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Santa Cruz | Seabright holds first-ever Fourth of July parade
The inaugural Seabright Fourth of July parade launched from the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, where fire trucks, classic cars and floats moved eight blocks down East Cliff Drive and then Seabright Avenue, to the intersection of Murray Street, where paraders and spectators alike gathered to listen to live music and eat, shop and drink at local businesses.
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Monterey Bay Area delivering plenty of fishing fireworks | Fish Rap
Weather conditions are forecast to be very mild with comfortable seas and low wind for the next few days. Best of all, there are plenty of fish out there and they are on the bite.
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Photo | Youngsters participate in Santa Cruz Shakespeare summer camps
Youngsters treaded the boards of the stage at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Santa Cruz as Santa Cruz Shakespeare hosted the first of three week-long summer camps and week-long intensives designed for youth ages 6 to 17.
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The Santa Cruz Garden Exchange will host a free Evening Garden Exchange Pop-Up from 5-6:30 p.m. July 10, at the Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave. The Gardeners' Club will host an ice cream social from 7-9 p.m. July 9...
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Could a fertilizer breakthrough at Lawrence Livermore Lab spark the next Green Revolution?
“Whether it was 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, or if it’s this year with the war in Iran, when those imports get disrupted, the cost of fertilizer just skyrockets,” said Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist Jeremy Feaster. “That can really break... -
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