BY JEREMY THOMAS
An F/A-18 Super Hornet jet taxied at Santa Maria Public Airport on Aug. 27, in preparatio...
BY JEREMY THOMAS
Construction of a suicide barrier on Cold Spring Canyon Bridge halted again Aug. 24 after a county judge denied a motion filed by Caltrans to conti...
BY JEREMY THOMAS
Dilapidated modular trailers currently housing records and staff at Santa Maria Superior Court will be history by late 2011, as construction was sc...
BY SARAH SCHWAB
Now that this area’s string of special elections has ended, it’s time to start thinking about November.
When local voters went to the ...
A local dermatologist and Santa Maria City Council candidate’s first name was incorrect in the Aug. 26 cover story, “Council contenders...
BY RYAN MILLER
It seems to happen just before every major holiday, but its frequency doesn’t make it trivial: United Blood Services is looking for donors to...
BY HENRY HOUSTON
On July 3, a sunset clause that had allowed the use of “sandwich board” signs in Santa Maria finally faded to black, ending a two-year ...
TUESDAY, SEPT. 7
• The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, ...
• On Aug. 27, Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) announced that the Department of Education approved California’s application for $1.2 billion t...
Glen Zenda
I noticed the glaring absence of any questions regarding the illegal alien problems in Santa Maria (“Council contenders,” Aug. 26), fro...
Kim Watson
If safety is the biggest community concern in Nipomo, then the eradication of Mexican cartel marijuana should be on the top of the list. Regulating...
Scott Jenkins
Sam Blakeslee, the local boy, wants to cut services to the needy in California. Sam and the rest of his republican ilk across the country represent...
Roy Berger
Fundamentalist, hate-filled Christians are rabble-rousing Americans against all Muslims. I hope no one will fall for this abominable un-American ga...
BY JEREMY THOMAS
High school baseball players who recently bought pricey, high-performance bats might want to consider getting refunds, as tougher safety regul...
BY HENRY HOUSTON
Becoming a golfer is almost like becoming a Jedi Knight: Start early, for you must be enthralled with the discipline.
Today, Jack Avrit may ...
BY HENRY HOUSTON
Aug. 27 was a big day for close to 100 students from Santa Barbara City College’s Santa Maria campus. Scholars from several different fi...
BY HENRY HOUSTON
Charity, responsibility, caring—the values of the Boy Scouts of America will be on display on Sept. 25 at the “Spirit of the Mission,&r...
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It was like watching a line of dominoes fall, one by one. Or it was like watching a group of kids playing musical chairs. Or maybe it was like some...
What are you having for dinner tonight?
BY SHELLY CONE
Playwright José Cruz González realizes the capabilities of human emotion in a way not all playwrights do. He can present jealous...
BY SHELLY CONE
The Jewish High Holy Days—a 10-day celebration that begins Sept. 8 with Rosh Hashanah and ends with Yom Kippur—are filled with mus...
BY SHELLY CONE
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Santa Maria Public Library will present “An Evening of Classical Guitar with Manny Mestas&rdqu...
BY SHELLY CONE
Single tickets for PCPA’s 2010-2011 season go on sale Oct. 6 at 12:30 p.m. The season will feature Peter Pan Nov. 4 through Dec. 23 at the Ma...
BY SHELLY CONE
The Big Kids class is looking for 5-, 6-, and 7-year-olds to learn and have fun with music. The Big Kids class blends elements of the Music Togethe...
BY ROB KRIDER
I’ve been writing the Man Overboard column at the Santa Maria Sun for 10 years now, which, for a guy who doesn’t finish many proje...
Poor Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal); with her husband off fighting in World War II, she must...
BY K. REKA BADGER
The fertile land in and around the Santa Maria Valley supports an incredible variety of fruits, vegetables, and row crops. Although wine grape...
The Lompoc Photographer's Guild presents its newest exhibit, “Slice of Life,” which highlights moments of humanity we all share, whethe...
Music Together has been uniting parents and kids through the language of music for years, and its new “Big Kids” program is designed for 5- to 7-year-old children ...
Health problems have been tied to stress, the invisible anchor that pulls us down. But one local massage therapist has been inspired to create a blend of massage, meditation, ...
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