BY AMY ASMAN
A $300,000 grant will allow the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society to radically expand its canine adoption program, the nonprofit’s executive director Jill Tucker told ...
BY RYAN MILLER
After mulling arguments in United States v. Apel throughout the winter, the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 26 made a unanimous ruling that does little to resolve the issue at the ...
BY COLIN RIGLEY
Mother Nature doesn’t play politics.
Wherever you stand in the climate change debate, the last few months have provided plenty of anecdotal evidence to support an argum...
BY AMY ASMAN
For a parent, there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing the look of pure, uninhibited joy on your child’s face. When that child is sick with a life-threatening...
BY DORA SALTZMAN
Transitions-Mental Health Association recently promoted Henry Herrera to program manager of family services. This is following the retirement of Janice Holmes, who held the po...
BY HELEN ANN THOMAS
The place was packed. Packed, I tell you!
Apparently, no one wanted to miss the 11th annual OCAF Gala held on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Santa Maria Country Club.
Perhaps b...
MONDAY, MARCH 10
• 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. Cook St., San...
BY DORA SALTSMAN
One full distribution cycle has passed since Jay Hardy sold Hardy Diagnostics, a medical device manufacturer located in Santa Maria, to its employees. For people not in the ...
BY BRITTANY BURGUNDER
Lose weight and win a quarter of a million dollars. It’s a clear win–win, isn’t it?
For 15 seasons, the hit show The Biggest Loser has named the person wh...
Otis Page - Arroyo Grande
As an elder person (age 82), I am a Christian and am actively critical of the LGBT agenda. Nevertheless, I agree with Charmaine Coimbra’s opinion (“Arizona’s...
BY KRISTINA SEWELL
Anger is defined as a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong. It is a perfectly normal human emotion that many of us have encountered over the cours...
BY DORA SALTZMAN
For Miguel Limon, a Varsity soccer player in his junior year at Santa Ynez High School, the sport is more than just an extracurricular activity: it’s a lifelong passio...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
The unusual sight of alien-looking white drones flying over the Rancho Nipomo Dana Adobe on Feb. 25 was part of a student project for the Environmental and Spatial Technolog...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
A tiny green G.I. Joe was running up the side of the Italian Alps when a mound of white flour toppled him over. It was an avalanche. Bam! The little guy was down; he was no lo...
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I sort of feel that calling the U.S. Supreme Court justices jerks is akin to saying something blasphemous in a lightning storm. If I’m around somebody who does it, I t...
Would you pay more for produce if farmers were able to reduce the amount of pesticides used on them?
BY JOE PAYNE
Read Chester “Gavin” A. Arthur III's magazine 'The Dune Forum', courtesy of the South County Historical Society.
I was ambushed by the commonplace,
&nb...
BY JOE PAYNE
View a preview of PCPA Theaterfest's production of 'Spring Awakening.'
Spring Awakening was originally penned in 1891 by Frank Wedekind, and was quickly banned for its matt...
BY JOE PAYNE
The C Gallery presents “March Madness,” including several events and classes at the gallery in Los Alamos through the month. A watercolor class begins on March 7 a...
BY JOE PAYNE
The California State University system named Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center Executive Director Doug Jenzen a “distinguished alumnus” status for his work in Guadalup...
BY JOE PAYNE
PCPA Theaterfest presents a special one-show event called Community Speaks: The Other Side of Broadway, which will turn the spotlight toward immigration reform and enforcement...
BY ARIEL WATERMAN
Five years ago, in this venerable newspaper, I wrote about turning 55 years of age. Oh, God, where did the time go? My birthday is in three more weeks, and it’s not a ...
BY JOE PAYNE
The life of a concert pianist has often been compared to blood sports. Even pianists of the most sublime skill must scrape and fight for a career filled with touring, perfor...
Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown) directs Liam Neeson as Air Marshal Bill Marks, who, on a transatlantic flight, begins to receive text messages demanding a $150 million transfer i...
BY WENDY THIES SELL
New leadership is guiding Santa Barbara County’s wine industry into a dynamic direction, and pulling out all the stops to promote the region’s robust winemaking ...
Local singer-songwriter Cheyenne McDonald will be in Guadalupe to share her music, including songs from her album, which is set to come out this year. Just 18 years old, McDon...
A lifetime of laughter has followed iconic comedian and actor Don Rickles. Don’t bring a loudmouth with you to Rickles’ upcoming show at the Chumash Casino Resort ...
The much-lauded Allan Hancock College dance program is raring up for its showcase of the semester. Dance Spectrum will feature solo and ensemble performances of ballet, jazz, ...
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