Spelling Bee will join PCPA’s lineup The secret is out. PCPA’s mystery show of its 45th anniversary season has been revealed. Due to contractual limitations, the conservatory couldn’t announce the title of this Tony-Award winning play until December. Now it can proclaim: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will play at PCPA June 19 […]
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Lunch and loaves
Fresh, tasty bread ranks high among life’s most delightful staples, and Santa Maria residents now can choose from 16 different kinds of handcrafted loaves for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Since Nov. 10, when the Panera Bread bakery-café opened in the new College Square complex, the heavenly scents of flour and yeast meeting oven heat have […]
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Get Informed
To some locals, Don Tinsley is simply the owner of Old Orcutt Barbers. He’s a man who smiles quickly and snips even more quickly. Those who know him well, however, also know that he’s a spirited sort with a drive to accomplish his dreams. His aspirations have led him to become a business owner, raise […]
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Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce honors women veterans
Each year on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day, the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce unveils a new plaque honoring a different group of veterans. This year, the chamber will honor all women veterans who have served in the armed forces. The plaque will be dedicated during a special ceremony at the Freedom Monument Veterans […]
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Holiday haps
Take one look at the schedule of events on tap at Santa Barbara County wineries, and it’s evident that the region’s vintners take great delight in the holiday season. Offering a diverse lineup of activities, area winemakers clearly intend to jumpstart the season of wonder and merriment. On Friday, Dec. 5, embrace the joy of […]
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Arts Briefs
PCPA to auction Model T seen in Ragtime! Own a piece of PCPA. The beautifully restored and fully functioning 1915 Model T featured in PCPA’s production of Ragtime! will be auctioned off this month. Bidding opens at 8 a.m. on Dec. 12 and closes at 5 p.m. on Dec. 17. The successful bid will be […]
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What holiday tradition are you looking forward to most this year?
Corlis Walker yoga instructor “Mostly just having the family together.” Katie Mitchell student “Going to pick out a Christmas tree with my family.” Eric White student athlete “Christmas! Because you always get good stuff—food and presents. Christmas has more memories than Thanksgiving.” Angel Sulamo Wal-Mart cashier “Thanksgiving. Being thankful I can be with my family.”
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Be proud
The spirit can handle some amazing tests of emotional strength, and even triumph over what the flesh can’t handle, but it’s the flesh that sometimes bears the scars. With that truth in mind, a group of artists chose to create an exhibition that gives a voice to survivors of all kinds: Indomitable Spirits II: Proud […]
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Catch the spirit
Charles Dickens’ story, A Christmas Carol, was first published in England on Dec. 19, 1843. Yet its powerful message of the meaning not only of Christmas, but of compassion for one’s fellow human beings, still rings true today. The origin of this timeless story is also pertinent now, in the face of a horrific economic […]
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No butts about it
A recent cigarette-butt cleanup at four Santa Maria parks obviously helped remove unsightly litter. On a more subtle level, however, it added weight to a continuing effort to pass an anti-tobacco ordinance in city parks, which has been smoldering since late summer. The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and local community groups coordinated the […]
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Resistance mounts to planned ag cluster
A plan to develop the Laetitia winery estate south of Arroyo Grande is heading down a contentious path. Laetitia’s developers hope to build their project as an “agricultural cluster,” similar to the Santa Margarita Ranch development planned for farther north. And like critics of the plan for Santa Margarita Ranch, critics of the Laetitia project […]
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Correction
In the Sun‘s Nov. 27 School Scene, the address and phone number of Mission Valley School was incorrectly reported. The school office is located at 1301 North A St., room P-1. The school’s phone number is 742-3252. m