Spotlight

There’s good news for MotionZ, the beleaguered laser tag and arcade destination. It’s back in business and staying in the Santa Maria Town Center. According to a news release from MotionZ owner George Majoue, the owner and mall manager of Santa Maria Town Center East were touring several units in the mall and were impressed […]

It’s back: the Traffic Solutions Commute Challenge. The annual competition has returned with more prizes for participating teams. Here’s how it works: Teams of five people resolve to drive alone less and keep track of how often they succeed. At the end of the competition, the team with the highest number of sustainable transportation days […]

One person’s unwanted possession is another’s treasure. In the spirit of a white elephant gift exchange, Santa Barbara Bank and Trust employees have brought some of their possessions to local branches. In a slight twist, the items aren’t gifts, they’re for sale. The white elephant sale is part of Santa Barbara Bank and Trust’s annual […]

Santa Barbara-based law offices, Buynak Law Firm, have opened a new location in Solvang, with Lana Clark, a 35-year resident of the city, serving as resident attorney. “We specialize in business, corporate, real estate, land use, tax, and estate planning,” S. Timothy Buynak, founder of the firm, said in a press release. The new office […]

More than one million pets wind up in animal shelters every year and are euthanized because they’re never reunited with their owners, according to the Santa Maria Humane Society. That’s why they’re going to help. On July 26, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Humane Society will be holding its monthly micro-chipping clinic. Cats and […]

The sixth annual Lompoc Collaboration Faire’s purpose is to help nonprofits do their work better. To help achieve that end, the coordinators of the event have brought together guest speakers and are planning on holding panel discussions, seminars, and networking opportunities for nonprofits. Panels and discussions include “An Honest Look at Board Development,” with Joyce […]

Fire victims in southern Santa Barbara County now have access to on-demand claims service through Allstate. The insurance company’s Mobile Claims Office has arrived in Goleta to help customers affected by the wildfires. The unit is a specially outfitted motor home that provides a place for customers to meet with catastrophe personnel to begin the […]

Diane Kuhnle, owner of Nipomo Properties, recently announced a new, in-house property management division, known as Central Coast Property Management. The division will help in finding rentals and managing. The office is located at 530 W. Tefft St., in the Von’s shopping center in Nipomo. For more information, visit www.centralcoast propertymanagement.com or call 929-7199. Biz […]

Can’t afford a new home? There’s always a chance you could win one in a raffle. Tickets are currently being sold for $100 a piece for the chance to win the Central Coast St. Jude Dream Home. The $350,000 house is being built by Flatley Homes at their Celebration subdivision, off of Miller and Betteravia […]

The Santa Maria Chapter of California Women for Agriculture awarded $1,000 scholarships to six local students at a recent luncheon. This year’s recipients are Amy Guerra, Mark Powell, Amanda Rosa, Lisa Baray, Megan Brownell, and Ashli Middleton. California Women for Agriculture is dedicated to the survival of agriculture. Members serve as a non-partisan, non-sectarian, non-commercial […]

The next Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce mixer will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 17 at the Community Cornerstone Center for Nonprofits, 120 E. Jones St. According to a press release, the Chamber is celebrating the partnerships and friendships that have been established between local government, businesses, grantors and patrons. […]

After almost 20 years in Orcutt, Wil Schock, owner and furniture designer of Schock’s Furniture Crafters, is putting down his tools and walking away. “Even after 25 years of designing furniture every day, I still love this job. I’ve been artistic all my life, into music, restoring antique cars and motorcycles. But designing allowed me […]