From bike shops that keep wheels spinning to gyms that leave you feeling empowered, surf shops stacked with gear and u-pick farms bursting with fresh goodies, the 2025 Lookout List: Activities & ...

For more than 40 years, Dag Weiser's Market Street house in Santa Cruz was a dazzling display of creativity and charm every Halloween. But now the house has been sold, and a great local tradition ...

James Smallwood, suspected to killing his father, was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail last week after he was ...

In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident expresses reservations about the city's Measure C ballot initiative and urges a vote instead for Measure B.

After years of studies, the RTC published its final report on a proposed passenger train this month ahead of a December ...

A buttery, smoke-kissed fish dish from Yakitori Toriman is Lily Belli's recommended local bite this week, and her Friday ...

Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County this weekend and into ...

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Lookout assembled a list of several Santa Cruz County nonprofits, organizations and restaurants that are helping to fill the gap by offering free meals, groceries and other services to those who lose ...