In its annual Best Of issue, the Sun failed to list Alfonso Curti as the owner/head chef of Uliveto Trattoria (Best New Restaurant). Jim Spallino is the co-owner. News Briefs is compiled by Sun staffers from staff reporting and local and national media. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or […]
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Vandenberg’s Joint Space Operations Center wins an award
The Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Aug. 26 received the Omaha Trophy in the global operations category for 2008, recognizing the facility’s operational flexibility and technical imagination. It marks the third year in a row the JSpOC was selected as a trophy recipient. One of the center’s major roles […]
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Santa Maria Area Transit to receive more than $2.5 million for a new transit center
The wheels on the bus should run a lot smoother now that Santa Maria Area Transit (SMAT) is scheduled to receive more than $2.5 million in stimulus money for a new Intermodal Transit Center and cleaner buses from the Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration. The funding allows the city to expand its […]
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Armijo arraignment set for Sept. 9
A felony perjury case against former supervisorial aide Gil Armijo has been transferred from Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Clifford Anderson to Judge Frank Ochoa, according to a press release from Armijo. An arraignment hearing is set for Sept. 9. Armijo was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in December 2007, […]
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Dudley to run for Santa Barbara County District Attorney
After almost 20 years of serving as a prosecuting attorney in Santa Barbara County, Senior Deputy District Attorney Joyce Dudley is ready for a promotion. At a Sept. 1 press conference in Santa Barbara, Dudley announced that she’s running for district attorney. In her candidacy speech, Dudley said one of the reasons she’s […]
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Three local state parks are slated for closure
Several weeks after celebrating the restoration of more than $120 million to the California State Parks system, some Central Coast parks are once again facing closure for at least two years. Painted Cave State Historic Park, La Purisima Mission, and Point Sal Beach are all on a list of 50 to 100 parks slated […]
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Lompoc Museum seeks baskets
The Lompoc Museum is looking for paintings of baskets to be included in its Oct. 3 through Jan. 3 show. Artists with any such paintings to exhibit can call Dee Frasher at 733-2626. The entrance dates for this show are Sept. 25 and 26. Arts Briefs is compiled by Arts Editor Shelly Cone. Information […]
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C Gallery gets small
The C Gallery in Los Alamos is putting out a call for submissions for the upcoming “Miniatures” show in October. Submissions are due Oct. 15, 16, 17,and 18 at the gallery by 4 p.m. There’s no theme, no age limit, and no restrictions on media, but all artwork must be original and must be 6 […]
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Take your face to see these places
The latest exhibition at the Santa Maria Public Library will feature the two passions of one artist: painting live models and developing paintings from sketches made while traveling. Lompoc artist Joan Jones’ show “Faces and Places” includes local scenes, as well as scenes from Mexico, Norway, and France. The show will hang in […]
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Art speaks
It doesn’t always take knowledge of a specific language to start a global discussion. Understanding can happen with the exchange of something as simple and universally understood as a smile. Or as complex and personal as art. Students participating in the first Central Coast Momentus International project may have started with a smile, but […]
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Criticizing ’bout my generation
As I stood with the rest of the audience, clapping vigorously in reverence for the actors and actresses in PCPA’s latest show, I knew that Distracted was the play for the lost generation, the distracted generation. Just as Death of a Salesman spoke to those who had suffered greatly from the ridiculous demands of society’s […]
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Maybe a name change can help
Instead of calling our hot dry weather “fire weather,” which sets us up for having a fire, how about calling it “fire prevention weather.” This would set us up to prevent fires.
