El Toro Bravo in Capitola Village reopened on Jan. 21 after a yearlong closure caused by a gas explosion and fire. With a ...

El Toro Bravo, at 123 Monterey Ave., reopened last week. The restaurant was closed for about a year after a large fire in an adjoining building.

CAPITOLA — Santa Cruz County will have some extra representation in Washington this week after Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced a Capitola business owner will be his guest at President Joe Biden’s State ...

After being closed for several days due to storm damage, Shadowbrook Restaurant (1750 Wharf Rd., 831-475-1511, shadowbrook-capitola.com) has made repairs and is reopening at dinnertime Wednesday.

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 ...