BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Third-graders from two counties and a big handful of elementary schools will descend on the Elks Unocal Event Center May 30 to see something nobody else will get to see: the M...
BY AMY ASMAN
Nothing can stop a fun day of playing in the sandbox faster than finding a used cigarette butt or some other form of refuse mixed in with your kid’s toys.
That’...
BY ANDREA KANG
It’s the time of year when rain is rare, and your water bill is higher than usual. Sprinklers are being put to use, and long showers are being taken after that nice soak...
BY PATRICK M. KLEMZ
Templeton’s Twin Cities Community Hospital landed in the Sacramento spotlight May 14 with the release of a report by a nurses union pushing health-care reform. The Calif...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
For the second time in five years, Ernest Righetti High School’s FFA welding team members secured themselves as champions of California student welders.
They recently b...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Many of the 195,000 children with parents in the California State Prison System can’t afford to visit, write, or call their parent.
With the help of students from St. ...
BY AMY ASMAN
Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado recently made a stop in his hometown of Santa Maria to ask Californians to help him “end this crazy thing called A.B. 109.”
Enacted...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
The Bedford family lost yet another battle against the Lompoc Wind Farm project on May 15, when the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission upheld a decision to extend the pr...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
With around 600 teachers, 15,000 students, and an ever-increasing enrollment, the Santa Maria-Bonita School District is one of the only districts left in the valley able to op...
BY AMY ASMAN
The reception room at the InSPArations full-service salon and spa in Old Town Orcutt is warm and relaxing. Its European-inspired décor, comfortable chairs, and complime...
BY MICHEL MICHAELJOHN
Regarding your “sponsorship” of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo.
Rodeos are the cruelest, ugliest form of animal torture man ever dreamed up. In an attempt to legitimi...
BY KRISTINA SEWELL
This is my favorite time of year on the Central Coast.
The longer days are here, the warmer months are coming, and the grasses are drying and releasing a sweet aroma that sig...
BY ANDREA KANG
Jacob Carey is swiftly running to the finish line of his high school years, but not before leaving his mark with the fastest mile time Santa Ynez High School has witnessed. Th...
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Sometimes I really wish I was a full-time staff writer for the Sun. I love writing my column (now every week!), but every once in a while I get the urge to sink my beak into s...
Where do you get your fresh meat and produce?
BY JOHN READY
Ed. Note: This is the first part of a three-part series cataloging freelance writer John Ready’s journey and experience at last year’s Pebble Beach Councours d&rsq...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Allan Hancock College Dance Department has been wildly popular for quite some time, so much so that a Youth Dance program has been a welcome supplement, providing gu...
BY JOE PAYNE
Santa Mara Valley Open Space is an all-volunteer group of locals who helped facilitate the first public open space and non-urban trail system in Orcutt. The group is planning ...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Kings of Swing Dance Studio is offering classes for dancers of varying levels at the studio in the Santa Maria Town Center.
Swing dance lessons for beginners will be offe...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Transitions-Mental Health Association and the Healing Arts Council of Santa Barbara County present the “Art of Recovery” show in Santa Maria, an exhibition of ...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Santa Maria Michaels store offers upcoming arts and crafts classes for kids. “Kids Club Craft Your Own Super Hero” event is May 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. A &l...
BY JOE PAYNE
Music is an active art form, requiring physical effort and hours spent honing the body’s skill. And yet, rarely do the worlds of exercise and music-making connect—...
BY ROB KRIDER
Allow me to explain a particular moment I consider to be the greatest time in my life. I am talking about the moment when I have successfully dieted, exercised, and lost enoug...
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Director J.J. Abrams helms the follow-up to his 2009 reboot of Star Trek. This time around, the crew of the Enterprise discovers evil within their midst, and Captain Kirk (Chr...
BY WENDY THIES SELL
One of the most popular restaurants in Santa Maria hasn’t advertised since it opened six years ago; it’s situated in an industrial park next to the airport distric...
A Santa Maria celebration like no other, the annual Elks Rodeo and Parade is a community event that celebrates the long history of ranching, community, and fun in Santa Maria....
Since the proliferation of digital photography, more people have been engaging in the art. Thank the medium’s low cost and ease of use. But one local photographer, Jerem...
The studious youth at Nipomo High School have been preparing nonstop for months for their upcoming show at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. Showtime! Dream On is a musical e...
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