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Year: 2023

Holidays Local News Valley People 

San Lorenzo Valley Cookie Project Delivers a Little Joy

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Holiday cookie baking project brings joy to those in need. Ryan Okrant and Valley Churches team up to deliver care packages in the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Ryan Okrant My mother and her friends began the original Cookie Project in the late 80s in conjunction with Valley Churches United (VCU). Volunteers baked all kinds of cookies then gathered together to… Read More
Felton covered Bridge park pump track Local News Parks 

Felton Pump Track Proposal Headed to Board of Supervisors

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The Felton Pump Track proposal will be up for vote at the next Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, December 12. The board will vote on whether or not to give Santa Cruz County Parks Department leaders the go-ahead to begin the process of implementing the track. View the supervisors’ agenda packet after it posts by noon on… Read More
Infrastructure Local News Wildlife 

Fall Creek Pedestrian Bridge Temporary Closure

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The Fall Creek Pedestrian Bridge between Fall Creek Drive and Farmer Street at the lower walk-in entrance to the Fall Creek Unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Valley High School will be closed from Monday, December 11 until Friday, December 22, 2023. Crews will be carrying out essential maintenance on the footbridge as part of the… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz: December 21-25

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Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Live music roundup for your holiday weekend December 21-25! Enjoy! Thursday, December 21 Boardwalk Winter WonderlandThursday – Monday | 12:00 – 5:00@SantaCruzBeachBoardwalk Solstice Celebration w/ Sugar by the Pound, Dirt Rakers & MoreViscosity GlassThursday, December 21 | 2:00 – 5:0013170 Highway 9, Boulder… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz: December 14 – 17

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Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Thursday, December 14 Lucas Lawson at Highway 1 BrewingThursday, December 14 | 4:00 – 7:00720 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero Free Elements at Shanty Shack BrewingThursday, December 14 | 5:00 – 7:00138 Fern St., Santa Cruz Shawn Yanez at Chaminade ResortThursday, December 14 | 5:30… Read More
Economy Election 2024 Local News 

Proposed Sales Tax Increase for Unincorporated Santa Cruz County

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Measure slated for the March 5, 2024 Primary Election. In a move to bridge a shortfall in the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24 passed by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors in June, the Board voted unanimously on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 to place a half-cent sales tax measure on the March 5, 2024 Primary Election ballot. The… Read More
Books Boulder Creek Columns History 

Remembering the White Cockade Scottish Pub: Recipes, Photos, and Recollections

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One Hundred Thousand Welcomes! A Legendary Boulder Creek Watering Hole Remembered. By Julie Horner In days past, anyone traveling deep in the forest along Upper Highway 9 in Boulder Creek might spot The White Cockade Scottish Pub biding beside the roadway with its front door painted bright blue and emblazoned with a white X, the Saltire, representing the St. Andrews… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz: December 7-10

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Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Julie Horner Thursday, December 7 The Jamissaries at Shanty Shack BrewingThursday, December 7 | 5:00 – 7:00138 Fern St., Santa Cruz Matt Hartle at Discretion BrewingFirst Thursdays | 5:30 – 7:302703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel Slow Coast Trio at VinoCruzThursdays |… Read More