prepares for its final show. […]
Sunday Reads: Sandy Stone’s astonishing journey; opinion on rail and trail
Specially curated stories from Lookout correspondents and opinion from contributors.
Sunday Reads: Storm update; fire survivor’s memoir; delivering the bad news of cancer
SUNDAY READS February 4, 2024 The predicted storm was settling in over Santa Cruz County on Sunday morning, bringing with it increasingly high winds that threatened to take down trees and power lines across the county. And with rainfall totals inching up, the National Weather Service posted a flood warning for the San Lorenzo River. […]
Sunday Reads: Kuumbwa’s influential Shaper and finding peace through painting
Specially curated stories and opinion from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and contributors.
Sunday Reads: Santa Cruz County in pixels; cancer’s agonizing wait
Specially curated stories and opinion from Lookout correspondents and contributors.
