PHOTO: Italy in focus
A woman wanders through the crowd on stilts Saturday at the second annual Salinas Festa Italia, a one-day family street festival that features the food, live music and culture of Italy. “The importance of the festival has been dedicated to the importance of family...
New pizza shop opens in historic Pajaro location
PAJARO—The tiny town of Pajaro, nestled on the most northerly corner of Monterey County, just got its first pizzeria.
Thanks to a dream of Pajaro native and resident Eric Ramirez, fresh homemade pizzas are prepared in-house and baked in a brick oven at Idle Hour...
New mural welcomed at Ramsay Park
A large mural recently painted on the exterior wall of the Family Center at Ramsay Park was celebrated Friday.
City officials, student artists and others were on hand for the ribbon cutting for the 65-by-15-foot work, titled "The Bigger Picture.” It was created by 11...
Free library built in Pinto Lake County Park
WATSONVILLE—A trip to Pinto Lake County Park can include a picnic, time at the playground and a stroll along the lake.
Now, it can also include picking up – or dropping off – a book at a Little Free Library, which was installed on Sept....
City Council weighing multiple housing items Tuesday
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council at its Tuesday meeting is expected to loan Eden Housing $1 million to help the nonprofit developer build a 53-unit affordable apartment complex on Freedom Boulevard.
The loan would come from the City’s Successor Agency Housing Fund, which has a balance...
3-car pile-up slows Freedom Blvd.
WATSONVILLE—Firefighters were busy dealing with a 3-vehicle crash this morning on Freedom Blvd.
Watsonville Police traffic officer Sjon Tol said the male driver of a Mitsubishi Galant failed to notice traffic had stopped on southbound Freedom Boulevard just north of Main Street at 9:55 a.m....
Urban Dance Showcase returns to Aptos
The annual En Route Urban Dance Showcase returns to Cabrillo College’s Crocker Theater on Saturday for the fourth year running.
Report: Police, Fire spending Measure G funds wisely
WATSONVILLE—What will happen if Measure Y does not pass in next month’s election?
That question is difficult to answer, as Watsonville Administrative Services Director Cindy Czerwin said at Wednesday afternoon’s Measure G Oversight Committee meeting.
When pressed by committee Chair Rick Danna on the matter, Czerwin...
PHOTO: Quilt show returns to fairgrounds
The 2019 Pajaro Valley Quilt show was held this week at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
Monte Vista Christian School coach arrested
Monte Vista Christian School varsity basketball coach Hasan Houston was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of domestic battery, police records show.
City Council to consider utility rate increases
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider a series of utility rate increases over the next five years to fund infrastructure upgrades they...
