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Lily Belli on Food: Casalegno’s revival, La Placa's Scotts Valley move and Testicle Festival returns
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (471+ words) Welcome to Lily Belli on Food, a weekly food-focused newsletter from Lookout’s food and drink correspondent, Lily Belli. Keep reading for the latest local food news for Santa Cruz County – plus a few fun odds and ends from my own…...
Here’s everything you need to know about this weekend’s Watsonville Strawberry Festival
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (872+ words) Matching donation: Help fund 100 backpacks for local students in need → Become a member The annual Strawberry Festival returns to the streets of downtown Watsonville this weekend; here’s everything you need to know. The streets of downtown Watsonville will turn into…...
An evening of purpose, community, and celebration at the UCSC farm
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (206+ words) The UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology’s annual Farm to Fork Benefit Dinner takes place on the UC Santa Cruz Farm and Cowell Hay Barn on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. More than just a dinner, this gathering serves as…...
Matt Horn, Tyler Florence headline new barbecue festival in Moss Landing
1+ week, 4+ day ago (553+ words) The inaugural Black Smoke Invitational will bring celebrity chefs, pitmasters and live-fire cooking to Moss Landing on Sunday, pairing a barbecue competition with cooking demonstrations, unlimited tastings and live music. Organized by House of Black Smoke, the festival aims to…...
Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, July 23-26
1+ week, 5+ day ago (307+ words) A delicious weekend is brewing in Watsonville. Thursday at 6 p.m., El Pajaró Community Development Corporation is hosting Tacos and Tapas, a community celebration and fundraising event. Guests can try an array of unique dishes prepared by 20 small businesses that operate out…...
Lily Belli on Food: Apple farmers' woes; Driscoll's legal battles; ex-mayor's ice cream journey
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (808+ words) Welcome to Lily Belli on Food, a weekly food-focused newsletter from Lookout’s food and drink correspondent, Lily Belli. Keep reading for the latest local food news for Santa Cruz County – plus a few fun odds and ends from my own…...
Driscoll’s faces growing legal storm over pesticide safety, ‘forever chemicals’ and social media claims
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (700+ words) Berry giant Driscoll's is facing multiple legal challenges, including consumer lawsuits alleging "forever chemicals" and pesticide cover-ups, while simultaneously suing a mobile app startup for spreading false claims. The Watsonville-based company denies the allegations of misconduct, affirming its commitment to…...
FDA still focused on lettuce supplier Taylor Farms as source of parasite, despite faulty test result
2+ week, 1+ day ago (723+ words) Federal health officials said Monday they remain focused on lettuce from Salinas-based Taylor Farms as the source of a multistate outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite, despite inaccurate test results that the government briefly publicized over the weekend. Food and Drug…...
The root of the crisis: Martinelli’s contract cuts are just the latest blow to California apple farmers
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1783+ words) Become a member today and 10% goes toward school supplies for students in need → Join now Freedom Boulevard, the agricultural thoroughfare that connects rural Corralitos with the city of Watsonville, is ground zero for a shifting apple industry. On one end,…...
Why former mayor Don Lane set out to visit 100 ice cream parlors in July
2+ week, 1+ day ago (626+ words) Become a member today and 10% goes toward school supplies for students in need → Join now Former Santa Cruz mayor Don Lane is spending July visiting 100 ice cream parlors across California to celebrate National Ice Cream Month and fulfill a longtime…...