Special Issues
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55 Fiction 2018
You can say a lot in 55 words. You can kill someone, love someone, or save someone. Tell stories about torture, divorce, or family drama. Make political statements. Riff on societal issues. But there are only a select few who can do it well enough to get published! For the last three decades, the Sun […]
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MENUS – Spring-Summer 2018
The rain fell just in time to make you wonder if spring would actually come to the Central Coast this year. It was cold and made you yearn for that sunny warmth that brings a seat outside, a cold beer, and some farm-to-table nibbles. Well, sun’s out, fun’s out, and so is the annual Spring/Summer […]
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Spring Arts 2018
Make sure to check out our annual Spring Arts section, which explores a season of fun on the Central Coast!
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Last-Minute Gift Guide 2017
You might have everyone crossed off your holiday shopping list, but what about the four-legged friends and family in your life? For this year’s Last-Minute Gift Guide, the Sun focused on gifts for pets and pet owners, like holiday-themed dog clothes, adoption deals at the Santa Maria Animal Shelter, training for dogs who always tip […]
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Holiday Guide 2017
Christmas obsession: When it comes to filling a house with holiday cheer, it’s all about excess and magic!
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MENUS – Fall/Winter 2016
Fall is for falling leaves, pumpkin pie, and hopefully a little (lot!) of rain. But the season of food contained in our annual Fall/Winter Menus is so much more fulfilling than allspice and pureed orange stuff. It’s full of brunch with mimosas and farm-to-table local eggs at Foremost Wine Company; a new burger joint, Brooks […]
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Best of Northern Santa Barbara County 2017
Calibrate your visual processors and defrag your disks, because Best Of Northern Santa Barbara County 2017 is here with the Robo-Best! We did it up in precision style this year, reaching out to the businesses, people, and androids Sun readers think are at the front of the assembly line. Editor’s notes: • The Sun […]
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55 Fiction 2017
Tales of murder, intrigue, and scandal—short and sweet at 55 words each It’s here again, like clockwork. For the last 30 years, around July 4, the Sun and New Times has brought you reader-submitted short stories for the annual 55 Fiction contest. Death, love, disgust, and fear all make appearances, and 2016-17 even brought out […]
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Summer Guide 2017
Fun for everyone! On the cover: The annual Live Oak Music Festival is a benefit event for KCBX Public Radio happening Father’s Day weekend, June 16 through 18, at Live Oak Camp near Cachuma Lake. The event welcomes campers or day visitors of all ages to join hours of music, art, activities, food, and leisurely […]
