By Zac Ezzone
About 20,000 residents near Buellton and the Santa Ynez Valley lost power on Sept. 9 after a fire broke out east of Highway 101.
At the Santa Barbara County Board of Superv...
By William D'Urso
After the recent divorce with its tourism nonprofit, the city of Solvang announced another separation and a new partnership.
Solvang parted ways with City Manager David Gassa...
By Zac Ezzone
The owner of two gas stations in Santa Maria and Lompoc is required to pay more than $15,000 in civil penalties to Santa Barbara County following a settlement agreement he rea...
By Kasey Bubnash
A local agricultural company wants to grow cannabis on a 29-acre lot in Nipomo, but the project is facing scrutiny because of its proximity to an elementary school.
At its ...
By Zac Ezzone
State and local officials are attempting to overcome the remaining roadblocks to finish the 1,200-mile trail connecting the California coast. It’s been 40 years in the m...
By Zac Ezzone
Business is still booming for Katherine Fischer and her husband, Neil, who have operated a jewelry store in downtown Santa Maria for 40 years.
When Fischer’s Fi...
By RON FINK
The homeless are everywhere. Just take a walk down any street with commercial frontage in Lompoc and almost any other city, and you will see them with their signs and sleeping...
By Jan Lipski, Vandenberg Village
What a shame. Adelita (“I am undocumented,“ Sept. 5) has been living in this country 33 years and could never figure out how to apply for citizenship. For at least...
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By THE CANARY
Is it just me, or is it pretty ironic that after the weekend when Southern California Edison carried out one of its first public safety power shutoffs in Santa Barbara County,...
The eighth annual Orcutt Children’s Art Foundation (OCAF) Chalk Festival will take place in Old Town Orcutt on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The public i...
The Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) presents InterPlay, a play reading series featuring readings of three contemporary plays over the course of four days, at Severson Thea...
Elverhoj Museum of History and Art and Wildling Museum of Art and Nature are collaborating with the Solvang and Buellton recreation departments to co-host Fall Excursions, a s...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Like any worthwhile tale, the origin story behind Metal Fusion—Valley Art Gallery’s latest exhibition—begins with a yard sale, but more specifically, a &ldqu...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Drained by the stresses of everyday life, the protagonist of Last Flight Out—the latest book from novelist and journalist Robert Eringer—takes an impromptu night d...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Salsa, hip-hop, rock, reggae, rap, funk. Is there anything Ozomatli doesn’t play? Members have come and gone throughout the three-time Grammy Award-winning group’s...
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Andy Muscietti (Mama, It) directs this two-part film based on Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel about an evil subterranean-dwelling clown named Pennywise (Bill Skarsg&ari...
By NICK POWELL
I know this contractor dude, Ivan Casavantes, who I see at remodel jobs all over the county. He always seems to have some secret spot, right around the corner, with the best q...
Planet Lucha Shares the Love, a benefit event for Chelsee Fuerch, takes place at the Radisson Hotel in Santa Maria on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. Proceeds of this fam...
Author Hans Berger will be appearing at Gavin’s Books in Santa Maria on Saturday, Sept. 14, from noon to 3 p.m. Berger will be signing copies of New Bridges to Cross, th...
The Naughty Oak Brewing Company in Orcutt hosts its next Beer Yoga event on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. All experiences are welcome to this relaxing yoga sessio...
Solvang Antiques Fine Art Gallery hosts a champagne reception and painting demonstration with artist Keith Batcheller on Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 2 to 6 p.m. Batcheller&rsquo...
La Purisima Mission hosts its annual Candlelight Tour on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Guests will be guided through the Mission’s historic grounds and enjo...
Viva el Arte Santa Barbara presents two performances from Mariachi Angeles de Pepe Martinez Jr. at Guadalupe City Hall on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 4 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. ...
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