What's up Santa Cruz! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
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Also on today's calendar: Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Downtown Santa Cruz Library and housing construction continues (santacruzsentinel.com) — A massive $179 million project is transforming a downtown Santa Cruz parking lot into a new flagship library, 124 units of very low income housing, childcare, and expanded parking and bike facilities by 2028. Phase 1 construction is underway with traffic and parking disruptions around Cathcart, Cedar, Lincoln and nearby streets, while the city prepares to bid out interior library work starting in spring 2027.
• Santa Cruz Shakespeare to expand even further in 2027 season (santacruzsentinel.com) — Santa Cruz Shakespeare is planning its biggest season yet in 2027, with eight productions spanning spring through winter and a fourth summer show for the first time. Local theatergoers can look forward to Shakespeare classics, modern dramas and a holiday "Christmas Carol" at DeLaveaga Park's Audrey Stanley Grove and the downtown Veterans Memorial Building.
• Tropical Storm Dolly forms days after star's death (cnn.com) — Santa Cruz briefly steps into the spotlight here for its rare, wave-like asperitas clouds that recently made the sky look like a churning ocean overhead. That striking scene is part of a broader CNN weather video playlist covering everything from Tropical Storm Dolly and heat domes to volcanoes, tornadoes, and climate-driven whale migrations worldwide.
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