August 13, 2025 – One of the oldest brewpubs in California, Seabright Social in Santa Cruz is about to become the first casualty of a bridge replacement project that makes access to the neighborhood difficult and is expected to last up to three years.
Aug. 12, 2025—Talk about a capital-B Breath of fresh air. And not just because the return of The Hog’s Breath Inn in Carmel, which opened with zero publicity this weekend, restores a rare community jewel to more than its past prestige, at least aesthetically
August 12, 2025 – A routine Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting August 5 included a small agenda item that might have big consequences for the future of the Wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. The proposal to form a Wine Improvement
Aug. 8, 2025—A compelling part of reporting a story is seeing where it leads, because it often takes you somewhere other than originally intended. In this case, the story finds its way from the Pajaro Valley to Carmel to Tijuana and back. The idea
August 8, 2025 – It was the last Saturday of Bach festival in Carmel, and every last room—and parking spot—in town was taken. But it was also the day of a special Domaine Messier tasting at the vineyard in Via Quintana, and we wanted
Aug. 5—A telling moment unfolds spontaneously on a mellow summer afternoon at Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn, as a couple staying in one of the nine rooms upstairs asks if there is a place to hang their clothes. New co-owner Ginny Miller smiles, thanks
August 5, 2025 – When was the last time you tried wine in cans? Have you noticed that most beers are now in cans instead of bottles? Why is that? Weight means freight. Aluminum recycles. Glass is a pain in the ass. Perhaps it
Aug. 1, 2025—This is one of those Both-Things-Can-Be-True Treasures. In the case of Martinelli’s Company Store, it happens be a both lifelong crush and a warehouse-ish space in the thick of industrial Watsonville. Wait. Make that more than two things. It’s also a wildly
August 1, 2025 – What better backdrop for a Santa Cruz Mountains winetasting than the Pacific Ocean? The front lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay on a perfect day made a most pleasant setting for a walk around tasting that was really truly
July 29, 2025—In Gus we trust. That’s not written on any currency or imprinted on any plaque, but it is imprinted on area eaters after they see a bundle of names of small farms, fishermen and purveyors written on Gus Trejo menus. Now he’s
