Watsonville’s Wine, Beer & Art Walk returns Aug. 20
WATSONVILLE—In 2018, the inaugural Wine, Beer & Art Walk was held in downtown Watsonville.
The event was a big success, selling out and seeing hundreds of people strolling along the downtown corridor, checking out local businesses while sampling local wine and brews and viewing local...
Watsonville couple transforms property into rural retreat
Artist Judy Gittelsohn fondly remembers her first experience at an artist’s retreat. Working for the company Golden Paints, she was able to go to a place where she could work without distractions or responsibilities.
“It really nourished my development,” Gittelsohn said. “I did my best...
Novel exploring Watsonville’s Croatian history wins award
WATSONVILLE—“The Apple King,” a novel inspired by Watsonville’s Croatian community and its historic role in the region’s apple industry, recently won the Connecticut Author Project Award and will be featured in an issue of the national Library Journal publication.
Author Barbara Anne King was born...
Slice Project’s White Bugatti a change of pace | Try This
"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like.
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FOOD: Slice Project's White Bugatti
It seems like each time I’ve visited the Slice Project, 300 Main St., their pizza has improved. I’ve been a big...
New historical novel explores Watsonville’s Croatian history
Author Barbara King was holding an event at Kelly’s Books for her novel “The California Immigrant” when inspiration for her next project, “The Apple King,” struck.
A woman approached her and recommended that King read a book called “Blossoms Into Gold,” which follows the history...
New book dives into Big Basin’s history
Before the CZU Lightning Complex fires decimated Big Basin Redwoods State Park, visitors who hiked the trails and camped beneath the redwoods saw different things: towering trees; various and beautiful flora and fauna; abundant wildlife, babbling brooks and starry skies.
But when Traci Bliss went...
Savory crepes from Mr. Z’s | Try This
Johanna Miller
Food: Savory crepes from Mr. Z’s
Mr. Z’s Crepes and Teas is one of a handful of businesses to recently arrive at The Hanger, a new complex near Watsonville Airport. I’ve already been out to grab one of their tasty bubble teas. This week...
Truck plunges into creek in Watsonville
END OVER END Tow operators from Chaz Towing work on a plan to haul a GMC Sierra pickup out of Corralitos Creek on...
