By Malea Martin
Santa Maria City Council approved a resolution Tuesday confirming local emergency orders and actions of the city’s director of emergency services regarding the COVID-19 ...
By Zac Ezzone
A group of Santa Barbara County residents recently filed a second lawsuit over the county’s decision to approve another cannabis project in the Santa Ynez Valley.
The c...
By Malea Martin
After a weekend of protests and unrest nationwide, the federal Bureau of Prisons told the Sun that it is implementing “an additional, temporary security measure” w...
By Zac Ezzone
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors greenlit a study to identify a possible walking and biking path along the Santa Maria River that would connect the cities of Sant...
By Malea Martin
After speaking with concerned school administrators, district officials, and parents, county Supervisor-elect Bob Nelson sent a letter to public health officials on May 22 ask...
By ZAC EZZONE
In March 2019, the Sun ran a cover story titled “Carbon evolution” that explored the contentious debate taking place in Santa Barbara County over three large-scale...
By MALEA MARTIN
As the work day nears an end on May 28, a small gathering arrives at Driscoll’s Santa Maria office. The company’s large green cursive logo—“Driscoll&rs...
• On May 22, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the launch of California Connected, a contact tracing program and public awareness campaign. The program will connect public heal...
By Zac Ezzone
As a first responder, Dan Flynn has been deployed to numerous hurricanes and countless tornadoes, but he hadn’t experienced anything like what he witnessed while in New ...
By ZAC EZZONE
Labor shortages and government regulations tied to groundwater usage continue to hinder local farmers, but technological advancements could ease some of these concerns, accord...
By RON FINK
This has been a very chaotic couple of weeks on the COVID-19 front. I am surprised but happy at the pace that Gov. Newsom and Santa Barbara County have adopted in reopening mo...
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By THE CANARY
There’s nothing I can say to heal the fissures exposed in this country right now. The whole thing is a bit bananas.
With advocates in the streets protesting aga...
Lori Mole’s last public exhibition was held in the Santa Maria Public Library’s Shepard Hall in 2019, but on Thursday, May 28, the Central Coast painter announced ...
The Elverhoj Museum of History of Art kicked off its Artist Q-and-A Instagram series on Wednesday, June 3, and will continue the series with guest artist Isabella Kelly-Ramire...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
When COVID-19 mitigation measures first went into effect, a landslide of wedding postponements left professional photographer Alexandra Wallace with plenty of downtime. Armed ...
By ANDREA ROOKS
It’s the last Sunday of May, and it’s perfectly cloudy outside—excellent weather for the adventure my daughters and I are about to begin here in our living r...
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Nisha Ganatra (Chutney Popcorn, Fast Food High, Cake, Last Night) directs this screenplay by Flora Greeson about superstar singer Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross) and her overw...
By CAMILLIA LANHAM
Winery visitors get the option of wines by the glass or wines by the bottle these days.
But that’s only if they also purchase food.
And as long as the alco...
Gallery Los Olivos’ latest exhibition is an interactive coloring book, which premiered online on the gallery’s website in mid-May. The book is made up of original ...
The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) posts a new art activity for children on its website every Monday. Children can complete each activity from the comfort of their own ...
Photo submissions to the Oceano Beach Community Association’s inaugural Oceano Beach Sand Castle Building Contest are due online by Sunday, June 7. Winners of the compet...
The Morro Coast Audubon Society presents The Wolves of Yellowstone, a virtual community program, on Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. Biologist Dave Clendenen will discuss the role w...
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