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On July 27, the Santa Cruz Police Department concluded their search for Madyson “Maddy” Middleton. At approximately 7:55 p.m., detectives located the body of a child matching Maddy’s description. It was found in a dumpster at the Tannery Arts Center complex at 1030 River Street. The official cause and manner of death will be determined at a pending autopsy by the Santa Cruz County Coroner. As of July 29, that information had not been made public.

The final curtain dropped on the former Performing Arts Center at San Lorenzo Valley High School, as demolition crews from Salinas-based Tombleson Inc. spent Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 12 and 13, tearing down the venerable building.

 

Environmental Studies professor to discuss tree planting An upcoming program called, “Can We Save the World by Planting Trees?”, will take place Saturday, Feb. 3, from 3-4:30pm at the Felton Library. Large and rapidly growing sums of money are being spent on planting trees with the...

Now that the rains have stopped and the mud has dried, many folks’ thoughts turn to equestrian events. The upcoming month has several such local events.

“It’s great for business,” says Claire Campbell, owner of the Outback Trading Company in Felton, speaking about the First Friday Felton Art Walk. The free event joins shops, which provide the venues, with local artists who have a place to share their creative projects with the community.

A For Sale sign appeared this week on the boarded-up front of the former Boulder Creek Brewery, an empty shell after being destroyed by fire in April 2015.Russell Gross, of Russell E. Gross Real Estate, said the sale price is $295,000.He said that while the building is just a shell, the property has an upgraded septic system, and has approved building permits to rebuild the restaurant.He said that any personal property, equipment, inventory, trademarks or licenses, including the liquor license, are not part of the sale offer.Steve Wyman, owner of the site, also owns Surfrider Cafe in Santa Cruz, and the Boulder Creek Brewery Outpost, a tavern, on the other side of Highway 9, one block north of the former brew pub.The brewery and restaurant had been a popular Boulder Creek venue, including life entertainment, and at one point had employed 45 to 50 workers.

An industrial site in Scotts Valley long known for its less-than-stellar environmental past is getting a little greener as local entrepreneur Ken Keegan’s e-waste collection and recycling business picks up steam.