If the Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building Foundation gets enough votes on Facebook, it could win a $25,000 Home Depot gift card to put toward updating the structure. Winning that gift card would put the veterans building closer to being refinished, said the president of the Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building Foundation, Alice Milligan. So far, she’s […]
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Santa Maria’s got a new school coming
The Santa Maria-Bonita School District moves forward with a COP to fund construction costs
Time constraints and projected enrollment increases pushed the Santa Maria-Bonita school board to begin securing funds for construction of a new school—Aquistapace Elementary—at a special meeting on Jan. 30. The board voted 4-1, with board member Will Smith dissenting, to adopt a certificate of participation loan for the $25 million construction project. The certificate would […]
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Local traffic controllers and pilots take a last stand against changes
Santa Maria Public Airport traffic controllers and pilots who oppose upcoming taxiway name changes are going to make one last stand before the new designations take effect in March. California Pilots Association Vice President Mitch Latting held individual meetings with each of the board members from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1 to show them an […]
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Spotlight on: Paradise Trading Post
It’s Storage Wars, Pawn Stars, and American Pickers all rolled into one. When greeting new customers, that’s essentially how Paradise Trading Post owner Mike Alexander explains his store. And the description is accurate considering the beginnings of his three-month-old Orcutt storefront stemmed from watching Storage Wars. “I saw the TV show and I thought it […]
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Art-Craft lands victorious
The airport board gives a local aircraft painting business another chance
Art-Craft Paint Inc. owner Teresa Arredondo’s wide smile made her face glow on Jan. 24 after Santa Maria Public Airport General Manager Chris Hastert told her she wouldn’t be evicted from the World War II-era hangar her business has occupied for three decades. “I’m very, very happy that I’m going to be left alone and […]
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SLO politician Andrew Carter is moving to Guadalupe
Guadalupe officials announced on Jan. 23 that San Luis Obispo City Council member Andrew Carter will be stepping in as the new Guadalupe city administrator. Carter will leave his SLO City Council position to replace Guadalupe’s interim city administrator, Tim Ness, on Feb. 20. Carter is leaving in the middle of his second term; his […]
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Spotlight on: Red Carpet Winery
Pink, sugar-dusted raspberry truffles accompany a moonshine-and-brandy-infused port at the Red Carpet Winery tasting room in Pismo Beach, which opened in December 2012. It’s the last taste from the fleet of five wines showcased in both of David Addamo’s recently opened Red Carpet tasting rooms; the other opened in July 2012 at the Red Carpet […]
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Man chains himself to tree, briefly, in protest of park plan
Los Osos resident Jonas Richardson chained himself to a Nipomo Community Park oak tree on Jan. 20 in protest of the park master plan unanimously passed by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 18. The plan serves as a blueprint for the next 20 years of development within the park, including […]
