By Kasey Bubnash
A recent conversation regarding Santa Barbara County’s efforts to address homelessness repeatedly came back to the area’s lack of affordable housing and its strugg...
By Malea Martin
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released new guidance on returning to competition for youth and recreational adult sports, but Assemblymember Jordan Cunningh...
By Karen Garcia
Solvang adopted rules for future sidewalk vendors during a Feb. 22 City Council meeting, citing sidewalk accessibility and social distancing concerns, but the decision lacked ...
By Malea Martin
Months after a farmworker strike ended in alleged employer retaliation and an ensuing investigation by the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB), more than 200 ...
• Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Feb. 17 that he along with Senate President Pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) rea...
By Kasey Bubnash
Before the pandemic hit, Nipomo resident Lynn Borges had an abundant social and work life. Despite her age—she describes herself only as “old, old, old”&mdas...
By Kasey Bubnash
Several cannabis companies are vying for retail space in Orcutt, and although some community members had hoped the local school district would weigh in on proposed dispensary ...
By RON FINK
On Feb. 2, the Lompoc city manager tried to justify using fees collected to operate and maintain the drinking water utility to pay for homeless camp cleanups in the riverbed b...
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By THE CANARY
Who knew building a greenhouse on agriculturally zoned land could be so controversial?
Ooh, pick me! Pick me!
It’s definitely not surprising that the sam...
By Caleb Wiseblood
The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature in Solvang is inviting residents of Santa Barbara County to enter its Earth Day Poetry Contest. Submissions are due no later than Monday,...
By Caleb Wiseblood
Gallery Los Olivos presents Color and Light, a new duo exhibition showcasing oil and acrylic paintings by local artists Vicki Andersen (whose work is pictured above) and Nei...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
A few clicks and a debit card number hold my online reservation for two at the Santa Barbara Zoo, which officially reopened to the public on Jan. 30. But today happens to be F...
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Created by Sam Levinson (Assassination Nation, The Wizard of Lies), Euphoria follows the lives of a group of high school students as they deal with friendship, love, identity,...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
"I’m going to be honest with you, even when they let us back inside, we might just stay outside,” said Alfonso Curti, chef and co-owner of Trattoria Uliveto, ...
As part of its InterPlay series, the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) will stream two live readings of The Mountaintop, via Zoom on Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. and Saturday,...
Cuesta College presents a virtual program on the history of local aviation, Central Coast Aviators in World War II, which will become available online starting on Monday, Marc...
The city of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department is seeking local artists to beautify five different utility boxes located throughout town. Artist applications are due ...
Art Central Art Supply in Downtown SLO presents its latest showcase, Rosey ‘N’ Barb: Still At It After All These Years, through Monday, March 29. This duo exhibit ...
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