How deep is your love? Call (805) 688-1082 or visit calnatureartmuseum.org for more info on the California Nature Art Museum, located at 1511-B Mission Drive, Solvang. The museum’s latest duo exhibition, A Deeper Love: Paintings Inspired by Coral Reefs, opened in mid-September and is scheduled to remain on display through Feb. 24, 2025. The California…
From Assembly to Congress, Democratic Party state leaders representing the Central Coast appear to be holding onto their seats, according to preliminary results of the general election. In the 30th District, which spans parts of San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties, incumbent Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) comfortably led with 64.4 percent of…
• The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) recently awarded $22 million in grant funding for the Ortega construction project in the Summerland area, a regional project that will allow for more passenger train trips, according to a statement from Santa Barbara County 1st District Supervisor Das Williams’ office. The grant awards were a part of…
Amid an epidemic of loneliness, recent Cal Poly graduates are working to combat social separation through a new app that promotes in-person human connection—Social Spark. Created by CEO Sam Moberly through the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Social Spark has helped to connect more than 3,000 members from the Bay Area to LA…
Protecting seniors means discriminating against everyone else, according to Nick Ubaldi with Harmony Communities, the company that’s now managing Del Cielo Mobile Estates—the once 55-and-older mobile home park in Orcutt. I say once because Ubaldi said it is no longer. Not only is it now an all-ages community, Ubaldi said in a statement, the park…
The 2024 general election is over; some candidates won and others didn’t. Some of the several measures on the ballot passed and others didn’t. The political signs are almost all gone and so are the spam calls urging your support for another two years. The months leading up to an election are interesting to watch;…
On Nov. 14 at 9 a.m., at the Board of Supervisors chambers, the San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) was scheduled to consider annexation of the Dana Reserve project. Prior county decisions have justified overriding 19 unmitigable impacts, the largest number in county history. Below are four key reasons to reconsider approving the…
The third annual Grateful Goods Arts and Crafts Sale will take place at Bethania Lutheran Church in Solvang on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participating vendors at the upcoming holiday shopping-centric fundraiser will include fused-glass artists, ceramicists, jewelry crafters, photographers, and other artisans. Canned and nonperishable food donations will be accepted…
Discover Oceano will host its next Oceano Seabreeze Market on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Oceano Train Depot. Attendees of the upcoming event will have the chance to buy or browse selections of handcrafted goods and other items from local makers, artisans, curators, and other participating vendors of…
Heretic What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Co-writers and directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (co-writers of A Quiet Place) helm this psychological horror thriller about two young Mormon missionaries—Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher)…
This is the Zodiac Speaking What’s it rated? Not rated When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix I know: “Not another show about the Zodiac Killer!” I get it. This unsolved case has been hashed and rehashed since the crimes happened in Nor-Cal in the late ’60s, but I have to say, this series grabbed my…
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix Cathy Terkanian was a young mother, only 16 at the time of her daughter’s birth. Despite wanting to raise her child, Cathy’s mother convinced her to place her up for adoption when she was 9 months old. After a…
Between the lines Find out more about Santa Barbara-based cookbook author and cooking instructor Pascale Beale at pascaleskitchen.com. Beale’s current book tour, to celebrate the release of Flavour, includes events in Solvang, Los Alamos, Santa Barbara, and other areas. Hundreds of recipes. Eleven cookbooks. Two letters to Julia Child. Santa Barbara chef Pascale Beale is…
The agricultural enterprise ordinance could be Theodora Stephen’s ticket to creating farm stays on her small olive oil operation in Santa Ynez. “Rents are now completely out of control for business establishments, and we need to diversify our revenues,” Stephen wrote in a public comment letter to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors ahead…
The owners of an Orcutt senior mobile home park sued Santa Barbara County after the Board of Supervisors passed a temporary moratorium to prevent conversions from senior parks to all ages during its Nov. 5 meeting. “We believe this ordinance is unjust and attempts to force us to violate federal law,” Nick Ubaldi told the…
With the exception of the 2nd District, Santa Maria City Council incumbents are leading their respective races, according to preliminary election results. Alongside the citywide mayoral election, voters in the 1st and 2nd Districts cast their ballots with the city’s looming budget deficit, the ongoing downtown revitalization plan, and firefighter wages at the forefront of…
