BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Ethnobotanica representative Stephanie Kiel took a deep breath as she walked outside of the San Luis Obispo South County Advisory Council (SCAC) meeting on Feb. 24.
“Th...
BY DAVID MINSKY
On at least two occasions in 2014 (once in November and again in December), anyone listening to Santa Barbara County Fire’s radio frequencies would have heard someone ap...
BY SEAN MCNULTY
For the first time in eight years, the California Coastal Commission reviewed the management of vehicle impacts at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area.
As a resu...
BY DAVID MINSKY
Construction on the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Santa Maria is nearly complete and on schedule, according to ICE spokeswoman Lori Haley, who ...
BY DAVID MINSKY
The house at 1040 N. Jasmine Street in Lompoc is sealed, with a sticker on the front door saying, “UNSAFE TO OCCUPY.” A pile of burnt wood, insulation, and debris ...
MONDAY, MARCH 2
• The Solvang Planning Commission has its regular meeting at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 1644 Oak Street, Solvang.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
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• On Feb. 20, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) joined Anthony Foxx, the U.S. transportation secretary, and Mark Rosekind, the National Highway Traffic Safety admini...
BY DAVID MINSKY
While living in Hollywood several years ago, Robert Silverman spent many days as a recluse inside his apartment. He had a severe case of agoraphobia—or the fear of open ...
BY ASHLEY SCHWELLENBACH
Dear Californians: Please stop making smug Facebook posts about your January trips to the beach when you know the East Coast is getting the crap beat out of it by a storm. Ple...
Victoria Grostick - San Luis Obispo
I do not think I have ever read a funnier or more honest review of a movie than Cliff and Jessica’s commentary on 50 Shades of Grey (“Coming attractions,” Fe...
Richard Miller - Los Osos
Well, the Do-Nothing Republicans in the Do-Nothing Republican-controlled Congress in Washington have, with the help of a racist conservative judge in Republican Texas, finally...
Angie King - San Luis Obispo
Heidi Harmon’s commentary (“Run like a girl,” Feb. 19) is so right on and clear as to what women have been facing since the end of World War II when we were ...
BY SEAN MCNULTY
Lompoc and Cabrillo high schools sit on opposite ends of a small town. They draw from the same school district and are natural rivals. For the first time in recent history, bo...
BY SEAN MCNULTY
When the Santa Ynez High School girls’ water polo team lost to Oceanview High School 10-8 on Feb. 19, Leah Parlato, a Santa Ynez senior guard and co-league MVP, put up a...
BY JAMIE GUISTA
If you’re unfamiliar with STEM, it stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; in other words, the foundations for a good chunk of education and curren...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Alma de Mexico, a ballet folklorico group out of Oxnard, is joining Santa Maria High School students on stage for a Feb. 28 performance in the Ethel Pope Auditorium.
Angel Ho...
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First of all, let me point out that I am not a doctor. I am not a scientist, nor a clinical researcher, nor a nurse practitioner, nor any sort of professional who could write ...
What is you opinion of parents who do not vaccinate their children?
BY JOE PAYNE
The magic of the theater relies on the ability to capture a scene and bring it to life again and again. From the splinters of the set, to the lines in the actors’ heads,...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
View a slideshow from Willow Spring trail.
As the sun’s warmth burnt off the dreary Sunday morning fog of Valentine’s Day Weekend, the green hills beckoned, but I...
BY JOE PAYNE
Those interested in applying for the Santa Maria Arts Council’s Individual Grants in the Arts competition must attend an upcoming workshop about the application process....
BY JOE PAYNE
The Artists Guild of Santa Ynez Valley invites Santa Ynez Valley high school students and accredited home school students to apply for the guild’s art scholarships. The ...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Pacific Conservatory Theater (PCPA) offers a Springtime Theatre Tour happening April 27 through May 4. PCPA artistic director Mark Booher will lead the tour through New Yo...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Lompoc Valley Art Association will be holding its regular monthly meeting on March 3, with a social time beginning at 6:30 p.m. and a presentation at 7 p.m. Guest artist G...
BY ROB KRIDER
I am a true American. And as a legitimate patriot, I come complete with a gas guzzling SUV, a beer gut, and a belief that consumerism will solve all of the economy&rsquo...
The occupation of the disc jockey, now known as the abbreviated DJ, hardly resembles the vocation that birthed the term. Turntables, needles, large vinyl discs are all still p...
Renowned Columbia University linguistics professor Alice Howland (Julianne Moore, who won a Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award for her performance) slowly begins for...
BY HAYLEY THOMAS
One dark and stormy Wednesday morning in Nipomo, Bob “Kiwi Bob” Criswell found out just how akin to family his farmers’ market customers truly are. At daybre...
Guest conductor Brian Asher Alhadeff (pictured) will lead the Santa Maria Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert of diverse music including guest ensembles from Allan Hancock Co...
The PCPA Pacific Conservatory Foundation presents Margaret Atwood’s witty new play The Penelopiad, which tells the Odyssey story from Penelope’s point of view. PCP...
The Santa Barbara County Arts Commission features the exhibit Near and Far: Santa Barbara County Parks at the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Center during business hours...
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