Nonprofit kicks off First Friday in Seascape Village
A series of First Friday art shows will kick off in Seascape Village this summer thanks to Stable Life Services (SLS), a nonprofit aiming to support individuals with special needs and their caregivers.
First Friday is a monthly art tour featuring local artists in venues...
The 72nd Annual Winter Concert Series | Brad Gronroos, Conductor
Watsonville - Friday, December 13, 7:30pm @ Henry Mello Center for the Performing Arts And Featuring the WCB Youth Band
The Watsonville Community Band held its first summer Youth Band program in 2016. The success of that program led to its continuation during the school...
Salud Para La Gente gets $100K grant from Kaiser Permanente
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville-based health provider, Salud Para La Gente, has received a $100,000 grant as part of a $1 million distribution of funds to Santa Cruz County organizations from Kaiser Permanente.
The grants aim to increase access to healthcare for those who often don’t have health insurance, said...
Zameen at the Hangar celebrates soft opening
Popular mid-county Mediterranean restaurant expands to Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—Earlier this month, Zameen at the Hangar celebrated its official soft opening—quietly, and with little fanfare.
This was a deliberate move, said restaurant owner Ed Watson.
“We wanted to get people in gradually,” Watson said. “To make sure we knew...
CHP: DUI suspect rolled car, kept driving
A San Jose man was arrested Thursday for driving under the influence of alcohol after allegedly rolling his vehicle, and then driving to a Scotts Valley residence, California Highway Patrol Officer Sam Courtney said.
Fairy tales with a twist
Janie Scott, Director and Choreographer of Cabrillo Stage’s latest theater musical “Into the Woods,” admits she is a bit of a geek for Stephen Sondheim.
Little Trends Children’s Boutique opens Friday
WATSONVILLE—Sisters-in-law Araceli Gonzalez and Laura Espindola first had the idea to open their own business more than two years ago.
Both mothers with a passion for shopping, they wanted to open a shop full of products for young children and new (and expecting) mothers.
“We had...
Hearing begins in Pleasure Point kidnapping, murder case
SANTA CRUZ—The four men who investigators say kidnapped and murdered a Pleasure Point man two years ago appeared in court Tuesday for the first day of their preliminary hearing.
Stephen Lindsay, 28, Joshua Camps, 25, and brothers Kaleb and Kurtis Charters, 20 and 23, respectively,...
Watsonville parents gather hundreds of signatures for street safety improvements
WATSONVILLE—Concerned parents of students attending schools in downtown Watsonville are demanding that the City make drastic pedestrian safety improvements.
Maura Carrasco Leonor, a mother of a 14-year-old at Ceiba College Prep Academy, has for the last month helped circulate a petition that calls for the...
Male Athlete of the Year: St. Francis’ Nash Horton dominates after...
St. Francis graduate Nash Horton suffered a devastating and potential career-ending injury after he tore his right shoulder labrum at the beginning of the...
