Santa Cruz police have arrested a suspect in connection with the vandalism of The Neighbor’s pub in downtown Santa Cruz, which they are now calling a hate crime.
The Neighbor’s pub
The Neighbor’s pub vandalized only days after opening
The Neighbor’s pub was vandalized early Tuesday morning, only days after its soft opening last Thursday evening on Pacific Avenue near Laurel Street in downtown Santa Cruz. Seven years in the making, the opening of the pub marked the culmination of owner Frankie Farr’s tireless effort to bring an LGBTQ+-oriented bar to Santa Cruz and […]
Years in the making, The Neighbor’s gives LGBTQ+ community a long-awaited bar to belly up to
Thursday night’s very well attended soft opening of The Neighbor’s pub downtown was the culmination of seven years of work by owner Frankie Farr to give Santa Cruz’s LGBTQ+ community a primary gathering spot.
Let’s hang at The Neighbor’s: LGBT-centric cafe, pub would fill gap in Santa Cruz scene
Downtown Santa Cruz is sorely lacking in establishments catering to the LGBT community — something Frankie Farr is aiming to change with their plans for a “queer café and pub that gives back.”

