A cannabis retailer’s plan to open a new storefront in Guadalupe is moving forward with a conditional use permit. Members of the Guadalupe City Council voted unanimously to grant Element 7, a California-based dispensary chain with shops in eight cities across the state, the permit during a public hearing on May 23. The only condition […]
Guadalupe City Council green-lights upcoming cannabis dispensary
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BINGEABLE: Silo
Silo What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus Creator Graham Yost (Band of Brothers, Justified) runs this show based on novelist Hugh Howey’s Wool series about a dystopian future where 10,000 people exist in an underground bunker called the Silo. They’ve been told the outside world is poisonous and uninhabitable, […]
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BINGEABLE: High Desert
High Desert What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus Luckily for us, it seems everything Patricia Arquette touches is gold these days, and High Desert is no exception. Reminiscent a bit of Poker Face, Peggy is someone with mysteries to solve. She’s flawed, and her brother and sister are sick […]
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The Little Mermaid is worthy of its animated 1989 predecessor
THE LITTLE MERMAID What’s it rated? PG What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) directs this live-action version of the beloved 1989 […]
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Central Coast Pride brings Pride Prom to students across the coast as part of month-long celebration
There’s a new prom in town for high school students from North Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, one that’s helps celebrate the LGBTQ-plus community on the Central Coast. “It’s all about gathering together with your community and dancing, or putting art together, or just making new friends,” Art and Soul founder Faith LeGrande […]
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Political Watch: May 25, 2023
• U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) cosponsored the introduction of two bills that expand access to paid leave in the United States, according to a May 19 statement from Padilla’s office. The Healthy Families Act would ensure that workers can earn up to seven job-protected sick days each year to recover from their own illnesses, […]
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Sheriff’s Office releases Melody Market shooting video, involved officer’s name
Santa Maria Police Officer Antonio Peña was the off-duty officer involved in the March 25 shooting at Melody Market where 19-year-old Santa Maria resident José Manuel Reyes Rios died, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Along with Peña’s name, the Sheriff’s Office shared surveillance video from exterior cameras at Melody Market—a nearly nine-minute […]
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Public hearings for massive Nipomo housing development delayed
The historically large Dana Reserve housing development in Nipomo continues to grind through San Luis Obispo County’s planning process—albeit six months behind schedule. SLO County has yet to release a final environmental impact report (EIR) for the 1,289-unit project between Tefft Street and Willow Road, causing community activists to wonder when that’ll happen and what’s […]
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Colson Canyon residents still waiting for road repairs after January storms
Paul Antolini’s stone quarry business remains closed nearly six months after the January storms sent a “tidal wave” of water through Colson Canyon Road. “I’m just trying to get by, one day at a time. My employees are still on unemployment, and I’m looking forward to the day I can get back open,” Antolini said. […]
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Santa Maria makes headway on the decades-long Downtown Specific Plan, but residents are concerned about impacts on current neighborhoods and businesses
After waiting for years for Santa Maria to develop its downtown, Ed Carcarey said he’s excited to finally see some investment and promise for more housing, restaurants, and businesses in the city. “I’ve been involved with the downtown [area] since I’ve owned a business in the city for 25 years now, located on the northern […]
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Menace to society
Colson Canyon Road has been closed since January. If you live on the wrong side of that closure, guess what? You better own an ATV, because that’s the only way you’re getting to and from your house. Sounds amazing, right? If you own a business on the wrong side of that closure, you’ve been out […]
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The Central Coast is abloom with California’s favorite superfood
Get your green gems Support Central Coast growers at local farmers’ markets and shops, and learn more about California avocados—including history, storage tips, nutrition facts, and recipes—at californiaavocado.com. Try Hass avocados from oceanbreezefarms.com and avocado-inspired dishes at hotelslo.com. The estimated 257 million pounds of avocados California will produce this season are hitting store shelves and […]
