These 5 restaurants are the best in Santa Cruz, California, based on social media and magazine reviews, and are also ranked ...

For waterfront dining where the views compete with the cuisine, Paradise Beach Grille offers a front-row seat to Capitola’s beach scene. Their seafood cioppino delivers the Pacific Ocean in a bowl—a ...

As the day winds down, Capitola offers perfect spots to watch the sun sink into the Pacific. The Esplanade provides bench seating with front-row views of nature’s nightly show, while the outdoor ...

Rebuilding Santa Cruz pier might not be ‘feasible’ or ‘appropriate’ A day after large swells caused part of the popular Santa Cruz Wharf to fall into the sea and significantly damaged the city’s ...

Authorities in Capitola are warning people to avoid the beaches and shoreline near its beloved, yet storm battered, wharf because heavy wooden pilings swallowed by Monday’s waves are floating down the ...

It was easy to tell that the locals were in a celebratory mood Wednesday afternoon in Capitola, the cherished oceanfront enclave next door to Santa Cruz. But even as the small town gathered to ...

CAPITOLA, Calif. - The pier at the Capitola wharf will finally reopen on Wednesday to the public, after repairs following the last two years of winter storms. The city is throwing a free party at 2 ...

Capitola is a small beach town off of the PCH in California. The city is known for their quiet beaches, delicious restaurants, and cute cottage houses that line the streets. Capitola is a great place ...

It’s as long as San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid laid on its side. It has been there since before the Civil War, delighting millions of tourists and generations of local residents, a timeworn ...

Nick Sherman, chef/owner of popular Capitola restaurant Trestles (316 Capitola Ave., 831-854-2728, trestlesrestaurant.com), is opening restaurant Cavalletta on Thursday at 9067 Soquel Drive (the ...

Clean-up is underway in Capitola over the weekend, with oceanfront businesses trying to reopen as soon as possible after being pummeled by high waves Thursday. Despite a surf advisory remaining in ...