By Taylor O'Connor
After the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors’ rejected ExxonMobil’s proposal to truck crude oil from its Las Flores Canyon processing facility to Santa Mari...
By Caleb Wiseblood
The vacant lot on the corner of Second Street and Central Avenue in Buellton will be the future home of a community garden for city residents to grow their own fruit, vegetabl...
By Taylor O'Connor
Pioneer Valley High School senior Casey Mata Garcia said he began advocating for more community green space because of the access inequalities he saw between his community in ...
• The U.S. House of Representatives voted 288-131 to approve and advance the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act—a bipartisan measure authored by U.S. Rep. Salud Carb...
By Taylor O'Connor
When Joanna Hendrix was nominated to apply for the Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year award, she had a hard time deciding whether she’d move forward with the proce...
By Camillia Lanham
Santa Barbara County is anticipating a $6 million shortfall in the cannabis cultivation tax revenue it predicted for this fiscal year, thanks to an oversupply of wholesale can...
By RON FINK
This is the story of how early Santa Barbara’s moneyed ranchers forced their will upon the more rural ranchers and farmers who lived and ranched in the Santa Ynez River ...
By Joseph Cortez, Santa Maria
Citizen Christy Lozano is vying to replace current Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido with the aid of County Clerk Joseph Holland. A lawsuit has been filed against Ms. Lo...
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By THE CANARY
Maybe Buellton has it figured out. The city recently approved forward momentum on a project intended to bring more life into the town along Highway 101, and increase accessibi...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Santa Barbara resident Kerrie Smith used to specialize in transporting theatergoers into the worlds of plays and operas. The former set designer took a similar approach with h...
By Caleb Wiseblood
Friendly Conversation, a new duo exhibition at Gallery Los Olivos, debuted in early May and is scheduled to remain on display through the end of the month. The exhibit showcas...
By Caleb Wiseblood
The Great American Melodrama in Oceano premiered its current production, The Mark of Morro, at the beginning of May. Performances of the show are scheduled to run through Satu...
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Keith Thomas (The Vigil) directs Scott Teems’ (Halloween Kills) script based on Stephen King’s novel about a young girl with the power to ignite fire through telek...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
The letters in COLD Coast Brewing Company don’t spell the temperature of the beer it serves. It’s actually an acronym from each of the brewery’s four owners&...
The Elverhoj Museum of History and Art in Solvang celebrated the premiere of its latest exhibition, Greenland—Land of the Midnight Sun, in mid-May. The exhibit is schedu...
The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society presents Spring Recital: Central Coast Music Teachers Association, a live concert at the Santa Maria Public Library, on Sunday, May 22, at...
The SLO Blues will play against the Coastal Dodgers at Sinsheimer Park Baseball Stadium on Friday, May 27, at 6 p.m. Early purchases are recommended, as tickets to the upcomin...
Convergence—Wax on the Water, an exhibition of encaustic artworks at Art Center Morro Bay, will remain on display through Monday, May 23. The exhibit showcases a collect...
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