Opening day on the way
For many, the Santa Cruz County Fair is an event as timeless as the local agricultural community that inspires it.
Cops double down on drunk drivers during holiday
To help quell an expected uptick in holiday-fueled drunk driving, Watsonville Police Department is partnering with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over program.
Broadway hits and dancing bits
The Santa Cruz Follies will return with their annual show, this year named “Best of Broadway: Then and Now,” Wednesday through Saturday at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
Aptos Chamber announces annual award recipients
The Aptos Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of its annual awards.
Playing in the street
Community members enjoy milling along Brennan Street Sunday during Open Streets Watsonville where Watsonville Police closed off a section of the street to motor traffic to allow for pedestrian and bike traffic to roam freely.
The seeds of creativity
Local artist and curator Janet Fine came up with the idea for her latest exhibit over a year ago. Back then, she had no idea what a challenging, unusual experience it would be.
Begonia Festival calls it quits, for now
The final Capitola Begonia Festival wrapped up Monday with the traditional Fishing Derby on the Capitola Wharf. The event, which peaks with the Nautical Parade on Sunday, has been a huge draw for crowds of all ages for the last 65 years.
Seeking adventure
Assuming Santa Cruz County would deliver its usual gloom for Monday’s solar eclipse, I played hooky from work, loaded my boys in the car and headed inland to San Jose.
Man shot, killed in Santa Cruz
A man was killed Monday night in Santa Cruz after he was shot multiple times at the San Lorenzo River levee.
Powerful storms clobber Central Coast
A string of strong winter storms slammed the Central Coast over the past several days, toppling power and communication lines, knocking down scores of...
