Big trees in focus
“Big Trees,” an art exhibit assembled by the San Lorenzo Valley Museum, is now showing at the Santa Cruz County Building.
Day of the Dead exhibit returns at Pajaro Valley Arts
The annual “Mi Casa es Tu Casa” exhibit, centered around Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a traditional holiday in Mexico, has opened at Pajaro Valley Arts in Watsonville.
“Mi Casa es Tu Casa: Honoring Our Ancestors” features a range of participants, including...
Two seriously injured in major 3-car crash
WATSONVILLE—Two people were seriously injured in a dramatic three-vehicle crash early Thursday on Freedom Boulevard.
Watsonville Police Sgt. Donny Thul said the male driver of a white SUV was traveling north on Freedom Boulevard north of Stanford Street around 6:30 a.m. when he attempted a...
Community rallies around garden and kitchen project at Starlight
Last February, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees approved bringing the Emeril Lagasse Culinary Garden and Teaching Kitchen project to Starlight Elementary School, aiming to teach local students how to grow, prepare and cook their own food.
The project, founded by the...
Updated public safety sales tax coming to voters in March 2020
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday placed the updated half-cent public safety sales tax on the March 3 ballot.
The vote was as contentious as the hour-and-a-half discussion. The decision passed 4-3, with Mayor pro-tem Rebecca Garcia and councilmembers Trina Coffman-Gomez and Ari Parker dissenting.
Those...
Man arrested with sniper rifle
A Santa Cruz man was arrested Tuesday after police officers found a high-powered rifle in his hotel room.
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Food: Bantam
My wife Sarah and I recently had a great dinner at Bantam on the west side of Santa Cruz. Opened in 2012 Bantam, 1010 Fair Ave.,...
Bonny Doon woman dies in crash
A 34-year-old Santa Cruz woman died in a solo vehicle crash in the mountains north of Santa Cruz Saturday.
Photo story: heavy winds batter region
A crew from Pacific Gas & Electric monitor traffic flow along Rodeo Gulch Road in Soquel Saturday where five trees fell across the roadway and power lines during heavy weather. Emergency officials have been responding to numerous reports of trees and limbs crashing into...
A parade of dancers in Zacatecas
As our one-week August vacation was nearing an end in Zacatecas, Mexico, my wife Sarah and I had been to around 20 dance performances...
