Brighten up your day by flipping through the winners of our second annual pet photo contest. Readers from across the Central Coast submitted more than 400 images of their cats, dogs, lizards, chickens, horses, bunnies, and even fish in this year’s competition. A panel of five judges narrowed them to the top three in each…
Outdoor destinations in Oceano, San Simeon, and other areas along the Central Coast are among the locales featured in author Jill Thayer’s book, Sojourns: 100 Trails of Enlightenment Inspired by the California Central Coast. Thayer—a local author, artist, art historian, and professor who teaches at Allan Hancock College and other schools—will be signing copies of…
Tokyo Cowboy What’s it rated? PG What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Opens Oct. 25 at the Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo Marc Marriott directs this independent film scripted by Dave Boyle and Ayako Fujitani about Japanese corporate turnaround artist Hideki Sakai (Arata Iura), an…
Monsters: The Lyle and Eric Menendez Story What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix The Menendez brothers are all over the news again, in part thanks to the new season of Monsters, which tells the murderous tale of how the two brothers wound up in prison for killing their parents in 1989.…
Megalopolis What’s it rated? R When? 2024 Where’s it showing? The Bay Theatre of Morro Bay Auteur Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making fable-like passion project has finally arrived with a resounding clunk, but does it deserve being panned? I mean, this is the director of The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, and The Conversation we’re talking about.…
Several Solvang residents are ringing alarm bells about a housing development project that’s still behind the starting line. “This area is unique, it’s precious, it’s a place where people come because it’s so special,” Michelle Neels said. “If we start to allow development that hurts that feel, that charm, then we become Anytown, USA, and…
With their unconditional loyalty, big eyes filled with nothing but love, and snuggles that bring endless comfort, pets can be the biggest support system for people going through tough times. But that support system can morph into the biggest barrier when trying to access services to improve their circumstances. “One of the things we talk…
Every other month, the Lompoc Public Safety Commission meets to discuss concerns related to police, fire, and emergency medical services—but rarely ever have there been more than a couple of attendees. “We have one or two members of the community show up,” Lompoc Police Chief Kevin Martin said at the Lompoc City Council’s Oct. 15…
Roast host Visit zacacoffee.com or call (805) 698-4540 to find out more about Zaca Coffee’s new coffee shop, located at 240 E. Highway 246, unit 109, Buellton. It’s not every day that you see a llama riding a surfboard, unless you’re spending every day at Zaca Coffee—which opened its first brick-and-mortar shop in Buellton in…
Both Dave King and David Silva want to see the creation of more gathering spaces for activities, and they both believe that they can streamline that process if elected as Buellton mayor. Regional baseball parks on city-owned property by Riverview Park, the long-awaited bowling alley, reopening parts of the movie theater, renovating the high school…
• U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-California) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for making improvements to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to help callers access localized, lifesaving behavioral health resources, according to an Oct. 17 statement from Padilla’s office. The FCC Board of Directors unanimously voted to finalize the…
The jobs that exist now are not going to be the same in the future, Orcutt Union School District Superintendent Dr. Holly Edds said. “We’re always looking to the future and how we can improve our instruction here in the district because we do want to be responsive, we do want to have students ready…
Wildwood in Solvang is getting wild before it’s even got roots in the ground. The proposed 100-unit, multi-family, two-story apartment and condo development is running into ye ol’ “we want development, we just want it to be the right kind of development.” Which is code for “This development is going to bring in people who…
Let’s return to reasonable conservatism where discourse is both practiced and honored. To my fellow patriotic Americans, are you not tired of all the lies and myths put out by Trump and his fascistic MAGA cult followers? Yes, I meant fascist. Look at the definition. It has three components: 1) ultra conservatism 2) disdain for…
Nov. 5. It’s coming at us fast. The divisiveness is dragging us down. I keep hearing that, “our bipartisan bill”; to be perfectly clear, the only bipartisan cooperation that I see is to protect the insider trading that’s going on among our elected officials, both sides being complicit in this. But, I digress. The election. …
As a 30-year resident of Lompoc, I am writing to support the reelection of Mayor Jenelle Osborne. She has turned the town around with her dedication to security and improved work conditions for all. She has balanced the budget and taken part in most city-related associations. So let’s give Lompoc a continued bright future by…
No paint, no gain Michelle Feldman’s current solo exhibit at the Los Olivos General Store will remain up through Sunday, Nov. 10. She will also be participating, among nine other painters, in the Central Coast Art League’s upcoming group show at the venue, scheduled to debut on Friday, Nov. 15, and run through March 2025.…
