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This 1930s Fisherman's Cottage in Santa Cruz Once Served as a 'Dirty Harry' Film Set — Now, It's Been Reimagined for Contemporary Coastal Living

Chroma design studio and McGriff Architects layered this iconic weekend retreat with fine craftsmanship, plenty of local lore and painterly shades of blue

Santa Cruz, CA · 1d

The Coconut Mama

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57-year-old major supermarket chain location pulling out of California in November

California is adding another longtime location to the grocery store closures reshaping 2026. The Safeway at 6150 Bollinger Road in San Jose is expected to close permanently on or around…

San Jose, CA · 13d

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Locally-Sourced Butcher Shop and Gourmet Eatery Opens in Live Oak

Once solely focusing on cuts of pork and beef from well-known purveyors, including Stemple Creek Ranch and Niman Ranch, along with Mary’s organic chicken and Schwarz sausages, the newly expanded and renamed Carne in the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Live Oak is making visitors’ keto-inspired dreams come true.

Santa Cruz County, CA · 12d

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Lookout tasted 11 pumpkin pies in Santa Cruz County. These two are the best.

Every fall, while Americans argue over the best way to cook turkey, the real star of Thanksgiving sits quietly on the dessert table, waiting to be smothered in whipped cream. For many, stuffing a wedge of pumpkin pie or three down your pie hole is an essential part of the third Thursday in November. More pumpkin pies than poultry are eaten during this culinary holiday — 50 million pies versus a mere 46 million turkeys. While some consider a confection made from squash controversial, pumpkin pie fans far outweigh the naysayers. It’s the most popular holiday pie, beating out apple and pecan by double digits.

Santa Cruz County, CA · 5h

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Shop These 5 California Butcher Shops for Better Meat That Costs Less Than the Grocery Store

Sometimes the best steak you will ever cook comes from a small shop you almost drove right past. Across California, neighborhood butchers are quietly selling fresher, tastier meat for less than the big grocery chains charge. It feels like finding a secret that your wallet and your dinner plate will...

Sacramento, CA · 15h

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Phil's Fish Market & Eatery, one of the county's most celebrated restaurants, goes up for sale.

Phil’s Fish Market & Eatery is on the market. Known nationally for his cioppino—and for beating celebrity chef Bobby Flay in a “throwdown”—Phil DiGirolamo opened the popular restaurant in 1982 in Moss Landing, moving to a historic downtown Castroville location in 2022. DiGirolamo also listed...

Castroville, CA · 3d

The Salinas Californian

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Alvarado Street Brewery unveils its 'forever home'

A new chapter for one of Monterey County's business success stories begins this weekend with the grand opening of Alvarado Street Brewery's new 32,000-square-foot facility in Castroville, a major expansion the brewery is calling its "forever home." The brewery, which owner and head brewer JC Hill started as a homebrew operation less than 20 years ago, is moving the bulk of its beer production and packaging to Castroville, where the operations will share space with a new tasting room. "This is our new forever home where we will make the vast majority of our beer," said Hill during an interview earlier this week. Known as "The Plant," the new facility will become the company's primary production facility and headquarters. The new location will be Alvarado Street Brewery's largest in the Monterey Bay area. Its production facility on Dayton Street in Salinas has largely wound down, Hill said, yet the tasting room there remains in operation. Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro located in the Carmel Plaza, showcases some of the brewery's more experimental and German-forward beers. Its scenic location with an Art Deco interior in downtown Salinas, was last year rebranded Alvarado Street Brewery Taproom. Located in the heart of downtown

Castroville, CA · 3d

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South San Jose's Raptor Fest Returns With Free Falconry Shows, Wildlife Booths

Birds of prey are set to take over Rancho San Vicente in South San Jose on November 14, as Santa Clara County Parks and the Peninsula Open Space Trust team up for Raptor Fest, a free celebration running from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event features a sit-and-listen educational presentation by Master Falconer Kenny Elvin, with a flight demonstration possible depending on conditions, and booths from a roster of Bay Area wildlife nonprofits.

San Jose, CA · 16h

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Watching The Librarians With Librarians During Banned Books Week

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the middle of Banned Books Week, three intrepid high school seniors—Laird Bowser, Alec Thomsen, and Devin Protti—spearheaded a sold-out benefit screening of the 2025 documentary The Librarians in Santa Cruz, California. In collaboration with Bookshop Santa Cruz, the Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz, and Santa Cruz Public Libraries, their efforts raised $5,248 for the purchasing of banned and challenged books for Santa Cruz City school libraries.

Santa Cruz, CA · 1d

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Eat, Drink, Savor: Wind Chime Foods and ‘mindful cooking’

The baking skills behind Wind Chime Foods’ granolas and sourdough flatbreads trace back to one of owner Ann Fata’s earliest memories: cooking up a box cake with a classmate for her pregnant third-grade teacher. But the breakthrough came through a little advice from her grandmother. “She was into...

Hollister, CA · 2d

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Six Flags Reaches $11.2 Million Settlement Over Hidden Processing Fees — Here’s Who Qualifies for a Payout

California residents who purchased tickets online for Knott’s Berry Farm or California’s Great America are entitled to cash payments

California · 35m

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The Tiny California Restaurant That Hungry Locals Happily Drive Hours Just To Reach

There are restaurants you stumble into by accident, and then there are restaurants people plan their entire weekends around, and Carnitas Michoacán in Gilroy, California, is very much the second kind. Nobody drives two hours for food they feel neutral about. That’s just not how humans work. When...

Gilroy, CA · 2d

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A new Scotts Valley arcade is betting on the enduring appeal of analog play

On Halloween, bikes piled up outside Coin Drop Arcade as kids and adults in costume streamed into the new Scotts Valley business. Inside, pinball machines chimed over 1980s dance music as players took turns at arcade basketball and claw games. Coin Drop Arcade owner Kacey Lewis spent three hours straight...

Scotts Valley, CA · 2d

Tabby's Pantry

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After 57 Years, a Longtime California Grocery Store Is Locking Its Doors for Good

Safeway says it will close its store at 6150 Bollinger Road in San Jose on or around November 13, 2026. The closure affects a longtime neighborhood grocery store, while the company says employees will be reassigned to nearby locations.

San Jose, CA · 5d

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Gilroy Diners Know The Garlic Fries At Westside Grill Taste Like Hometown Pride

Gilroy has spent decades telling the world it is the Garlic Capital of the World, and the locals take that title seriously. So when a neighborhood grill earns a loyal following in this town, people notice. The spot in question sits on a busy corner on the west side of...

Gilroy, CA · 4d

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Making His Mark on Santa Cruz

For over a decade, Santa Cruz native, artist, illustrator and graphic designer Shaun Logan—also known as Slogan—has been crafting vibrant murals in Santa Cruz’s most iconic spots, including the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and the Catalyst Club. The 44-year-old local artist has found great success in the county, and his art can be seen in some of Santa Cruz’s most iconic spots.

Santa Cruz, CA · 3d

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New Trails Open Nearly 80 Acres at Quail Hollow

FELTON — Nearly 80 acres of previously inaccessible public open space opened to hikers Oct. 26 with the debut of the Pace Wilderness Trails at Quail Hollow Ranch County Park. Santa Cruz County Parks and District 5 Supervisor Monica Martinez celebrated the opening of approximately 6 miles of new...

Felton, CA · 3d

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Dungeness crab season opens this weekend

Get it while the getting is good! We have only until the end of December for rockfish/lingcod season, so it behooves us to make the best of any pleasant days we might enjoy between now and then. Weather and ocean conditions maybe the only hindering factor for local fishing. Short term forecasts indicate a week of “pleasant days” ahead. The bite is still “ON,” and continues for a wide variety of species.

Santa Cruz, CA · 4d

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