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Photo Story: Cars and Coffee

Rob and Jolynn Diepenbroek, with their dog, Loki, check out rows of early-day cars at the weekly Cars and Coffee event in East Lake...

Capitola celebrates new Park at Rispin Mansion

In the early 1980s, when her eponymous bakery was in its infancy, Gayle Ortiz learned that a developer planned to turn the land surrounding...

Countywide Ripple Effect Art Festival runs through April 26

A countywide celebration of visual and performing arts kicked off April 16 and will run through April 26.  The Ripple Effect Santa Cruz County Arts...

MVC hires experienced coach Joe Sturdivant, 40, to lead football program

Monte Vista Christian School on Tuesday announced it hired 40-year-old Joe Sturdivant as the new head football coach just in time for the upcoming...

Public defenders plan April 23 protest over caseloads, funding gaps

Public defenders in Santa Cruz County will join colleagues across California and the nation April 23 in a coordinated protest highlighting what they describe...

Graniterock polluted the Pajaro River, lawsuit alleges

Two environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing Granite Rock Company of violating the Clean Water Act for more than 1,000 days at...

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Public defenders plan April 23 protest over caseloads, funding gaps

Public defenders in Santa Cruz County will join colleagues across California and the nation April 23 in a coordinated protest highlighting what they describe...

Man shot on Freedom Boulevard Friday night

A man was taken to a trauma center Friday night after he was shot in the head while driving along Freedom Boulevard. According to radio...

Teen arrested in Feb. 8 shooting

A 15-year-old was arrested Wednesday on the 500 block of Rodriguez Street in connection with a Feb. 8 shooting. Watsonville police placed nearby Radcliff Elementary...

Suspect nabbed in stolen car

A wanted suspect out of Santa Cruz County has been arrested after Watsonville Police, aided by their Flock camera system, found him driving a...

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Steaming Artichokes

Lately, I see artichokes growing all along the coast in farms from the Pajaro Valley to Marina.  I think they’re an unusual food. One way that I’m familiar with eating them is to first dip the steamed leaf in butter or mayonnaise, then scrape the meat off of the inside...

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Photo Story: Cars and Coffee

Rob and Jolynn Diepenbroek, with their dog, Loki, check out rows of early-day cars at the weekly Cars and Coffee event in East Lake...

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