2 rollovers in less than 24 hours
A pair of vehicle rollovers kept emergency workers busy inside of an 18-hour block in Watsonville.
Utility pole fire snarls traffic on Riverside
A booming explosion atop a utility pole knocked out power and triggered a fire Friday on Riverside Drive in Watsonville.
Local band releases debut full-length album
Among the musical acts that performed at the first Power of Flower Festival at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in July was Pan Dulce, a band that has, in its short career, made quite a name for itself.
Local landscaper gets national recognition
K&D Landscaping has spent more than three decades improving ground cover for homes and businesses throughout the Monterey Bay. Now, they have a cover of their own: Emblazoned across the front of the August edition of the nationally distributed Lawn & Landscape magazine is Justin White, CEO of K&D on Hangar Way.
City raises campaign finance limits
In next year’s city-wide elections voters will be able to donate up to $500, a $100 increase from the previous limit passed in 2010. The limit will increase by $25 every two years starting in 2022.
Female artists in their prime
The artwork of women over 60 years old has been collected into a new exhibit at the R. Blitzer Gallery on the west side of Santa Cruz.
Try This | Sept. 13, 2019
A weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like.
Sept. 11, 2001: Paying respect
Following several tunes on bagpipes, scores of firefighters, garbed in their cumbersome turnouts, boots and helmets, climbed up and down a lengthy wood staircase at Seacliff State Beach — a symbolic gesture of the emergency crews that rushed into the World Trade Towers and raced up the stairs to rescue victims.
Are the inmates running the asylum?
If there was any doubt that the inmates are running the asylum in our administration right now, the group chat on the Signal messaging...
