By Zac Ezzone
Santa Barbara County scrapped its plan for rolling out cannabis retail stores throughout the county, weeks after it was supposed to be implemented.
The county plans to allo...
By William D'Urso
The city of Guadalupe plans to create a new five-person recreation commission to spend $4.5 million the city received in state grant funding.
The commission was re-establishe...
By Zac Ezzone
Almost three months after oil company ERG requested to delay the discussion over its West Cat Canyon Revitalization Project, the company that recently purchased ERG has asked ...
By William D'Urso
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County announced ambitious plans to broaden its conserved area to 40,000 acres by 2025.
“One of the most important innovations at the...
By WILLIAM D'URSO
Diana Perez and her fellow members of the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District board of education saw a problem: Too few students were attending college. The culprit i...
• On Aug. 19, Kelly Hubbard began serving as the director of Santa Barbara County’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), according to the county. The position was ...
By WILLIAM D'URSO
What would become personal trainer April Sargeant’s life’s work first began as a request.
It came from Lisa Murray, a fellow attendee of a women’s group w...
By SUSAN SALCIDO
Starting in Guadalupe on Aug. 8 and ending in Carpinteria on Aug. 26, schools throughout Santa Barbara County are welcoming students back into their classrooms. The beginning ...
By Jan Lipski, Vandenberg Village
Again, the wholesale attack against the National Rifle Association (NRA) is mounting to a fevered pitch. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal’s (D-Santa Barbara) recent town hall wa...
By Larry Bishop, Buellton
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors face a choice to promote a future of clean energy development in the county or double down on our pas...
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By THE CANARY
In case you thought I had turned into a cockatiel and finally found my way into the Santa Barbara County Jail cell I deserve, I just want to clear the air. It definitely wasn&...
Feathers and Fur, a new duo exhibition featuring paintings by local artists Emil Morhardt and Claudia Chapman, will debut at Gallery Los Olivos on Sunday, Sept. 1, and run thr...
To celebrate the Squire Foundation’s new public exhibition of sculptures, prominently displayed in various locations throughout Guadalupe, a ribbon cutting ceremony will...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Using long exposures and intentional camera movement, digital artist Bryn Forbes strives to capture “the essence of motion” in his abstract photography and video a...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
The trivialities of high society get thrown on the chopping block in the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s (PCPA) rendition of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being E...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
The sounds of bells, chimes, and singing bowls are set to enrapture participants at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church during A Night of Meditative Sound, which t...
Editor’s Note: New Times Staff Writer Karen Garcia and Arts Editor Caleb Wiseblood took over Sun Screen while the Starkeys enjoyed the week off.
Co-writer and director ...
By NICK POWELL
My family doesn’t usually go out for Italian food, except for the occasional Americanized junk pizza when we’re feeling lazy or hosting a sleepover or what have yo...
American Veterans United hosts its annual Family Barbecue at Ryon Park in Lompoc on Saturday, Aug. 24, from noon to 3 p.m. WWII and Korean War veterans and their spouses can e...
Santa Barbara County Parks hosts a guided nature walk at Cachuma Lake on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The hike is limited to 20 participants, who can join on ...
The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum hosts its R.H. Tesene Free Family Day at the Ranch on Sunday, Aug. 25, from noon to 4 p.m. Guests can create their own ranch-themed cra...
Village Days at La Purisima Mission takes place on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Demonstrators will guide visitors through various activities, including basket wea...
Piper’s Kombucha Brew holds its grand opening in Orcutt on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 1 p.m., but a special sneak-peek preview tasting takes place at the Oasis Senior Center ...
Blast 825 Brewery in Orcutt presents classic rock artist Keith Cox on Friday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. Cox is best known locally for his work with Different Strings.
Admission to ...
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