The following venues offer either regularly scheduled live entertainment or DJ-hosted dance music. Most performances start after 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. IN THE AREA ADDAMO VINEYARD/TASTING ROOM: 400 E. Clark Ave., suite E, Santa Maria, 937-6400. Live music Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. CLUB 805, AKA STINKY’S BAR & GRILL: 2430 South […]
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Concerts
CAFE NOIR presents Chris Lambert in concert on July 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Café Noir, 1555 S. Broadway, Santa Maria. Info: 361-0402. WORTH THE DRIVE THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LIBRARY presents Don Norton performing in concert on July 22 at 2 p.m. at the Nipomo Library. Info: slolibrary.org. THE […]
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Special Events
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS and the SLO Exchange Club present “Golf for Youth Charities Summer Classic” July 23 at the Monarch Dunes Golf Course, Nipomo. Cost is $125 to compete in the tournament. Info: slobigs.org or 234-0855. THE RIVERBENCH VINEYARD AND WINERY presents a “World’s Best Toffee Tasting” event on July 24 from 1 to […]
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Hot, hot, hot
Mild, sweet, or hot as a sizzling summer day, there’s a fresh salsa to suit just about every dish and edible dipping item. Equally perfect for snacks on the patio or as part of the main meal, this versatile condiment deserves a prominent place on the table. Salsa (Spanish for sauce, gravy, or dressing) is […]
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Here we go again
On July 1, Secretary of State Debra Bowen hereunto set her hand and affixed the Great Seal of California to yet another official election document. This time, she was making her mark on a certified list of candidates for the Aug. 17 special general election for the state’s 15th Senate District, vacated by now-Lt. Gov. […]
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What do you think should be done about the Gulf oil spill?
Eric and Kristine Vogel boilermaker/administration “It should be cleaned up. We’ve got to cap it.” Diane Abbott Realtor “They should have input from the best scientists and the best of everyone who would like to help.” Pamela Alfaro owner, Pamela’s Embroidery Service “I wish that they would go there right now and dig another well […]
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Political Watch 07.15
Hilda Zacarías, the sole Democratic candidate for the 33rd State Assembly District seat, recently announced that she’s received endorsements from four former San Luis Obispo County supervisors: Shirley Bianchi, David Blakely, Evelyn Delaney, and Bud Laurent. “I am humbled by the growing momentum for our campaign to change Sacramento,” Zacarías said in a release to […]
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Community Notebook 07.15
FRIDAY, JULY 16 • The Santa Maria City/County Coalition for the Homeless has its regular meeting from 10 a.m. to noon at the Betteravia Government Center conference room, 511 East Lakeside Parkway. • The Lompoc City/County Coalition for the Homeless has its regular meeting from noon to 1 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors […]
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Hobnobbing with Helen
It was the night of “The Big Musical!” Big musical sounds certainly came from the Maestro Brass, a group of five retired teachers, under the direction of Gary Thompson. They entertained at Community Partners in Caring’s (CPC) 10th annual Clergy Waiters night at the Radisson Hotel on Saturday evening, June 26. More big sounds came […]
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Money to make the county greener
The Santa Barbara County energy conservation program, emPowerSBC, recently received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The program aims to provide low-interest loans to homeowners trying to make their homes more environmentally friendly and finances related projects—think installing solar panels or new insulation. It also encourages people to make their homes […]
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California Space Center is go for launch
It’s hard to picture, but in less than a decade, an abandoned mobile-home park on Vandenberg Air Force Base property will transform into a massive visitors’ complex, celebrating the state’s space enterprise. The California Space Center, a 71-acre project conceived by the Santa Maria-based nonprofit California Space Authority, is now blasting headlong toward reality after […]
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Agribusiness as usual?
Few, if any, people left the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors June budget hearings with smiles on their faces. While the supervisors did scrape together about $5 million to pad the county’s strategic reserve, they still had to make more than $15 million in cuts to balance the 2010-11 budget. Since then, confusion over […]