BY THE SUN STAFF
On Jan. 31, the Missile Defense Agency conducted a flight test of its ground-based ballistic missile defense system. A target missile was launched at around 3:40 p.m. fro...
BY JEREMY THOMAS
Despite a worse-than-expected budget forecast, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Feb. 2 to move forward with a plann...
BY AMY ASMAN
After serving almost three years as Santa Barbara County’s district attorney, Christie Stanley is retiring.
“Given the uncertainty...
BY AMY ASMAN
Assemblyman Pedro Nava is sounding the bugles against the U.S. Supreme Court. The Santa Barbara Democrat recently announced he’s planning to as...
BY ROBERT A. McDONALD
Who says there’s nothing to do in unincorporated Arroyo Grande on a Sunday morning?
Police raided an alleged cockfighting tournament sout...
In the Sun’s Jan. 28 cover story, “Where have all the wood shops gone?” the number of students enrolled in career and technical cla...
BY HENRY HOUSTON
VITA has an offer for seniors who have a family income of less than $49,000: The group will prepare your taxes for free. The tax-preparation service ...
BY JEREMY THOMAS
Nipomo’s Aaron Adams thought he’d found his dream home when he moved into Maria Vista Estates, an 84-acre hilltop development comple...
BY AMY ASMAN
Almost exactly a year ago this week, the California State Lands Commission announced before a packed Santa Barbara hea...
MONDAY, FEB. 8
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. Co...
U.S. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) has President Barack Obama’s back. After Obama’s first State of the Union address on Jan. 27...
Samantha McTighe, HHP
Lately I’ve been reading comments by uninformed offroaders claiming that the particulate problem downwind of the off-highway vehicles is not ca...
Scott Ziering
I don’t understand the arguments against a local medical marijuana dispensary. Allow me to paraphrase what I hear: “It’s not that I...
Steven L. Rebuck
There was a time when I would have agreed with many concerns about offshore oil drilling and collection, but that was long ago. The attacks of 9/11 r...
Gary Raine
As I sit and watch the images of the humanitarian horror unfold in Haiti, I am simply amazed at the response of the ugly voice emerging from the gian...
BY JEREMY THOMAS
They’re at it again.
A year removed from an appearance in the California Interscholastic Federation’s Southern Section semifina...
BY HENRY HOUSTON
Alyssa Ray is no stranger to the game of softball. She’s been playing since she was 5, and since then, she’s accumulated quite a few...
BY AMY ASMAN
Santa Maria-Bonita School District officials are recommending parents get a head start on registering their children for kindergarten. Early registra...
BY AMY ASMAN
Allan Hancock College is planning a big Bow-WOW! welcome for new and current students. Sponsored by the college’s Associated Student Body Gover...
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Ah, there’s nothing like a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice to start the morning. I know that not everybody likes it with the pulp in it, b...
If money were not an issue, would you buy an electric car?
BY HENRY HOUSTON
To escape the incessant buzz of technology and tumult of society, a trip to a place of solace is a good and necessary thing. Hey, not even Super...
BY SHELLY CONE
Whether you’re an artist or just enjoy beautiful things, a few rules apply when it comes to art. First, the choice of frame can make or br...
BY SHELLY CONE
PCPA Theaterfest will present the William Shakespeare play Macbeth in the Marian Theatre Feb. 18 through March 7. The tale of a Scottish heir’s...
BY SHELLY CONE
Brush and Palette will host its 10th annual exhibit from noon to 4 p.m. on Feb. 7 at the Foxenwood Tennis and Swim Club, 1087 Clubhouse Drive. The ei...
BY ROB KRIDER
I love big events: the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, even Wimbledon. Really, I like any big sporting event where I get to eat potato chips and drink b...
Grief-stricken Boston homicide detective Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson, in his first starring role since the 2002 film Signs) wil...
BY K. REKA BADGER
Have you ever dreamed of hiking an ancient path near the top of the world? And maybe fueling the journey with trailside feasts and wines to matc...
If bears, dolphins, and eagles sound more like animals than teams, then the Sierra Club’s Arguello group welcomes you along on its “Super...
Santa Maria is host to the hottest Super Bowl party in town! Playing on a giant big screen TV, and featuring all kinds of activities, games, snacks, and more, the “Big G...
Allan Hancock College has everything to offer to everyone in Santa Maria, and for those who aren’t exactly familiar with the features and functions of the school, the co...
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