Spotlight

Your Kidz Kloset, a new store offering used children’s clothing, furniture, toys, and accessories, invites locals to a grand opening on June 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The celebration includes an all-day raffle and a chance for kids to make their own mark by placing painted handprints on the store’s back wall. Your […]

The Women’s Fund is meeting at the Santa Maria Inn on June 24 at 3 p.m. to announce the North County agencies that will receive $145,000 in grant money. Wrapping up its second year, the fund is made up of women who contribute $500 to become members, who then vote on where the collective money […]

Commemorating 10 years in Santa Maria, Sisk’s Life Time Martial Arts is giving away martial arts testing, free balloons for the kids, and T-shirts to the first 50 people who come in for a free introductory lesson. Sisk’s relocated to the Santa Maria Town Center from Western Village Shopping Center on June 1. Co-owner Paul […]

To celebrate local business owners and employees getting acquainted with the community, booths and exhibitors at the Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce’s 24th annual Business Trade Show will be decked out Hawaiian-style. The June 18 event is the largest trade show between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Businesses and nonprofits, large and small, will showcase […]

Financial planning firm Monarch Wealth Services announced it’s named a new president and chair of the board. Aaron Clark co-founded the firm in 2008 and is now its president and chief executive officer. The firm’s new chair of the board and chief financial officer is Vanessa Patterson, a trustee for the Santa Barbara County Retirement […]

Homeowners worried about their current mortgages, facing foreclosure, or just interested in learning more about available options can watch videos of foreclosure prevention workshops on Santa Maria Community Television. The 30-minute programs were recorded at workshops presented in February at the Santa Maria Public Library and sponsored by the City of Santa Maria and the […]

Marian Medical Center awarded San Luis Obispo-based Thoma Electric an electrical contract for a new 220,000-square-foot patient tower expansion. The four-story tower—expected to take 34 months to build—will eventually house 188 beds, a birthing center, a critical-care unit, a neonatal intensive care unit, radiology department, a cafeteria, and a chapel. The contract is the largest […]

Rabobank Regional President Steven Harding has organized an advisory council made up of 11 local business and civic leaders to guide the bank’s activities in northern Santa Barbara County. Bank board member Carrol Pruett will chair the council. Other members include Marian Medical Center Chief Financial Officer Sue Anderson, Maguire Investments President and Chairman of […]

 Realtor Gary Gracia of Keller Williams Central Coast Realty was named the company’s Regional Impact Award recipient for 2008. The award is given to one realtor in the company’s California central and southern region. It recognizes the realty associate who made the most significant impact to the market through building profit share, recruiting top associates, […]

Earth-friendly and health-conscious are the buzzwords for a new coffee and smoothie shop just opened in the lobby of Lompoc’s In-Shape City at 501 W. Central Avenue. “I Need Coffee” is the brainchild of a local couple, Lindsay Manzo and Joshua Cossman, who sought to open a business that would be accountable to both its […]

During these turbulent financial times, the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce is in desperate need of sponsors in order to produce this year’s Fourth of July fireworks show.  The show, which takes place at the Santa Maria Fairpark, will cost the city about $15,000. So far, Rabobank, the Santa Maria Times, People for Leisure […]

Put on your dancing shoes, kick up your heels, and enjoy 50 years of Motown sounds at the 3rd annual Mayors Ball on June 13. This year’s ball, a “Plain & Fancy” affair, takes place at the Santa Ynez Marriott in Buellton and honors all five North County mayors.  The event raises money for the […]