After a week off, a look at the northern end of Cedar Street. Some of the changes there are older than others, but the general trend seems to be toward extending the Pacific Avenue food/drink/shop zone to include the parallel street a block to the west.
In the past two years or so, we've lost a bookstore in this area, and gained another. Longtime bookseller The Literary Guillotine closed its doors on Locust Street. Just around the corner on Cedar is the new bookshop/cafe BAD ANIMAL, where the sandwich sign out front says "stop by, have a drink, eat some food, build your library".
Across from flower bar, the Penny Ice Creamery is still creating those amazing flavors by hand, in small batches.
Jumping several blocks to the south, one more Cedar Street loss should be noted. Longtime Irish pub and open-mic venue The Poet and the Patriot closed its doors this year after decades next to the even-more-legendary Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
Santa Cruz Changes locations can be found on this Google Map.
