Beginning later this month, local Subway stores will take part in a trial run of a program that will allow customers to order sandwiches via text message. Santa Maria shops will be among more than 30 Subways in Southern California to participate in the four-month trial. The stores will be using Zingle, a messaging service […]
Subway tries text ordering
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See Shinn at the Network
Santa Maria resident and internationally known ceramist Bill Shinn will be featured at the Gallery at the Network in San Luis Obispo from Feb. 1 through March 31. In 2009 alone, Shinn saw his work appear at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, juried a show for the American Ceramic Society, spent two […]
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Gala supports the arts
This year’s Orcutt Children’s Arts Foundation honors local musician Terry Lawless—who just returned from a world tour with U2—at its Gala Event on Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel Santa Maria. The event includes a gourmet dinner, auction, and dancing to Unfinished Business. The Orcutt Children’s Arts Foundation Annual Gala is an […]
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Get trapped
Agatha Christie’s Mouse Trap, a play about a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm opens at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre as part of its 51st season. The suspects include the newly married couple who runs the house, and their suspicions nearly wreck their perfect marriage. Other players are […]
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Justin Neal
Miracles only happen on 34th street. If something happens on the golf course, like winning $10,000, then it’s skill—just ask Justin Neal, who recently won the Avila Beach Golf Resort “Cash in the Cup” challenge. “The hole was playing at about 183 yards. I used a 5 iron, and as soon as I hit it, […]
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Let’s dance!
The Santa Maria Valley YMCA is now registering for its Rookie Dance program, an informal class designed to provide kids with an introduction to rhythm and dance by focusing on creative movements. The registration deadline for children ages 3 to 5 years old ends Jan. 25. Cost is $48 for members and $63 for participants. […]
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Be an Aquaman
The Orcutt Community Building organization is inviting the public to participate in a Feast and Festival fundraising barbecue for the Orcutt Aquacenter on Feb. 20. No-host cocktails will be served beginning at noon, followed by a barbecue feast at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $100 and include lunch for two, a reverse drawing, a raffle, and […]
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Winter reading fun
Schoolchildren do it all the time. Reading. For fun. And maybe even prizes. But how often do adults do it? Probably not as often for fun. And even less often for prizes. As an incentive to get adults to read, four San Luis Obispo County libraries are offering up a challenge: Read 10 books and […]
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Faith in song
He sang a lullaby to a country scared, confused, saddened, and angered by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Daniel Rodriguez, a NYC policeman and talented tenor, raised his voice and uplifted spirits with his rendition of “God Bless America,” and in turn, the country has helped him live his dream. Since performing after the Sept. […]
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Krider is a chump
I had two New Year’s resolutions. The first was to stop spending all of the family’s vacation money by going out and racing cars. The second was to keep my wife, whom I love, happy. Simply enough, her happiness would automatically improve if I would stop racing. But just like 99.9 percent of all New […]
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The art of kicking butt
It’s 10 p.m. You just finished having dinner with some friends at a local restaurant. You’re walking out to the parking lot, fumbling for your keys in the dark, when a giant arm flies out from behind you and clinches around your neck. You have only seconds to react—what do you do? For the past […]
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Be informed and vote intelligently
I know California is in a deep financial crisis, but the solution will only be found by smart public voters who recognize the real problems and elect people who will honestly serve in a bipartisan way. Our elected representatives have to do what is best for California. Not the other way around. It’s time to […]