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A veteran sushi chef with a non-traditional spirit has revived Castroville’s Japanese restaurant.
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A veteran sushi chef with a non-traditional spirit has revived Castroville’s Japanese restaurant.

  • Dave Faries
  • Dec 18, 2025

The numbers are staggering – around 40 special rolls, another 14 classics, seven that are deep fried and six for vegetarians, along with nigir…

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  • Dec 11, 2025

HOUSING RIGHTS

Espinosa Road closes in Castroville for three days of rail work.
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Espinosa Road closes in Castroville for three days of rail work.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Dec 2, 2025

Espinosa Road at Highway 183 in Castroville will close for three days beginning Wednesday, Dec. 3 to allow Union Pacific to repair the railroa…

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Best Specialty Crop (2025)

  • Oct 9, 2025

Artichokes

A pilot project in Castroville shows how roads can be safer for North County students.
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A pilot project in Castroville shows how roads can be safer for North County students.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Oct 2, 2025

Merritt Street is the main thoroughfare in Castroville, connecting commuters from Salinas to Santa Cruz County. It backs up often – further ex…

Suspect arrested in Modesto in connection with 15-year-old Castroville cold case.
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Suspect arrested in Modesto in connection with 15-year-old Castroville cold case.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Sep 30, 2025

A little more than 15 years ago, on Aug. 15, 2010, deputies were dispatched to the 11000 block of Jackson Street in Castroville in response to…

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Toolbox 09.25.25

  • Sep 25, 2025

IN REMEMBRANCE

Marine Mammal Center opens a new facility in Castroville to serve Monterey Bay animals.
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Marine Mammal Center opens a new facility in Castroville to serve Monterey Bay animals.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 22, 2025

The nonprofit Marine Mammal Center serves a 600-mile stretch of California coastline, with teams of volunteers responding to calls of animals …

Castroville celebrates its new sign with a hopeful take on the future.
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Castroville celebrates its new sign with a hopeful take on the future.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Jul 10, 2025

Erik Chalhoub here. Having seen Castroville’s new sign and arch for the first time in person today, July 10, I can say that pictures don’t do …

Castroville’s historic Merritt Street sign is about to be replaced.
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Castroville’s historic Merritt Street sign is about to be replaced.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Jun 26, 2025

For as long as anyone can remember, a sign proclaiming Castroville as “The Artichoke Center of the World” has spanned Merritt Street on the ma…

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