The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks What’s it rated? TV-14 When? 2023-2024 Where’s it showing? Max Anyone who has seen the horror flick Orphan is familiar with the concept—a well-intended family adopts a child from a foreign land who proves to be a sinister adult posing as a child. Natalia Grace was a […]
BINGEABLE: <i>The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks</i>
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BINGEABLE: Fool Me Once
Fool Me Once What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix Based on Harlan Coben’s 2016 novel of the same name, this British miniseries follows Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan), a former soldier with a tarnished record whose husband, Joe Burkett (Richard Armitage), is murdered before her eyes. While trying to pick up the […]
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American Fiction is a sly examination of race in America
American Fiction What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre in SLO Cord Jefferson (The Good Place, Watchmen) directs this screenplay he co-wrote with Percival Everett (based on his novel Erasure) about Black novelist Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Jeffrey Wright), who’s told by […]
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Orcutt Community Theater presents Bed and Breakfast and Murder
Performances of Orcutt Community Theater’s latest production, Bed and Breakfast and Murder, kick off on Friday, Feb. 9, and run through Sunday, Feb. 25, at Klein Dance Arts Studio. Directed by Laura Gonzalez, the show follows two actors that regularly play cops on a television series who decide to become real police officers. The two […]
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New art show brings oil painter Debbi Green to Los Olivos
Gallery Los Olivos will premiere its next solo exhibition, a showcase of oil paintings by Debbi Green, on Thursday, Feb. 1. The show, titled En Mi Corazón: Amigos y Familia, is scheduled to remain on display through Thursday, Feb. 29. According to press materials, the exhibit highlights “Green’s innate ability to capture in her paintings […]
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First Ladies of Disco brings groovy dance tunes to the Clark Center
Get your groove on Snag tickets to First Ladies of Disco: The Ultimate Flash Back Experience—taking place at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande, on Jan. 25—by visiting clarkcenter.org. Disco is alive and well—and an iconic trio of women who were pioneers in the scene are bringing the […]
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Too many risks in Oceano
Before the last big storm, heavy rain and high tides were predicted by the weather forecasts. The disastrous washout on Oceano Beach, on Dec. 28, 2023, should not have been a surprise. Several trailers and vehicles were dragged into the ocean where they lost all their contents: provisions, pots and pans, plasticware, trash. The debris […]
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The Oceano Community Services District is in disarray thanks to one elected official
The drama from Oceano is so extensive that it continuously reverberates throughout the Central Coast. Every week, newly elected Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) board member Charles Varni publishes verbose, sanctimonious, and self-victimizing diatribes every time someone disagrees with him. Varni completely melts down in a feedback loop of replaying his grievances against the district […]
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Saddle up
We’ve finally got some races on our hands for the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors! Not one supervisor who’s up for reelection is running unopposed in the March primary. Huzzah! Great! What do we have for quality candidates? Mm. That one’s a bit tough to discern. Restaurateur and Carpinteria City Councilmember Roy Lee is […]
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Cal Poly professors win a patent for their wildfire-detecting software
Two Cal Poly engineering professors’ concern for preserving the environment for future generations sparked a trailblazing project with intentions to prevent widespread fires. Majid Poshtan and Joseph Callenes-Sloan—associate professors of electrical engineering and computer engineering, respectively—advanced a software program that can be attached to high-power transmission lines and detect fledgling local fires, their growth, and […]
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Political Watch: January 18, 2024
• As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) considers implementing new rules prohibiting hidden fees in a range of sectors across the U.S. economy, U.S Rep. Salud Carbjal (D-Santa Barbara) is pushing the federal agency to crack down on burdensome junk fees that can rack up thousands of dollars in additional costs for American renters, according […]
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Santa Maria city employees advocate for higher wages
Santa Maria city union employees planned to approach the City Council during its Jan. 16 meeting (after the Sun went to press) to advocate for a wage increase that keeps up with the cost of living. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 620 represents almost 50 percent of Santa Maria’s city employees, with members […]