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You can stay here: Solvang may stop new short-term rentals in suburban neighborhoods

From a zebra-themed bed and breakfast to a permitted treehouse in someone’s backyard, Solvang resident Max Hanberg has booked some pretty wild vacation getaways in his lifetime. He and his wife were already frequent users of Airbnb and Vrbo by the time they began using both platforms to list a short-term rental of their own during the spring of 2021. Previously a one-bedroom apartment for long-term occupancies, the couple’s towering property on Alisal Road in downtown Solvang is hard…

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Discovery beckons all ages and experience levels to the Old Orcutt Yarnery

Lisa Long learned how to knit at a Del Taco 15 years ago. At that point in her life, her routine was a long cycle of working, cooking dinner, studying for her degree, and falling asleep in the early hours of the morning. She needed to reactivate her creative brain. “I called a friend of mine who knit, and I said, ‘I have got to use the other side of my brain again. I forgot what it’s like,’” Long…

Orcutt Bakery calls dibs on the dessert table

For any occasionThe Gerbers deliver from San Luis Obispo to the Santa Ynez Valley.  Place online orders for Orcutt Bakery goods by visiting orcuttbakery.com. Call (805) 938-9140 with questions, and…

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