Even as he does an interview to help promote the new play at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre, actor and director Cody Fogh is busy working. At the moment, Fogh, a UC Santa Barbara film school graduate, is painting the stage floor, holding a phone in one hand and a brush in the other. It’s […]
Santa Maria Civic Theatre tackles difficult stage comedy with ‘Noises Off’
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Lompoc’s CK Wings offers a new spin on classic chicken wings
Be forewarned if you should be moved enough by this review to seek out Lompoc’s newest chicken wing venue, CK Wings: The restaurant is so new, it doesn’t even come up on Google Maps yet. That was one hurdle I didn’t mind navigating on my search for the restaurant, after hearing rumor of a place […]
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Lompoc YMCA names widow and late husband as honorary chairs
Before Jim Dixon passed away from esophageal cancer early last year, he asked his wife, Shelly, to do one thing for him. “He made me promise I would continue to support the Lompoc YMCA,” Shelly told the Sun. In March, Shelly and Jim were honored as the local YMCA’s honorary chairs, which represents the “essence […]
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Spotlight on: Morley and Art Brut 117
Art galleries may be sparse around Santa Maria, but at least one nearby is managing to carve out a comfortable niche. Morley & Art Brut 117 at 117 E. Clark Ave. in Old Town Orcutt features local and California paintings handpicked by curator and owner John Morley. “I’m an entrepreneur of sorts,” Morley told the […]
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Santa Barbara County Commission for Women to host listening sessions in Guadalupe and Santa Maria
Fears of deportation, sexual harassment, rape culture, and discrimination are just some of the topics that will be welcomed and up for discussion at the Santa Barbara County Commission for Women’s upcoming Women Speak Up events. The Commission for Women, which hosted four Women Speak Up events in southern Santa Barbara County earlier this month, […]
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Outside expert health care reports echo previous investigation into Santa Barbara County Jail conditions
Several documents, including medical and mental health care reports on the Santa Barbara County Jail, were filed in court on March 6 as part of a federal class action lawsuit against Santa Barbara County and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees the jail. The complaint, which was originally filed on Dec. 6 last […]
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Santa Barbara County election season comes into focus
The upcoming primary election on June 5 in Santa Barbara County is beginning to take shape. Incumbent Sheriff Bill Brown will face his own Lt. Brian Olmstead for county sheriff. Brown is a three-time incumbent. Fifth District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino is running unopposed in his district, and the same goes for 2nd District hopeful Gregg […]
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Rebecca Rose offers some important advice to millennials
Millennials! How do they work? Apparently, millennials don’t buy soap or diamonds anymore, which is slowly causing the physical Earth to bend in on itself and create a vortex into a dark parallel universe where human suffering is a currency among demonic overlords. At least, that’s what I gathered from reading articles about millennials online. […]
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Just keep digging
Do you ever feel like you’re just slogging through the news cycle? There’s so much to know, it just keeps piling up! But hey, at least you don’t have to slog through hours-long meetings of minutia and bureaucratic hemming and hawing—that’s our job! The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors were up to their knees […]
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SB County No. 1 for pot licenses now what?
Recently a local newspaper in an online posting reported that Santa Barbara County Supervisor Janet Wolf said 250 temporary state cannabis operation licenses have been issued for Santa Barbara County, while only three have been issued for San Luis Obispo County, and the county had achieved No. 1 status in the state. This even surpasses […]
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St. Joseph High School names Erinn Dougherty principal
A new principal will soon be walking the halls of St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria. The Department of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced the appointment of Erinn Dougherty to the position on March 3. Dougherty replaces Joanne Poloni, who is retiring following the conclusion of this school year. Poloni […]
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Team Starstruck
A group of Santa Maria cheerleaders took home a national title to close out February. Team Starstruck, a junior level cheerleading team based out of Santa Maria, placed first in their division at a national competition in Dallas, Texas, and also won a separate choreography award, according to coach Kali Williams. The Triple Threat Cheer […]