March for the Dream in Downtown Santa Cruz to honor MLK Jr.
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz County Branch of the NAACP will commemorate the life and legacy of iconic civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. later in January with a march down Pacific...
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Aptos girls soccer team storms past Mountain View | Local Roundup
Emily Santiago scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored four unanswered goals to rally for a 5-2 nonleague win over visiting Mountain View on Tuesday. Alexa Castaneda had a goal and two...
View ArticleLegendary punk rock band descends on NorCal for several concerts
The Black Flag lineup has changed quite a bit over the decades. Most notably, it no longer includes one of the most iconic singers in punk rock history — the mighty Henry Rollins, who many readers best...
View ArticleCalendar of Events | Felton Music Hall sends in a clown
FELTON Felton Music Hall sends in a clown By now, most people have heard Smokey Robinson’s “The Tears of a Clown.” Puddles Pity Party is the living embodiment of that song, not just because he is a sad...
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West Coast Travel: 10 hot new hotels and restaurants are headed our way in 2025
There’s something so shiny and sparkly about a new year — and we’re not just talking sequins and disco balls. That fresh start feeling goes for the world of travel, too. The new year will bring a...
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Photo | Santa Cruz celebrants welcome 2025 at the Town Clock
Revelers ring in 2025 at the Santa Cruz Town Clock. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel)A woman twirled with a sparkler at midnight Wednesday as revelers rang in 2025 at the Santa Cruz Town Clock. The...
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New year brings new life to Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ — More than 800 babies are born at Watsonville Community Hospital every year with some waiting until just after the stroke of midnight to join the New Year’s celebration. Ailany Galilea,...
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Year in Review: Measure Z soda tax passed by Santa Cruz voters
SANTA CRUZ — Despite the opposition committee raising nearly $2 million to prevent Measure Z or the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax from passing into law, a majority of city of Santa Cruz voters approved...
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Year in Review: Pro-Palestinian protesters form camp at UC Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ — Like students at college campuses across the state and the country, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gathered in Quarry Plaza on the university’s campus around noon on May 1 and swiftly...
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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Rose pruning schedule posted The Monterey Bay Rose Society will be hosting its Annual Rose Pruning Classes. American Rose Society Consulting Rosarians and Master Rosarians will...
View ArticleRockfish season has closed, but plenty of fishing options remain | Fish Rap
Happy New Year! As of Wednesday this week, rockfish season is closed in all depths. Boating anglers can still go on the hunt for flatfish. Sanddabs are adequate delicious, though small. Luckily, when...
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Winter plants that prep for spring blossoms
The snake flower (Bulbine frutescens ‘Hallmark’) blooms from spring to fall, with orange and yellow blossoms providing a contrast for the muted colors of a succulent garden bed. (Courtesy Tom...
View ArticlePhoto | Gulls soar over Santa Cruz’s San Lorenzo River
A flock of gulls lifts off from the San Lorenzo River near the Riverside Avenue Bridge by downtown Santa Cruz. The San Lorenzo River, with its source near Castle Rock State Park in the Santa Cruz...
View ArticlePhoto | Lights still glimmer on State Street in Santa Cruz amid seasonal...
Holiday lights brighten State Street near the corner of Columbia in Santa Cruz this week. Many residents have removed their seasonal displays, but the vestiges still remain in many yards throughout the...
View ArticleNew study ranks climate risk at Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, county road network
SANTA CRUZ — After more than a year of work, transportation experts in Santa Cruz County are seeking the public’s feedback on a recently-released report identifying stretches of the unincorporated road...
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Santa Cruz Wharf to reopen to the public Saturday
SANTA CRUZ — After a structural assessment was completed of the Santa Cruz Wharf after about 150 feet of the structure’s south end fell into the ocean Dec. 23., the city of Santa Cruz announced...
View ArticleCommunity Foundation taking donations for Santa Cruz Wharf workers, harbor...
SANTA CRUZ — With around 400 workers affected by the closure of the Santa Cruz Wharf and numerous Santa Cruz Harbor residents displaced by the high swell event Dec. 23, the Community Foundation Santa...
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Short-handed Harbor boys basketball team stumbles against Greenfield | Local...
Junior center Will Roden scored a team-high 12 points, but the short-handed and youth-laden Harbor High boys basketball team suffered a 71-44 nonleague loss to visiting Greenfield on Thursday....
View ArticleSanta Cruz County Fair manager announces resignation
The 14th District Agricultural Association/Santa Cruz County Fair Board of Directors announced Friday that it has accepted the resignation of CEO/Fair Manager Zeke Fraser, effective Feb. 2. A release...
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City urges residents to report Santa Cruz Wharf debris, commemorations
SANTA CRUZ — With debris from the Dec. 23 collapse of the Santa Cruz Wharf washing up on the coast at least as far as Manresa State Beach, the city of Santa Cruz is urging those that find wharf-related...
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