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Sushi Garden restaurant in Capitola suffers major damage in predawn fire
After the fire was extinguished Monday morning, a police official explained that a dental office on the top floor of the impacted building collapsed into a Japanese restaurant called Sushi Garden. Both units experienced extreme damage and were red tagged, while some surrounding buildings suffered smoke damage and were yellow tagged, meaning the business owners still had limited access.
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Latvia’s Arturs Medveds, Ethiopia’s Atsede Tesema storm to Wharf to Wharf titles | Running
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Latvia’s Arturs Medveds, Ethiopia’s Atsede Tesema storm to Wharf to Wharf titles in Santa Cruz
Distance runner Arturs Medveds, who won the Western Athletic Conference's individual cross country title as...