Santa Cruz might have name recognition, but Capitola, its tiny neighbor (population 10,000) just down the highway on Monterey Bay, was an ideal summer getaway for my wife and me and our young daughter ...

CAPITOLA >> A new owner is bringing Southern hospitality to the Capitola Hotel and contemplating how to update the 10-room lodging tucked into the beachfront village at 210 Esplanade. “I get asked all ...

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This 1928 aerial view of Capitola is from a glass plate negative taken by George E. Russell. The image was gifted from the California State Lands Commission to Special Collections at UC Santa Cruz. It ...

Fifteen days in Japan wasn't enoughA recent trip allowed my family and I to create unforgettable travel memories, while at the same time it gave me the... When is it OK for ICs to sign ...

Commanding a corner of Capitola Beach, this ornate Mediterranean-style complex was built in the 1920s to house California's first condominiums. Most units have separate living rooms, some have ...

Last Oct. 9, Capitola City Manager Jamie Goldstein brought to the City Council a surprise proposal to demolish the existing city hall, construct an 80-unit hotel where city hall now sits, construct a ...

With its candy-colored cottages and atmospheric esplanade, it’s difficult to imagine that Capitola by the Sea was once a lumber shipping point, with a wharf — and no town. From its Victorian ...