Scrooge and other holiday characters take center stage during the Great American Melodrama’s seasonal show

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Scrooge and other holiday characters take center stage during the Great American Melodrama’s seasonal show

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The Great American Melodrama in Oceano presents its annual production of The Holiday Extravaganza, which opens on Nov. 15 and is scheduled to run through Dec. 31. The three-act show includes the venue’s traditional retelling of A Christmas Carol, a fairy tale spoof segment, and a holiday-themed vaudeville act. During A Christmas Carol, miser Ebenezer […]

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Political Watch: November 7, 2024

by Sun Staff

• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) announced another $1.7 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent roadway deaths and protect pedestrians and cyclists on the Central Coast, according to an Oct. 31 statement from Carbajal’s office. “Part of revitalizing our infrastructure and improving our roads and highways is making sure […]

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Dana Reserve annexation proposal goes before SLO County LAFCO on Nov. 14

by Samantha Herrera

The Dana Reserve inches closer to reality after the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors approved a property tax agreement with the Nipomo Community Services District (NCSD) on Oct. 22.  Following a back-and-forth negotiation between the NCSD and county, the two finally came to an agreement after negotiating over their conflicting property tax policies.  […]

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Solvang preps new permit route for live music, other temporary uses

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Musicians who perform in bars and tasting rooms across Solvang can look forward to dropping their mics with less micromanagement if the city clears a recent permitting proposal. During its first meeting of November, the Solvang Planning Commission endorsed staff’s recommendation to instate an official temporary use permits policy, which is “alluded to in zoning […]

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County Planning Commission approves Santa Ynez Unit ownership transfer to Sable

by Taylor O'Connor

Whether you’re for or against oil operations in Santa Barbara County, you’re passionate about that position. But that decades-long debate turned up a notch at a recent Santa Barbara County Planning Commission meeting.   “Coming to the Planning Commission hearings or Board [of Supervisors] hearings is a really important part of our public process,” Planning […]

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Waiting for playgrounds: Four Santa Maria-Bonita elementary schools have to get creative when it comes to recess

by Taylor O'Connor

Instead of soaring on swings, racing down slides, and climbing on monkey bars, students at four Santa Maria elementary schools are playing on concrete slabs.  The Santa Maria-Bonita School District allocated federal COVID-19 relief dollars to improve the playgrounds at Fairlawn, Tunnell, Alvin, and Ontiveros elementary schools. Over the summer, the district removed the outdated […]

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Venom: The Last Dance is an action-packed, banter-filled romp

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Venom: The Last Dance What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande In her directorial debut, writer Kelly Marcel (Saving Mr. Banks, Fifty Shades of Grey, Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage) directs this script […]

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