Cal Poly and local nonprofit SLO Noor Foundation are collaborating to provide free women’s health and newborn care in Santa Maria and Guadalupe. Suzanne Phelan, who heads up Cal Poly’s Center for Health Research, said the partnership came together easily. Dean Wendt, the dean of the Math and Science Department that oversees the center, is […]
Cal Poly and SLO Noor partner to offer free health services in North County
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Neighborhood places signs to deter apartment dwellers from parking on public streets
A pair of signs placed in a residential neighborhood aim to deter local apartment dwellers from parking on public streets, but it is unclear if they are legally permitted. The signs first appeared on Dec. 20, on two entrances to the Classics on Leigh Street and Bello Road, a Bradley Square housing development on Bradley […]
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Sheriff’s Office arrests alleged meth dealer in Santa Maria
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Santa Maria man on Dec. 18 on suspicion of dealing and possessing methamphetamine, and possessing a stolen gun and stolen car. The Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Bureau searched a house in the 700 block of West Harding Avenue, where they reportedly found 38-year-old Julio Cesar Aguilar-Lopez in […]
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‘One for the history books’: Sun’s 2018 Year in Review
An unprecedented year of flood, fire, elections, and more made 2018 a year to remember It doesn’t matter who you ask, 2018 was filled with the unexpected. Natural disasters swept homes and lives away in moments as the Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flows punctuated the beginning of the year. And months later, as Santa […]
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Santa Maria fire crews respond to blaze at Shaw’s steakhouse, furniture store
At 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3, fire crews were still working to put out a fire reported hours earlier at Shaw’s Restaurant and the neighboring furniture store. The Santa Maria Fire Department responded to the fire at 5:45 a.m., according to Battalion Chief Tony Clayburg. Despite “aggressive” efforts to put out the fire, it […]
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Orcutt Community Theater takes latest production, ‘Rumors,’ to a new venue
A nearly-dead body, a missing wife, and a gaggle of colorful party goers help kick off Orcutt Community Theater‘s latest production. The theater group is bringing Neil Simon’s award-winning Rumors to Orcutt, from Jan. 11 through 20, in what they hope will be another attempt to showcase the strength of local talent and their commitment […]
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Anthony’s brings Southern roots to Guadalupe
The minute I tasted the baked beans at Anthony’s, a new sports bar in Guadalupe, I instantly recognized something familiar. The smoky sweet beans had something different about them–a little kick of a heat that finished smooth at the end. I hadn’t tasted anything like this in years, but I instantly recognized the strong Southern […]
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Viva el Arte brings Mariachi Los Camperos to Guadalupe for two free concerts
It’s been almost two years since Guadalupe heard the cascading trumpets, violins, and operatic vocals of Mariachi Los Camperos, the renowned mariachi group out of LA, but the sleepy town is about to blow up again with their music. The group is set to return on Jan. 12 for two free community concerts thanks to […]
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Artist John Card celebrates long history with Valley Art Gallery
John Card has drawn since his earliest days growing up in Montana, but it wasn’t until his retirement on the Central Coast that his “spare-time diversion” became a more serious artistic endeavor. Since then, Card has expanded his range of media and has become a familiar face in the local art scene. For more than […]
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Flavored milk no longer allowed in Happy Meals, but OK in school lunches
While some local restaurants are preparing for a new and more stringent regulation on kids’ meals, schools are seeing rollbacks of Obama-era nutrition standards for meals served on campus. A bill that requires California restaurants to serve water, unflavored milk, or a nondairy milk alternative with kids’ meals was signed into law in September 2018 […]
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Spotlight on: Mindbody/Vista Equity Partners
The fast-growing, high-earning Central Coast tech firm Mindbody made a billion-dollar announcement just in time for Christmas. On Dec. 24, the SLO-based company announced an acquisition agreement with the San Francisco-based investment firm Vista Equity Partners, which plans to buy all of Mindbody’s outstanding shares for $1.9 billion. The move will return Mindbody, which first […]
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New state senate bill aims to keep some drunk drivers away from firearms
Individuals who have been convicted of some alcohol-related crimes are four to five times more likely to commit violent or gun-related crimes later on, according to a study published in 2017 by UC Davis. Now, some state legislators are hoping to keep guns away from those who have been convicted of a few crimes involving […]