🌱 Patch AM: Witness Friday’s fatal Soquel Drive crash? CHP wants to hear from you.

Good morning to you Santa Cruz! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Witness Friday's fatal Soquel Drive crash? CHP wants to hear from you.
• How a Santa Cruz ice cream shop got caught in a tariff fight

Also on today's calendar: John Rybak + Friends @ Discretion Brewing and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 53 degrees.
• Tuesday: Turning sunny; cool, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
• Wednesday: Clearing and cool, with a high of 69 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driver arrested after bicyclist killed in Santa Cruz County crash (ksbw.com) — A bicyclist died after colliding with a truck Friday afternoon on Soquel Drive near Porter Street in Santa Cruz County, and the driver was arrested as CHP investigates possible alcohol or drug involvement. The cyclist later died at the hospital and has not yet been identified, and officers are asking anyone who saw the crash to contact CHP dispatch with information.
   

• Tariffs proving to be bitter taste for sprinkles (arkansasonline.com) — A Santa Cruz ice cream shop owner is grappling with uncertainty as new U.S.-Canada tariffs threaten the cost of the specialty sprinkles he imports from a Toronto supplier. While the latest 50% tariff hasn't yet hit his favorite confections, shifting trade rules and earlier changes to duty-free thresholds are already squeezing small businesses on both sides of the border.
   

📸 Around Santa Cruz

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Santa Cruz

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• John Rybak + Friends @ Discretion Brewing →
  Discretion Brewing, 2703 41st Ave, Soquel
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Santa Cruz Elks Lodge Fall Festival →
  Santa Cruz Elks Lodge #824, 150 Jewell St, Santa Cruz
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• ReView →
  Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz
• Sowing Sovereignty: Growing Seeds and Cultivating Resilience →
  Hay Barn, 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz
  9:00 am
• Celebrating the life of Tod Almighty →
  Rio Theatre for the Performing, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
  1:00 pm
• Hive Live! Featuring Amber Coverdale Sumrall and Jen Siraganian →
  Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Romancero! Mark Levy's Concert of Ladino Songs →
  Scotts Valley Branch Library 251 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
  3:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Ranch Kid Field Trip Day at Wilder Ranch →
  1401 Coast Rd, Santa Cruz
  11:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Capitola Beach Festival: Toy Takeover! →
  Capitola Village, Capitola
  8:00 am
• Simplify To Thrive Online Workshop →
  9:00 am
• Oktoberfest Santa Cruz →
  Messiah Lutheran Church, 801 High St, Santa Cruz
  12:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Fire & Grace & Flamenco with Special Guests Fanny Ara and Ian Scarfe →
  UCSC Music Center Recital Hall
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Santa Cruz Online —Michael A. Lewis Read on Patch

• Shout out to Grey Bears!
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🗞 Nearby News

Capitola

• Crowds flock to the Capitola Village for Capitola Art and Wine Festival's 43rd year (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Cigarette Surfboard: Santa Monica Native's Ocean Activism Film (smdp.com)

Felton

• The view from San Lorenzo Valley's Inspiration Point in 1919 (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Santa Cruz's late rally comes up short in loss to Santa Clara (fresnobee.com)

Soquel

• Aptos native Nikki Hiltz takes third in 1,500 at World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Hungary (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Bicyclist Killed in Santa Cruz County Crash on Soquel Drive near Porter Street (pacificattorneygroup.com)

Ok Santa Cruz! 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: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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