Esperanza del Valle to highlight Veracruz in new show
For decades, Watsonville-based Mexican folklórico group Esperanza del Valle (EDV) has been learning from master dance instructors from Mexico.
One of these teachers, Daniel del Valle Hernandez, will join Esperanza for its upcoming show, “Homenaje a Veracruz,” which is scheduled for Nov. 12 and 13...
Renaissance grads relish opportunity to continue studies
WATSONVILLE—At Renaissance High School 56 students graduated this year and took part in an unorthodox drive-through ceremony June 3 to pick up their diplomas. First-year principal Deanna Young said dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, especially as graduation approached, called for tremendous resources at her...
Five Star Catering offering holiday gift boxes
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville’s Five Star Catering is currently offering a curated gift box for the holidays.
The Holiday Local’s Box supports eight Santa Cruz County businesses that have been negatively affected by the pandemic.
Products include handmade Pecan Snowballs from Edith Meyer Wedding Cakes, fair trade organic...
PVUSD budget shows declining enrollment
According to PVUSD Chief Business Officer Joe Dominguez, the district has 340 fewer students than last year, far more than the 191 district officials predicted would be lost to a new charter school that opened in August.
Bridge Street median project nears completion
WATSONVILLE—A three-phase, two-year project to beautify the lengthy median strip that divides the east and westbound lanes of Bridge Street will wrap up Thursday.
Michael Johnson of Watsonville’s landscape water conservation program said the project began in 2019 at Bridge Street and Joyce Drive. It...
Officers balancing enforcement, education of COVID-19 orders
Additional reporting by Todd Guild
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—With the onset of warmer, sunny days, droves of people have been showing up at area beaches and parks, especially on weekends, even as the shelter-in-place order has hit day 41.
And beginning April 25, Santa Cruz County also...
Honoring MLK: Hundreds attend annual march in Santa Cruz
Before hundreds of people began a march Monday morning in downtown Santa Cruz to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a solemn hush fell over the crowd as political chanting briefly ceased and the good-natured whooping died down.
“Finally,” 6-year-old Brianna Hodgkins said, sitting astride...
New giant mural celebrated in Pajaro
Community Bridges and Hijos del Sol, a Salinas-based community art group, were part of a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday in Pajaro to celebrate the completion...
