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Spotted on the Capitola calendar: Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market at Santa Cruz Lighthouse Parking Lot 301 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
- Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM at Cocoa Vino
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.
- Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 70, low: 55.
- Monday: Cool with clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Capitola
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★ Featured events ★
- Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market →
Santa Cruz Lighthouse Parking Lot 301 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060,
10:00 am
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM →
Cocoa Vino, 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola
6:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sat Mornings "Come as You Are" Zen →
Ocean Gate Zen Center, email:info@oceangatezen.org, 920 41st Ave F, Santa Cruz
9:00 am - Tsunami band →
Kissed by an Angel Wines, 222 Mt Hermon Rd Ste I, Scotts Valley
5:30 pm - Felton Music Hall presents... The Holdup - Buying Time Tour →
Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton
8:00 pm - Final Photo Make- Up Day
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066 - LO:Fall Picture Day
Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062 - Pictures for Sports - Covello and Covello
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
12:30 pm - SVHS Back to School Night
Scotts Valley Unified 555 Glenwood Dr, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA
5:00 pm - LO:School Site Council Meeting
Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
6:00 pm - Welcome/Fall Sports Rally - Short Assembly
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066 - Oaks/Suns Field Trip - Blacks Beach
Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062 - ASB Club Fair in Quad
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
12:55 pm
Saturday August 29
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
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- Thank you Capitola City Council!
Tonight the Capitola City Council voted 4-1 to proceed with funding the initial study for repurposing the Soquel Creek trestle to a trail. This… (Nextdoor Cliffwood Heights)
- Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Sanitation Team Member (Cleaner, Housekeeping, Custodial) - Part Time Seasonal in Capitola. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Soquel
- Interim Trail is not simple, cheap, or fast (santacruzsentinel.com)
- Cabrillo's football team amped to start anew (fresnobee.com)
Aptos
- Supervisors postpone salary question to next year - Aptos Life (aptoslife.com)
- Central Coast girls flag football teams prepare for upcoming season (ksbw.com)
- Seacliff State Beach recovery effort hosts community input meeting (santacruzsentinel.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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