SANTA CRUZ — Change is in the air at the beachfront Casablanca Inn & Bistro. Charles Cheatham and Whitney Belvin, owners of the Tyrolean Inn in Ben Lomond, purchased the property at 101 Main St ...

When I moved to Santa Cruz in the 1980s, Casablanca was the date-night place to go. I remember candlelight and Coquilles St. Jacques, snowy linens, romantic music and spectacular oceanside views.