Twenty days after a string of destructive storms slammed the Central Coast, Pardon My French Bakery decided to add more to its already-brimming plate for the greater good. “If you donate $20, we’re taking a box of pastries and putting in at least $30 worth of pastries in it,” said Jamie Tejeda, co-owner of the […]
Pardon My French in Grover Beach continues its long-running mission of giving back to community members in need
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‘Old-World charm’
Modernity isn’t a word anyone would associate with Solvang, and the city’s Design Review Committee would like to keep it that way. The committee, which was revamped a few years ago to allow for more wiggle room when it comes to new building design concepts in the city, was nonplussed with the audacity of a […]
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Political Watch: February 23, 2023
• U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-California) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) reintroduced legislation to crack down on Big Oil taking advantage of Americans at the gas pump and provide relief to consumers, according to a Feb. 16 statement from Padilla’s office. The Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act would require large oil companies that produce […]
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County residents receive food relief after January storms
Santa Barbara County received 1,129 CalFresh food benefit applications from residents claiming that they were impacted by the January storms, County Public Information Officer Kelsey Buttitta told the Sun. The California Department of Social Services opened up eligibility for individuals and families affected by the January storms to receive disaster CalFresh food benefits as part […]
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Solvang’s Design Review Committee rejects housing project’s modern look
The progress of an upcoming housing development in Solvang was delayed after the city’s Design Review Committee unanimously rejected the proposed design. During the board’s Feb. 16 meeting, the main concern echoed by all five committee members about the development—a six-unit multifamily project set to be located on 420 Fifth St.—was that its modern design […]
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Prices soar for fewer crushed wine grapes in SLO County
California’s wine grape crushers squished less and charged more in 2022 compared to the year before. According to the 2022 preliminary Winegrape Crush Report issued by the state’s Department of Food and Agriculture, 3.3 million tons of grapes were crushed for wine last year across the 17 districts in California. That’s a 7.8 percent decrease […]
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WomenHeart Champions hosts monthly meetings for Santa Barbara County women facing heart disease
After being a nurse working in cardiac rehabilitation for 30 years and a cardiac patient herself, Marsha Griggs decided to help other women facing heart disease by becoming a WomenHeart Champion. “Women tend to have different symptoms than men, and they’re more subtle,” Griggs said. “They are not diagnosed as easily as men; they’re misdiagnosed, […]
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Weddings Issue 2023
IIt’s always a beautiful day in one of the state’s most iconic destinations, and a wedding set in a vineyard or on the coast will never disappoint. While the location is a large part of planning a wedding, there are a lot of little things that can make or break the big day. For this […]
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NEW FLICKS: BONES AND ALL
NEW FLICKS: BONES AND ALL Where’s it playing? Rent on Amazon Prime, Redbox, Vudu, and Apple TV What’s it rated? R Luca Guadagino (Call Me by Your Name, A Bigger Splash) directs David Kajganich’s screenplay based on Camille DeAngelis’s 2015 novel about Maren (Taylor Russell), a young woman who’s beginning to confront her penchant for […]
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BINGEABLE: CUNK ON EARTH (2022)
BINGEABLE: CUNK ON EARTH (2022) Where’s it playing? Netflix What’s it rated? TV-MA My world has been opened to Philomena Cunk and the glorious hilarity that Diane Morgan brings to the character. I didn’t know of Diane until I watched Ricky Gervais’ After Life and saw her performance as his gloriously obtuse coworker. Little did […]
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Political Watch – February 16, 2023
• The Disaster Recovery Centers/Local Assistance Centers will be closing later this month in both North and South Santa Barbara County, according to a Feb. 8 announcement from the county. Santa Maria’s Allan Hancock College center will be closing Feb. 26. Direct Relief in Santa Santa Barbara’s last day in operation was Feb. 15. Santa […]
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Santa Barbara County’s taking public input on future housing development
Jobs-housing imbalance, long commutes, short-term rentals, and affordability issues are all Santa Barbara County problems. Each issue came up during the Feb. 14 Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting, when the governing body reviewed the county’s 2023-31 Housing Element. California requires local jurisdictions to look at housing needs every eight years and identify space […]