The Basin Street Regulars presents its 12th annual Jingle Jazz Holiday Party at the Pismo Beach Veterans Hall on Sunday, Dec. 17, from 1 to 4 p.m. Tickets to this holiday event—which features live music from the Riptide Big Band and the Jingle Belles, lunch, and Champagne—are available to purchase in advance at my805tix.com. Thanks […]
12th annual Jingle Jazz Holiday Party features local bands, lunch festivities
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Good news, bad news
Great news, everyone! Santa Barbara County’s farmworker resource pilot program is a success! Why? Well, according to a Dec. 14 presentation, it connected with more than 3,500 farmworkers from July to November—helping them fill out forms for CalFresh and Medi-Cal, get school supplies, and learn financial literacy. “This could now be the model for the […]
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Local Boys & Girls Clubs juror art contest, select regional qualifiers
National treasures In conjunction with the 2023-24 Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Arts Contest, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is currently hosting a kids art showcase at the Santa Maria Town Center. The exhibit will be on display through Dec. 19. A reception to celebrate the Mid Central Coast […]
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Stocking stuffers for the music lover in your life
If you’re like me and have friends who play the guitar or bass, shopping for the perfect gift can sometimes be overwhelming and beyond budget. But you don’t have to get them the instrument they’ve always wanted: There are easier (cheaper) ways to give. Here are some recommendations and places to get practical stocking stuffers […]
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Central Coast pet stores offer gifts and treats for locals’ furry friends or scaly babies this holiday season
Go pet shopping Tails has two locations: 317 Town Center East in Santa Maria and 745 Higuera St. in downtown San Luis Obispo. Get more info at tailsinslo.com. Find That’s FETCH! At 3564 Skyway Drive in Santa Maria, reach the store at (805) 361-0802, or visit online at thatsfetch805.com. Tropics Aquarium Professionals is located at […]
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Last Minute Gift Guide 2023
Central Coast pet stores offer gifts and treats for locals’ furry friends or scaly babies this holiday season By Taylor O’Connor Stocking stuffers for the music lover in your life By Adrian Vincent Rosas Read the entire issue here!
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A Santa Barbara County-based project aims to research the native plant and its local economic prospects
With the help of nearly $5 million in federal funding, a Santa Barbara County elderberry farming experiment kicked off in November, aiming to make the locally grown medicinal plant more widely available on the West Coast. Spearheaded by the White Buffalo Land Trust, a regenerative farming-focused nonprofit founded in Summerland five years ago, the project […]
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BINGEABLE: Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence What’s it rated? Not rated When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Hulu When you send your kids off to college, you worry about the normal things: Will they eat anything besides candy and french fries for the next four years? Was that a beer bong you saw the […]
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NEW FLICKS: May December
May December What’s it rated? R When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix This is showing up on many critics’ best picture list, and for good reason: The performances are absolutely mesmerizing. The story focuses on a couple—Gracie Atherton (Julianne Moore) and Joe Yoo (Charles Melton)—whose notorious romance was tabloid fodder in 1992 when Gracie was […]
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Leave the World Behind drips with tension and dread
Leave the World Behind What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Netflix Co-writer and director Sam Esmail (Comet, Homecoming, Mr. Robot) helms this thriller about a cyberattack. The story focuses on the Sandfords—mom Amanda (Julia Roberts), dad Clay (Ethan Hawke), and kids Rose […]
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Mesa Pines in Arroyo Grande grows affordable, native Christmas trees
In rural Arroyo Grande, a mulit-generational family-owned farm specializes in selling native Central Coast trees for Christmas at a reduced price to help SLO County families have a budget-friendly holiday season. Mesa Pines is run by Erin Riffle and his family who only plant and sell Monterey Pines to support California’s native plant life—and because […]
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Political Watch: December 14, 2023
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) announced on Dec. 8 $1 million in investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support improved passenger rail options for Central Coast residents. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which passed in November 2021, authorized the creation of a new rail program to support development of improved intercity passenger rail. […]