Conceived by local merchants to promote Guadalupe and celebrate the region’s produce, the first-ever “Salad Bowl Festival” is tossing up fun on Sept. 12. The event will be held at LeRoy Park, 4630 11th St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival’s centerpiece is a 5K run and half-marathon, which starts and finishes at […]
Salad Bowl festival celebrates produce
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Wine shipper inks warehouse pact
Pack n’ Ship Direct, a wine shipper serving 220 wineries and direct marketers from Washington to Santa Barbara, announced a new strategic alliance and warehousing and shipping venue with Central Coast Wine Services in Santa Maria. The company had been previously operating within the Fess Parker Wine Center in Santa Maria, but an increase in […]
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Celebrate wine
As harvest begins in earnest, Santa Barbara County wineries want to remind us what all the fuss is about. While workers gather grapes for the next vintage, local vintners gear up to celebrate California Wine Month this September by showcasing a selection of new releases. From Zaca Mesa comes liquid history in the form of […]
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Looking for the light
A woman in black slacks, high heels, and a billowy top cinched at the waist briskly walked out of a Santa Maria temporary employment agency. She looked up only long enough to push open the door and breeze through it. Then she dropped her head once again and brushed imaginary crumbs—or possibly wrinkles—from her blouse, […]
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Santa Barbara Business College students celebrate graduation
Aug. 27 was a big day for close to 100 students from Santa Barbara Business College’s Santa Maria campus. Scholars from several different fields—including business administration, criminal justice, medical assisting, massage therapy, and more—mounted the Ethel Pope Auditorium stage at Santa Maria High School to receive their diplomas. As the graduates marched to their seats […]
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What are you having for dinner tonight?
George Schovic software analyst “I am having vegetables, chicken patty, and a big salad, for a low-fat, low-sodium diet.” Debbie Driggs caregiver “Maybe tri-tip, because the family just loves it.” Katie Graham RTV “Probably something with zucchini since I have a lot of it in my garden.” Steff Caral student “Probably take-out, because of a […]
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Political Watch 09.02
• On Aug. 27, Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) announced that the Department of Education approved California’s application for $1.2 billion to fund teachers’ jobs in the upcoming year. Capps voted for the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, which allowed the funding. “I applaud the Department of Education’s quick action to get this much needed […]
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Community Notebook 09.02
TUESDAY, SEPT. 7 • The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. Agendas are available at santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx#current. • The Vandenberg Village Community Services District has its regular board meeting at 7 p.m. in the District Office […]
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No sign language, please
On July 3, a sunset clause that had allowed the use of “sandwich board” signs in Santa Maria finally faded to black, ending a two-year period intended to give businesses a chance to research and employ alternative forms of advertising. Many local business owners, however, feel they were ultimately left cold in the dark night. […]
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Welcome Labor Day with your veins
It seems to happen just before every major holiday, but its frequency doesn’t make it trivial: United Blood Services is looking for donors to ensure an ample blood supply. This time around, the organization is particularly seeking people with Type O coursing through their veins to help fill needs over the Labor Day weekend and […]
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Correction
A local dermatologist and Santa Maria City Council candidate’s first name was incorrect in the Aug. 26 cover story, “Council contenders.” It should have read Dr. Michael Moats. News Briefs is compiled by Staff Writer Jeremy Thomas from staff reporting and local and national media. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, […]
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Candidates for the 33rd District State Assembly Seat get ready for November
Now that this area’s string of special elections has ended, it’s time to start thinking about November. When local voters went to the polls in mid-August, they sent Sam Blakeslee to the senate, and now his 33rd Assembly District seat is vacant. There are three candidates vying for it: Republican Katcho Achadjian—who beat out Matt […]