BY JEREMY THOMAS
Organic strawberries are not only more nutritious than their conventionally grown counterparts, but in some cases, they taste better, too.
Th...
BY JEREMY THOMAS
Nearly half of Cabrillo High School’s teachers skipped work on Sept. 2, the day of the return of a student allegedly involved in a physical a...
BY JEREMY THOMAS
More than seven years after a spill was first discovered, oil giant Conoco-Phillips has agreed to excavate and clean up the 300-foot oil spill from...
BY JEREMY THOMAS
Revisions to an ordinance regarding sandwich boards and other temporary signs for Santa Maria businesses will go to the city’s Planning Commi...
BY RYAN MILLER
This Sept. 11 marks the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In remembrance of the
tragedy, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department will hold ...
BY HENRY HOUSTON
When students went to the cafeteria for lunchtime in the old days, they pretty much looked forward to it only because it wasn’t class.
The S...
PHOTO BY HELEN ANN THOMAS
A sun-drenched afternoon on a lovely hillside patio. Stupendous views. Music floating over the buzz of the crowd. Ice-cold Chardonnay and just...
MONDAY, SEPT. 13
The Santa Maria City Block Grants Advisory Committee has its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room, 110 E...
• Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) was recently on the Central Coast to talk about “text4baby” (text4baby.org), a free mobile informatio...
BY ARIEL WATERMAN
I hate airports. I loathe them not because of the long lines for tickets, security screening, and check-in. Nor do I hate them for the noise, solic...
BY JEREMY THOMAS
Since the 1950s, when drivers in souped-up cars first roared down a lonely stretch of asphalt now known as Foster Road, drag racing has enjoye...
BY HENRY HOUSTON
Mixed martial arts newcomer Gary Pintor gave an electrifying performance during the Battle in the Vines, hel...
BY HENRY HOUSTON
Saving and money are usually two things teens have trouble putting together, and when the former doesn’t become a habit, trouble usually...
BY HENRY HOUSTON
Whether it was the primordial stage of today’s rock n’ roll, or Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” program, the 1960s w...
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I’m looking down my beak, and it’s looking pretty bleak.
As I put together my column each every-other-week, I scan headlines, browse w...
What business do you wish had a drive-thru?
BY ASHLEY SCHWELLENBACH
If you’ve been looking for a copy of Luther Whiteman’s Central Coast classic The Face of the Clam, you should know you could expec...
BY SHELLY CONE
The Santa Barbara County Arts Commission is presenting “6x6: A Photographic Exploration” at the Betteravia Gallery through Oct. 22...
BY SHELLY CONE
The C Gallery in Los Alamos is launching its third annual fall group show. The themed show is “Circles and Sticks,” the most elemental ...
Auditions are coming for the Santa Maria Civic Theatre’s Wait Until Dark, a play written by Frederick Knott and directed by Johannes S. Beals...
The Valley Speaks, an event sponsored by the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society and the Santa Maria Public Library, will feature George Majoue a...
The titular American (George Clooney) is an international assassin, alternately called “Jack,” “Edward,&...
BY K. REKA BADGER
As harvest begins in earnest, Santa Barbara County wineries want to remind us what all the fuss is about. While workers gather grapes for the ...
The Santa Maria A’s Ford Club will be celebrating its annual All Ford Car Show and Swap Meet for the eighth year. The club will feature some of Ford’s earliest car...
The Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation hosts the Cause 4 Paws Pledge Walk and Pet Fair, all the proceeds of which will go to benefit the h...
Lynn Duron’s paintings show our world in a stylized light with bursts of passionate color. Her paintings, as well as greeting cards and coasters, are on view at Coffee a...
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