By Malea Martin
The last time the Santa Maria Public Library had a book mobile was the 1980s, Library Director Mary Housel told the Sun. Now, thanks to grant funding, the once popular library...
By Zac Ezzone
With the COVID-19 pandemic raging on, the Solvang City Council agreed that the city will likely need to keep Copenhagen Drive closed to vehicles for the rest of the year.
The...
By Malea Martin
Santa Maria wants to know what residents want for the future, according to a new website designed to gather input for the city’s next general plan update.
In a vi...
By Kasey Bubnash
Within the last few years, Santa Maria resident Mike Brown has ordered hundreds of items from Wish, an e-commerce platform where Brown said you can order pretty much anything ...
By Karen Garcia
On July 27, Solvang announced it was beginning the recruitment process for the new Branding & Design Committee, which is replacing the Solvang Board of Architectural Revie...
By ZAC EZZONE
Santa Barbara County recently released an environmental analysis reviewing ExxonMobil’s proposal to transport oil on local roadways using tanker trucks so that it can re...
• On July 29, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) released a statement following the House’s passing of two pieces of legislation aimed at supporting the chi...
By PETER JOHNSON
When COVID-19 forced schools to close in March, Rosemary Cummings and her Nipomo High School agriculture students missed out on the most exciting time of their year.
Usually ...
By ZAC EZZONE
Labor shortages and government regulations tied to groundwater usage continue to hinder local farmers, but technological advancements could ease some of these concerns, accord...
By SUSAN SALCIDO
The long-awaited answer about what schools will look like in the fall was delivered on July 17 when Gov. Newsom announced all public and private schools in counties on the sta...
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By THE CANARY
Order anything from China lately? How about a pair of pumpkin stud earrings?
Just kidding! They’re just seeds. Seeds you didn’t order. And they’re sho...
During the month of August, Gallery Los Olivos’ new website, Gallery Los Olivos Online, will be exhibiting landscapes by local painters Terri Taber and Carol Talley. Vis...
Between Saturday, Sept. 5, and Monday, Sept. 7, the community will be able to view and shop from a new virtual art show and sale at nipomoartists.com.
This collaborative we...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Although the Marian Theatre’s doors remain closed, scenic artist Abby Hogan recently shed some light on a crucial aspect of the venue that often gets overlooked and, qui...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
I can’t seem to get Ghost of Tsushima (2020) out of my head, so I’m taking it with me—in spirit at least (get it?) to the Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort and...
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Created by writer Mark Bomback (Live Free or Die Hard, The Wolverine, The Art of Racing in the Rain) based on William Landay’s 2012 novel of the same name, the story rev...
By BETH GIUFFRE
Finding good local meat right now makes one feel like a pirate searching for pieces of eight and buried treasure.
Demand is up, impacting the ability to process local s...
Orcutt Community Theater holds auditions for its next production, War of the Worlds: A Live Radio Play, at Klein Dance Arts Studio on Monday, Aug. 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. The sho...
The Morro Coast Audubon Society presents its next monthly community program over Zoom on Monday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Heather Hayes will lead a discussion on the l...
Pre-registration is now open for Mosaics for Beginners, a virtual workshop to be co-hosted by Creative Me Time and Art Center Morro Bay on Sunday, Aug. 23, from 10 to 11 a.m. ...
Gallery at Marina Square presents oil paintings by featured artist Patricia Newton through Saturday, Aug. 29. Newton is currently the president of the Morro Bay Art Associatio...
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