🌱 Patch AM: What we know now about the deadly stabbing outside Capitola Mall.

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• What we know now about the deadly stabbing outside Capitola Mall.

Also on today's calendar: Dahlia Show.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
• Friday: Low clouds, then some sun, temps: high: 76, low: 55.
• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Teen pleads not guilty in Capitola Mall fatal stabbing of grandmother (amedpost.com) — Capitola residents are following the case of a 19-year-old who has pleaded not guilty in the fatal July 20 stabbing of local artist and grandmother Rachell Summers outside Capitola Mall. Friends and family are honoring Summers by raising money for a college fund for her infant grandson, while the suspect remains jailed without bail pending an October court date.
   

📸 Around Capitola

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Capitola

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 26
• Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM →
  Cocoa Vino, 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Dahlia Show →
  Capitola Mall, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola
  11:00 am
Saturday August 29
• Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market →
  Santa Cruz Lighthouse Parking Lot 301 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• LO:Bell Ceremony
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  9:00 am
• LO:Home and School Club
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  6:00 pm
• LO:Home and School Club Meeting
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Back to School BBQ
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Live Oak Elementary School, 1916 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95
  11:00 am
Wednesday August 26
• SPOT Nature Day - Henry Cowell Park
  Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Thursday August 27
• LO: Back to School Night
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  5:00 pm
• Cars at the Course →
  Seascape Golf Club, 610 Clubhouse Dr, Aptos
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Fort Building Day
  Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  11:15 am
• Spot Pizza & Baked Goods Fundraiser
  Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  12:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is anyone missing their cute pet bird?
  It is hanging around our shop on Thompson Ave. (Nextdoor Jewel Box)
• Hi neighbors!
  I need a plumber but it's not a big job. Anybody know a good one locally? (Nextdoor Cliffwood Heights)

• New Leaf Community Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Capitola. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Capitola. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Capitola here.

🗞 Nearby News

Soquel

• County's high school football teams prepare for '26 campaign with scrimmages this weekend (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Old Crow's Willie Watson returns to town (santacruzsentinel.com)
• An open letter to Gov. Newsom (santacruzsentinel.com)

Aptos

• La Placa Italian Cuisine in Scotts Valley now open (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Falcons aspire to return atop of Mission North (pressbanner.com)

Ok Capitola! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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