Looking back on 2024: the year in photos
We wanted to end the old year and ring in the new one with a collection of photos from notable events from2024.
And what a year it was! Just a few months after local officials celebrated the reopening of the Capitola Wharf after months of...
This Week in Pajaro Valley’s Past, June 11
25 years ago on June 11, 1996
The Agricultural History Project’s Farm Implement Shed was completed and ready for dedication. Located just inside the fairgrounds’ main entrance, it is now used mainly for exhibits, but will eventually display large, antique farm implements. They will include...
Briefs: East Beach Street work; handball tournament
Handball Tournament is this weekend
The Watsonville Handball Tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at Emmett Court, 37 Sudden St., behind the PV Arts gallery.
Singles take place on Saturday, with doubles on Sunday. Matches start at 10am.
The grand prize is $900.
The player entry fee...
PHOTOS: Watsonville celebrates Mexican Independence Day
Live music and folkloric dance performances unfolded in Watsonville Plaza Friday evening thanks to the Watsonville Film Festival and Cabrillo College’s Hispanic Serving Institution Week. Mexican Fiesta was a two-hour free family event that featured Mariachi Juvenil Corazón Jaliscience from Hollister and Laura Rebolloso,...
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County announces $320K in grants
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County announced $320,000 in grants issued by the Rise Together Fund for Racial Equity. Over the course of three granting cycles, the foundation has now awarded $1.1 million to the coalition.
Founded in 2020, Rise Together is a coalition of Black,...
Briefs: Farm to Cafeteria Festival; Aromas Holiday Festival
Aromas Holiday Festival is Nov. 18-19
Aromas Hills Artisans is inviting the public to the Aromas Holiday Festival, taking place 10am-4pm Nov. 18-19 at the Aromas Grange, 400 Rose Ave.
This year’s show will include handmade artwork and creations, and artists will be present to show...
County Supervisors begin budget hearings
When voters approved Measure K during the March election, they expected the half-cent sales tax to fund several areas of services in both the cities and the unincorporated parts of Santa Cruz County, as promised by its backers.
This included $1 million annually each for...
A look at artist Coeleen Kiebert and students
The artwork of Coeleen Kiebert, a long-running sculptor and educator in the Monterey Bay Area, is the center of focus in the latest exhibit at Pajaro Valley Arts, “Art & Spirit.”
The show showcases Kiebert’s legacy and the work of her longtime students, highlighting art...
Man arrested in Capitola assault
A Capitola man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted two people with a metal pipe on Sept. 18.
Antwain Tiliman, 55, was charged with attempted...
