While other California beach towns seem to compete for the title of “Most Likely to Drain Your Bank Account,” Capitola has perfected the art of the affordable coastal getaway without sacrificing an ...

While its more famous neighbor Santa Cruz gets all the attention with its boardwalk and roller coasters, Capitola sits quietly nearby, perfecting the art of the slow life – a place where “rush hour” ...

The surfer, identified as 19-year-old Nathaniel John Ramirez, was pronounced dead Nov. 7, two days after he was rescued from ...

The city of Capitola will host a special town hall meeting at the New Brighton Middle School performing arts center 6 p.m.

CAPITOLA — Distance runner Arturs Medveds, who won the Western Athletic Conference’s individual cross country title as a standout grad student for Cal Baptist University in 2023, took the Wharf to ...

The upcoming 53rd Wharf to Wharf Race on July 27 will not feature the traditional starting line in front of The Grove at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. (Juan Reyes/The Pajaronian file) For the first ...

The Navigator, a 48-foot squid fishing boat based out of Monterey, California, went up in flames Wednesday (July 16), approximately one nautical mile from the Capitola Wharf, and appears to be a total ...

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CAPITOLA >> People want a fishing shop and restaurant back on the Capitola Wharf, as well as a permanent lifeguard station and other amenities, according to a recent poll of 1,067 Santa Cruz County ...

The Santa Cruz Wharf, jutting half a mile into the Monterey Bay, offers a cheerful stroll past souvenir shops, fishing boat rentals advertised as "Husband Daycare," and children giggling at hordes of ...