I would like to urge drivers using any part of Highway 1 between Orcutt and Lompoc: slow down! The highway is not your own personal race track. I understand the California Highway Patrol is keenly aware of this and will be watching Highway 1 closely, especially between Orcutt and the Vandenberg Air Force Base entrance. […]
Slow down on Highway 1, people!
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Women are tired
Women are tired of working for less pay doing the same job as a man. Women are tired of men making laws for their bodies and families. Women are sick and tired of sexual harassment, treatment as less than, and disregard for what they want. We’ve seen men failing, cheating, lying in high offices. This […]
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Housing First can help the homeless
Lompoc is in the process of evicting the homeless from the riverbed. Apparently we are faced with a serious crisis. People in the riverbed are being hurt, even killed. Something must be done now. In the face of the seriousness of the situation the city has made the decision to clean out the riverbed by […]
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Howard Ramsden uses infrared and black and white photography to document nature
It was a contest in a Boys Life magazine that started Howard Ramsden on his long journey as a photographer. “If you sold so many Christmas cards, you earned enough points to exchange them for a number of different items,” he said. “The one thing I was interested in was a box camera.” Today the […]
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Hasset Foundation fundraiser honors local business owners
The Ian M Hassett Foundation’s annual fundraiser, titled Form Over Function, will honor Becky and Dave Corey of CORE Winery (pictured below). The Coreys have used their winery in Orcutt to host numerous arts and cultural events, including poetry nights, art classes, musician showcases, and art shows. Becky Corey is a representative for the 4th […]
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Lompoc Christmas parade now accepting applications
The annual Lompoc Valley Children’s Christmas Season Parade is currently accepting applications to take part in the event, which is scheduled for Dec. 7. Following an online survey, the theme selected for this year’s parade is Miracle on H Street. The parade starts at 6 p.m. A gathering is planned after the parade at Centennial […]
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BLM says its acting under federal directive for shortened comment period
A spat over oil drilling on public lands pitted local environmental groups and a collection of California lawmakers against a federal agency in early September. Critics of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) say it gave too short of notice to the public about its 30-day comment period for potential projects involving hydraulic fracturing, or […]
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Spotlight on: Flower Carriage
Susana Cardel never thought she’d own a flower shop. But after 10 years of being the sole owner of the Flower Carriage at 2255 S. Broadway, she said she looks back on her decision to purchase the store as a good one. “It’s a big deal,” Cardel told the Sun. On Oct. 19, she will […]
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Valle Eatery is a perfect new addition to Lompoc
When I walked into Conrad Gonzales’ Valle Eatery and Bar in Lompoc’s Hilton Garden Inn, I felt a huge wave a relief come over me. It was like the feeling of walking into your house after being on a transcontinental flight that’s been delayed for five hours and then fighting through rush hour traffic to […]
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Famed blues duo Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan are right at home at Cold Spring Tavern
A syncopated rhythm blends with the smell of barbecue and other kinds of smoke under the eaves of the oak trees. A wailing harmonic melody flies like a bird over the earthy guitar/bass combo and shuffling beat. It’s a familiar scene at the Cold Spring Tavern near the top of the San Marcos Pass, where […]
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Zoë Nathan’s work celebrates romantic realism
Even upon a quick glance, Zoë Nathan‘s portraits cling to a viewer. Beautifully understated, gracefully executed, and filled with nuanced introspection, the artist’s work feels like an exuberant expression of the world she sees buried under the material world. In Nathan’s skilled hands, humanity becomes more clear, less blurry in the shadows of our daily […]
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From the grave: Central Coast author delves into the insanity of grief
“We don’t say died anymore, we say passed.” Just that one sentence shook Central Coast author Christine Bell‘s world a bit when her neighbor said it in the midst of a family tragedy. The Santa Barbara-based writer realized there just isn’t space in our lives anymore for grief and mourning, which in turn inspired her […]