Two neighboring communities in the Santa Ynez Valley are looking into possibly aligning their wastewater lines, while some locals worry the project would lure unrelated developers to stream in with it. In early January, the city of Solvang received a request from the Los Olivos Community Services District (LOCSD) to consider exploring the potential impacts […]
Solvang discusses potential wastewater connection with Los Olivos
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County forecasts balanced budget, despite 3rd District supervisor candidate’s deficit concerns
Santa Barbara County refuted allegations from 3rd District supervisor candidate Frank Troise that the county would be facing a $15 million to $20 million deficit for the next three to four years. Kelsey Gerckens Buttitta, Santa Barbara County’s public information officer, told the Sun that the county is forecasting a balanced budget for its upcoming […]
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Rooster rules
Eduardo Ramos began raising chickens at his Cebada Canyon home when he bought the property a little more than a year ago, Ramos told the Sun. “I did extensive research before acquiring the property and saw that this is the right place to keep my fowl because of zoning,” he said. “Then I started hearing […]
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Take advantage of this year’s $20.24 specials with local Dine Out Santa Maria Style promo
Yearly tradition Visit santamariavalley.com for more info on Santa Maria Valley’s 2024 Restaurant Month and Craft Cocktail Contest. Sugar. Spice. Everything nice. Maybe a little gin, vodka, and vermouth. Shaken, of course. While recipes both classic and classified are available year round, there are far more than just three ingredients on display throughout this year’s […]
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BINGEABLE: The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks
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 […]
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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 […]