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OAKLEAF DRIVE A detached two-car garage is among this Royal Oaks home’s features. Indoor and outdoor living

Royal Oaks home includes five bedrooms from basement to second floor

This newer Cape Cod home sits on more than an acre of country setting.

Located at 1470 Oakleaf Drive in Royal Oaks, the 2,400-square-foot home includes five bedrooms and four bathrooms.

Inside, the first floor includes a river rock hearth, wood stove, reading nook and bamboo hardwood floors throughout. The upstairs master bedroom features a walk-in closet and bathroom with sauna and heated towel rack.

The basement has an additional two bedrooms, bathroom, laundry room and fire escape.

The two-car garage is equipped with a 240V electric vehicle charging station.

The home, built in 2007, is listed at $1,095,000 by Coldwell Banker Realty. For information, visit bit.ly/3w13dph.

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Real Estate of Mind

Provoking thought since 1990

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Alique ma enisi quatet am, audipsa piciaec usandite latur aut dicia quia and 30% overbids was a new norm they’d be able to take to the bank in perpetuity (the same bank that was going to give buyers 30yr fixed rate mortgages under 3% forever)! volorest optatio dempor aut aut pa ipsant magnihicid quiate re ad que What happened? A perfect storm of factors explabo. Nem que recuste posapel delibusam ut et ut odicidebit, siment happened to help coax the market back dem quae pori dolorro vitatia quia down off of the ledge! Interest rates doubled. illatur? Voluptat aspernatum, serupta Stock market volatility ramped up. Fears Tom Brezsny ecesci res eum restium nonsedipsum eum que dolorem nos dolum lam, about inflation and recession reached a fevered pitch. New Covid variants emerged. Realtor® DRE #01063297 etur, cust a duntusdae lam dolorpo Gas prices shot through the 831-818-1431 getreal@sereno.com rempeliquid modis aut ataerror re volorest optatio dempor aut aut roof. 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JEWEL THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

Written and Originally Directed and Choreographed by STUART ROSS

Musical Continuity Supervision and Arrangements by JAMES RAITT

Originally Produced by GENE WOLSK

WEDS.

Nov 16 7:30pm

(Preview) THURS.

Nov 17 7:30pm

(Preview) Thanksgiving

Perf moved to 11/27 @ 7:30pm

Dec 1 7:30pm

(Talk-Back) Dec 8 7:30pm

(Talk-Back) FRI.

Nov 18 8pm

(Opening) Nov 25 8pm

Dec 2 8pm

Dec 9 8pm SAT. SUN.

Nov 19 8pm Nov 20 2pm

Nov 26 8pm

Dec 3 8pm Nov 27

2pm 7:30pm

(Talk-Back) Dec 4 2pm

Dec 10 2pm

(Talk-Back) 8pm Dec 11 2pm

This production is funded, in part, by grants from the following organizations:

JTC voted best theatre company in Santa Cruz!

NOV 16 thru DEC 11, 2022

DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY LEE ANN PAYNE

at THE COLLIGAN THEATER 1010 River Street Santa Cruz

Once upon a time, there were four guys who discovered that they shared a love for music and started a singing group like their idols, The Four Freshman. Rehearsing in one of their basements, they became “Forever Plaid”, however, on the way to their first big gig, they are broadsided by a school bus. But what seems like a tragic ending is transformed into the moment their dreams come alive and the story of Forever Plaid begins… You’ll love the close harmony, beloved songs of the 1950s, and charming characters who will have you laughing and humming along. Tickets: Regular $55 / Seniors & Students $50 / Preview $27 all tickets www.JewelTheatre.net (831) 425-7506

LIVE THEATRE THRIVES IN SANTA CRUZ.

ALL PATRONS MUST PRESENT PROOF OF FULL VACCINATION WITH MATCHING ID AND BE MASKED AT ALL TIMES WHILE INSIDE. SEE OUR WEBSITE OR CALL THE BOX OFFICE FOR UPDATES ON THIS POLICY.