Renowned blues guitarist arrives in Watsonville
On Saturday, internationally renowned blues guitarist Chris Cain will be bringing his style of jazz-tinged, blues-soaked guitar and vocals to the renovated ballroom of the Appleton Grill.
Holiday Lights returns to Fairgrounds Nov. 25
WATSONVILLE—Work is underway at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in preparation for the annual Holiday Lights drive-thru light show.
Born out of the 2020 Covid lockdowns as a way for the community to celebrate the season safely, the event invites families to drive though colorful...
Open Studios Art Tour coming soon
Each year during the first three weekends in October, the public is invited to a free countywide self-guided art tour. Arts Council Santa Cruz County’s 37th annual Open Studios Art Tour features 322 artists who will open their studios across Santa Cruz County.
The tour...
College Lake pipeline project shifts onto Riverside Drive
Starting Monday, construction work on the College Lake Pipeline Project in Watsonville will move onto Riverside Drive for the next six months.
With around five miles of the pipeline now completed, and a mile left to go, the project will provide a 30-inch water main...
County health officials: avoid the ER unless seriously ill
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County public health officials are asking that anyone with asymptomatic or mild coronavirus cases—or other non-serious illnesses—stay home and avoid unnecessary trips to already burdened hospital emergency departments.
The county also renewed its call for everyone eligible to get vaccinated or...
PHOTO: Bald eagle takes perch in Santa Cruz
A bald eagle takes a high perch in a eucalyptus tree at Twin Lakes, near East Cliff Drive and 9th Avenue in Santa Cruz on New Year’s Day. Such birds are an uncommon sighting in Santa Cruz County. A pair of nesting bald eagles...
Crews begin replacing Bridge Street median
The days are numbered for the notoriously green median on Bridge Street.
PVUSD Trustees place officers back on high school campuses
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District will return School Resource Officers (SROs) to Watsonville and Aptos high school campuses, and pair them with mental health workers.
The district’s Board of Trustees approved the plan after a late-night special meeting with hours of impassioned public testimony inside...
PVUSD Trustees to revisit teacher layoff vote
A little more than one week after voting to eliminate roughly 80 teacher positions, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will...
