Lookout Local Santa Cruz

This week in Santa Cruz County business: Report finds surfing contributes $194M to local economy but faces uncertain future; wineries still feeling CZU effects

A study spearheaded by Save the Waves Coalition and Black Surf Santa Cruz details the big local economic impact and outlines ...

California boardwalk named No. 1 in the nation for ‘timeless thrills.’ Which one?

You can go surfing and ride a “rickety, heart-in-your-throat” roller coaster at this coastal spot, Fodor’s Travel said.

Central Coast boardwalk named No. 1 in US for ‘timeless thrills.’ Where is it?

Surfing was introduced to the continental United States in 1885, when three Hawaiian princes rode the waves off the coast of the California beach town on redwood boards, according to the Santa Cruz ...

Finding happiness in amber: On Germany’s Baltic coast, people go hunting for the precious pieces

People living along the Baltic Sea — from Denmark and Germany to Poland, the Baltic states, and up north to Sweden — have ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz scores first for best beach boardwalk in the U.S.

“Before it’s too late, head to your nearest boardwalk for one last chance to dig your toes into the sand, stroll the ...