Santa Cruz Follies returns for 63rd year
At 63 years, the Santa Cruz Follies is the longest-running organization that uses the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, said director Kris Wheeler.
Activities lined up for Dia de Muertos celebration
Live music, dance performances, community altars and family activities will fill the afternoon in Watsonville Plaza Friday during the annual Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration.
Hosted by Watsonville Film Festival, the sixth annual event will also feature a free showing of the...
Aptos artist brings color to fitness club
Sally Vaughn is showcasing her paintings in a new exhibit at the Cabrillo Fitness Club, 6200 Soquel Drive in Aptos.
Wine & Roses hits 40th year
The 40th annual Evening of Wine & Roses unfolded Saturday night at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. Put on by the Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley, the event serves as a fundraiser in support of health and wellness services for the Pajaro Valley.
Guests...
Historic boat back home at Monterey Bay
The Western Flyer is a 77-foot wooden boat made famous by expeditions of author John Steinbeck and his biologist friend Ed Ricketts.
The purse seiner has now found a new home in the Monterey Bay.
Built in Tacoma, Wash., in 1937 to fish for sardines in...
Couple asks for decorations to be returned
In the wake of last year’s rains that battered the Santa Cruz Mountains, Stephanie and Dave Casper of Aptos were eager to bring a bit of light to their community this holiday season. Unfortunately, someone chose to intervene.
Volunteers gather to repair vandalized Black Lives Matter mural
Around 300 people joined forces to repair a giant Black Lives Matter mural Sunday in downtown Santa Cruz.
The work was a community response to the mural being damaged by two men in what prosecutors described as a hate crime for felony vandalism when they...
PHOTO: Murphy Road temporarily closed
Workers from Public Works of Monterey County have closed Murphy Road where it crosses the Pajaro River. County spokeswoman Maia Carroll said officials expect the current storm system to increase the level of the Pajaro River enough to overtop Murphy Road. The low water...
Dutra takes lead in bid to keep District 6 seat
Updated 11/6 at 10am
Watsonville City Councilman Jimmy Dutra held on to his lead Wednesday in the race to keep his District 6 seat against challenger Trina Coffman-Gomez, increasing his lead to just over 54% of the vote, early results showed Thursday.
Dutra, who also...
Letters to the Editor Nov. 14-20
PVUSD cuts necessary
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is finally being forced to face financial reality. Many of the positions now being eliminated were...
