Stepping up for veterans
Cold autumn rain did not dissuade a group of roughly two-dozen veterans who gathered Monday morning at Natural Bridges State Park for a 10-mile walk to Britannia Arms restaurant in Capitola.
The annual Journey for Change Veterans Day walk, launched about two decades ago, is...
Celebrating Brilliance
WRAP UP Santa Cruz County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez is part of a large crowd that showed up Saturday to celebrate the completion of the massive Watsonville Brillante mosaic mural project on the parking structure on Rodriguez and West Beach streets. Music, dancing, food trucks,...
Annual tour gives a taste of farming
The annual Open Farm Tour unfolded over the weekend in Santa Cruz County where 13 organic farms welcomed the public to showcase their growing operations, methods and products.
“Last year was just freaky, weather-wise, with all the rain and cold,” said Jean Thomas at Thomas...
Photo story: Salvation Army’s annual Share Your Holiday event gathers donations
Mariachi de Alma performs at the Share Your Holiday at the Elks Lodge in Watsonville Friday. Headed up by KSBW TV since 1986, the event—in conjunction with the Salvation Army—invited the public and businesses to contribute gifts, food and cash to help those in...
Santa Cruz County heads to the polls
Thousands of people lined up in elections offices, at drop boxes offices and polling stations throughout Santa Cruz County to cast their ballots in the 2024 Presidential Election.
Stay tuned to The Pajaronian for updated vote results starting around 8pm.
Watsonville kicks off Christmas season
Sierra and Derrick Rodriguez visit Santa and Mrs. Claus Saturday in East Lake Village Shopping Center during the annual Shop Small/Buy Local event. Live Music from the Pajaro Valley High Band, hay rides on a tractor provided by the Agricultural History Project, store specials,...
Holiday lights going up, coming on
Crews are busy at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds setting up for the annual Holiday Lights drive and walk-through.
The event starts Nov. 29 and runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.
“Because many of our guests have a Christmas Eve...
Demolishing the past for a new Starbucks
A piece of Watsonville’s history was torn to the ground Monday as a wrecking crew demolished the Taqueria Mi Tierra restaurant on Freedom Boulevard.
The...