Curtain call The Lompoc Pops Orchestra presents its next concert at the First United Methodist Church on Monday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m. The church is located at 925 N. F St., Lompoc. Admission is $25 for adults, $5 for students with ID, and free for children ages 12 and under. Call (805) 733-1796 for […]
Directing four orchestras across the Central Coast keeps one local conductor busy
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The Rainbow House Inc. celebrates Pride Month with a drag brunch fundraiser for education, health kits, and nonprofit general funds
Support with a show The Rainbow House’s Drag Brunch on June 24 serves food at 10:30 a.m. and then the show runs from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Craft House at Corque—420 Alisal Road, Solvang. General admission tickets are $125 and VIP are $225 and are available at therainbowhouseinc.com. Pride-themed banners will hang […]
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Political Watch: June 15, 2023
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) introduced the Community College Agriculture Advancement Act: a bipartisan bill that would fund community college workforce training, education, and research programs in agriculture, according to a June 7 statement from Carbajal’s office. This legislation will be considered for inclusion in this year’s Farm Bill and amending the National […]
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County supervisors approve nonexclusive ambulance services agreement
Santa Barbara County 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson shared his recent experience calling 911 as an example of the need for changes to a county ordinance governing ambulance services. “Last Friday [June 2] I was at the scene of someone overdosing and was able to call 911 and had AMR [American Medical Response] and County […]
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New Cuyama gets a new joint County Fire and Sheriff’s station
After three years of construction and working out of temporary facilities, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office celebrated a new joint station opening in New Cuyama to serve the community and the surrounding Cuyama Valley. “It represents more than emergency services, but pillars of safety, resilience, and unity for the New Cuyama […]
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Santa Maria Planning Commission greenlights Blosser Ranch apartments
An LA-based developer’s plan to build 301 new apartments in Santa Maria—featuring an electric vehicle (EV) charging station for each apartment—recently won unanimous approval from the city’s Planning Commission and was lauded as “unprecendented” in its EV provisions. Canfield Development Inc. was granted a planned development permit during the Santa Maria Planning Commission’s June 7 […]
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Winning Images 2023
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then we’ve got 32,000 beautiful, captivating, intimate, and skillfully wrought “words” for you this week. For our annual Winning Images photography contest, intrepid photographers of all ages got behind their lenses to capture moments of drama, peace, and light in landscapes, animals, people, and everything in between. Give yourself plenty of time to feast your eyes on these incredible photographs.
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Take a tour of Indo-Chinese cooking through Calcutta’s iconic Bar-B-Q restaurant
Around the world Visiting Calcutta? Check out Bar-B-Q. Call +91 (033) 3028-8689 to reserve a table, or walk into the restaurant on 47 Park St., Calcutta, from noon until 10:45 p.m. on weekdays, and until 11 p.m. on weekends. My love for regional Chinese food is insatiable and never-ending. I’ve demolished fair portions of it […]
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Lompoc adds overdose rescue kits at all public facilities
With the highest fatal opioid overdose rates in Santa Barbara County, Lompoc city officials installed opioid rescue kits throughout public facilities to potentially help save lives, Mayor Jenelle Osborne said. “Deaths were slightly higher than the rest of the county; that’s a sign to me that we have an issue and we’re not talking about […]
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Foam legacy
Cleaning chemicals used decades ago seeped into the soil and groundwater at airports across the state, including Santa Maria’s, Santa Barbara County 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson told the Sun. “We know more than we did 40 years ago. I don’t think anyone intentionally polluted our groundwater, but there is a chemical down in the […]
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Trilogy Art Group holds new multi-artist exhibit at Nipomo Library
The Nipomo Library is currently showcasing a collection of paintings and other media by various members of the Trilogy Art Group. The exhibition debuted in early June and is scheduled to remain on display through the end of the month. On Saturday, June 10, the library will celebrate the new exhibit with a special reception, […]
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Santa Ynez Valley Performing Arts Company presents annual showcase
Performances of An Invitation to Dance—the Santa Ynez Valley Performing Arts Company’s 34th annual recital—will be held at the Santa Ynez High School Little Theater on June 22, 23, and 24 at 7 p.m. each evening. Local dance instructor Christine Fossemalle directed the program, with assistance from Sonia Ibarra Corona. Dancers of various ages will […]
