In a unanimous decision Tuesday, the Santa Cruz City Council denied an appeal by a local business owner that would have limited Woodhouse Blending and Brewing’s live music events, upholding the zoning commission’s decision to expand the Santa Cruz craft brewery’s use permit to allow outdoor entertainment. Local business owner Guy Mitchell and his wife, real estate agent Stacey Mitchell, said they don’t want to stop Woodhouse’s live music events completely, but do want to decrease the noise level, which they say has disrupted nearby businesses.
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Lily Belli on Food: A Watsonville classic reopens, downtown soft serve, Woodhouse at city hall
In her Tuesday newsletter, Lily Belli covers an expanded dining room and kitchen with the same neighborhood favorites at El Frijolito, the magic of real fruit at Nico’s Ice Cream in Santa Cruz, another chapter in Woodhouse Blending & Brewing’s pursuit of live music and more news and notes from our local food & drink scene.
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Neighbor planning housing development appeals city’s OK of live music at Woodhouse Brewing
After Santa Cruz’s planning commission voted in September to expand Woodhouse Blending & Brewing’s use permit to allow outdoor entertainment, a neighboring business owner has appealed the decision, expressing concern that the events would lower the value of an apartment complex he plans to someday build on the site. The city council will vote whether to uphold Woodhouse’s change of use on Nov. 19.
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In front of supporters, Woodhouse Brewing wins outdoor music OK
City planning commissioners voted unanimously on Thursday to expand Santa Cruz brewery Woodhouse Blending & Brewing’s use permit to allow live entertainment outside. Around 100 community members attended the public meeting to show their support, citing Woodhouse’s multicultural, family-friendly and community-oriented ethos during public comments.
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After city shut it down, live music could return to Santa Cruz’s Woodhouse Brewing
Live outdoor music could return to Santa Cruz’s Woodhouse Blending & Brewing, more than a year after the city shut it down. Woodhouse will go before the Santa Cruz Planning Commission on Thursday for approval after a noise complaint revealed it didn’t have a permit for hosting a popular series of concerts that started in the outdoor dining days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Woodhouse Brewing plans new satellite location on Santa Cruz’s Upper Westside
Four-year-old Santa Cruz brewery Woodhouse Blending & Brewing is moving forward with a satellite location in a small Westside shopping center near the entrance to UC Santa Cruz. The pizza restaurant and taproom was approved by the city’s zoning administration on Wednesday, and could open in early 2025.
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Permit woes silence popular live music at Woodhouse Brewing
Woodhouse Blending & Brewing has hosted multiple live music acts a week since it opened in 2020, earning it the Hip Hang Out of the Year NEXTies award in March. Now, after an anonymous complaint, the City of Santa Cruz has ordered all entertainment to stop until the business applies for an entertainment permit.
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Eaters Digest: Woodhouse X STS9 Wilder Santa Cruz Session IPA
As summer warms up, Santa Cruz’s Woodhouse Brewing releases a collaboration beer to celebrate next month’s two-night visit to UCSC’s Quarry Amphitheater by Sound Tribe Sector 9. Lily Belli has that and other local brews to try this week, plus local foodie events and more.
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Lily Belli on Food: Sampa Kitchen’s new spot, summer fun, road-tripping and passing back the baton
Hello eaters! Jessica M. Pasko here. It’s my last week writing this column as Lily has returned from parental leave. It’s been a fun four months; thanks for following along! I know she’s got lots of good things in store for you coming up and I can’t wait to read it all. Sampa Brazilian Kitchen […]
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Sampa Brazilian Kitchen opens on Branciforte
The Brazilian favorites you might’ve sampled at Woodhouse Brewing are all there at Sampa Kitchen’s new standalone Santa Cruz spot, plus an expanded selection of entrees, smoothies and more.