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If you haven’t seen them yet, you probably will soon. Downtown Streets Team – Santa Cruz is up and running and hitting the streets picking up trash and debris. Downtown Streets Team is a volunteer work experience program providing employment development, extended case management, and basic needs stipends to men and women experiencing homelessness. The “Teams” work […]
Santa Cruz, like so many communities, is focusing a lot of energy on housing. From the City’s Work-plan and the Chamber’s Community Leadership Visits to the 180/2020 plan and the Smart Solutions to end homelessness’ All In Plan, the question of how to effectively grow the housing stock and work to provide housing for all, seems […]
June 21st marked the 30th Anniversary of the beloved Lost Boys vampire movie filmed in Santa Cruz. Downtown, Atlantis Fantasyworld and the Downtown Info Kiosk held costume contests. Special garlic cookies to ward off the vampires were provided by the Pacific Cookie Company! Check out our awesome contestants! Grandpa took home the main prize of […]
By Edible Monterey Bay June 13, 2017 – Great news for fans of Kickin Chicken. The late night Santa Cruz fried chicken and waffles delivery service will open its first bricks and mortar restaurant in July, with a second location planned to open in 2018.“Now that we are going to have our own space, we can really […]
BY CHRISTINA WATERS POSTED ON JUNE 13, 2017 The mid-century building at 204 Church St. offers plenty of creamy natural light and a vintage footprint for what will be downtown’s newest wine tasting location. Before its current transformation into Birichino Tasting Room—in progress—the long, high-ceilinged space was home to Blodgett Travel, and more recently housed Pure […]
