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September 10, 2025
Shore Thing
High Tide rolls in as “the signature restaurant with a quintessential coastal dining experience,” while Low Tide provides “a casual refuge..."
September 3, 2025
Hard Restart
Martinelli’s is ready to party like it’s…1858. Way back then, the O.G. Watsonville operation was all about its hard cider.
August 27, 2025
Life and Death Boxing
Lance Ebert and Mikey Adams are introducing a pop-up residency called Death Box in the former Alderwood in the heart of downtown.
August 20, 2025
Summer Bummer
Time-honored neighborhood nexus Seabright Social closes Sept. 1, as the Murray Street Bridge retrofit has made slim profit margins impossible.
August 12, 2025
Roadhouse Rules
At Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn, new owners are learning the ropes and listening to locals about what they want.
August 6, 2025
Clawing Back
Crab fishermen hauled in $1.4 million worth of catch as central California waters were closed to conventional crab gear to prevent whale entanglements.
July 29, 2025
Tight Company
Octavio “Tavo” Guerrero of The Buzz makes it his mission to serve Santa Cruz’s vegan community top-shelf plant-based sushi.
July 23, 2025
Chai Harder
Perhaps the most aromatic and interactive corner of a grocery store in Santa Cruz County materializes at the Seabright Staff of Life a few times a month.