Red One What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Cori? Matinee What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Editor’s note: Anna Starkey was camping in Death Valley last weekend, so Glen tapped his hair stylist and favorite stand-up comic, Cori Ramsey, to co-write […]
Red One obnoxiously mashes superhero and Christmas tropes
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Santa Maria-based dance studios bring Diane Rose Zink’s The Nutcracker to life at Arroyo Grande’s Clark Center
Everybody Can DANCE and the Santa Maria Civic Ballet present their annual collaborative production of The Nutcracker, choreographed by Diane Rose Zink, at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 1, at 3 p.m. As the show’s artistic director, Zink has helmed […]
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Canine Companions at Lompoc’s Cypress Gallery is full of heartfelt hues
Vista points The Lompoc Valley Art Association presents Canine Companions, a solo show featuring paintings by local artist Liz Poulin Alvarez that opened at Cypress Gallery in early November and will remain up through Nov. 24. Visit lompocart.org to find out more. The gallery is located at 119 E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc. A separate collection […]
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Don’t forget about history
The “America must do all it can to prevent nuclear war in the Middle East” (Oct. 10) author assumes Jews arrived in the Middle East in 1947. No mention is made of the Jewish kingdoms of Judea and Samaria 2,000 years ago. Yes, this is before the existence of British Palestine in the 19th century. […]
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Congressman Carbajal should not obstruct Trump’s agenda
Salud Carbajal sent out a letter to his constituents (that’s us the people) making it clear he intends to continue to obstruct President Trump’s agenda. Clearly, he can’t appreciate how soundly a majority of the people rejected the Democrat agenda. I encourage everyone send a response similar to the response I sent to him: I […]
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Democrats are paying now for their 2020 deal with the devil
Many Democrats may not realize that their loss in 2024 was sealed by two Faustian bargains that they struck in 2020 to win that election. A “Faustian bargain” is, in its broadest sense, the making of a deal that promises immediate rewards, but at a painful cost that must be paid later. Going into the […]
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Math and signs
At least one person made a salient point at a recent Santa Barbara County ad-hoc committee meeting about farmworker conditions, specifically when it comes to the concept of implementing a $26 minimum wage for farmworkers in the county. “Say I’m Driscoll’s. I could buy from Santa Barbara County, I could buy from our neighboring counties, […]
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SLO County’s Democratic Party state leaders defend seats in early vote count results
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 […]
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Most Santa Maria City Council incumbents lead in their races
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 […]
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Del Cielo mobile home park owners sue Santa Barbara County
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 […]
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Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors table Agricultural Enterprise Ordinance decision until December to fine tune last details
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 […]
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Local culinary instructor Pascale Beale celebrates 25 years of teaching and new cookbook release
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 […]