Stay updated with breaking news from Traci bliss. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
About 40 community members gathered under the Dragon Gate in downtown Santa Cruz and walked to Evergreen Cemetary in Harvey West to honor their ancestors and the Chinese pioneers who once lived in the city in an ancient Chinese holiday known as Qingming, which is meant to mark the coming of spring and honor deceased relatives. ....
"The History Forum Awards Nights on Nov. 8 was an inspiring affair honoring people and projects, in partnership with the Museum of Art and History," writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson. "These joyful successes for local history tended to conceal the long, hard road it took to arrive at this point." ....
To commemorate the Scholl Marr Castle that once stood at Seabright State Beach or "Castle Beach" as it is still known to longtime Seabright residents, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks, the Seabright Neighbors Association and California State Parks installed interpretive signage telling the castle's story, and held a ribbon-cutting for the signs and a brand new gate for the beach, long beloved by locals and visitors alike. ....