Art with heart Gallery Los Olivos presents En Mi Corazón: Amigos y Familia, a new solo exhibition that opens on Thursday, Feb. 1, and will remain on display through the end of the month. An opening reception is planned for Saturday, Feb. 3, from noon to 3 p.m. For more info, call (805) 688-7517 or […]
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Take advantage of this year’s $20.24 specials with local Dine Out Santa Maria Style promo
Yearly tradition Visit santamariavalley.com for more info on Santa Maria Valley’s 2024 Restaurant Month and Craft Cocktail Contest. Sugar. Spice. Everything nice. Maybe a little gin, vodka, and vermouth. Shaken, of course. While recipes both classic and classified are available year round, there are far more than just three ingredients on display throughout this year’s […]
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Rooster rules
Santa Barbara County residents speak out about a new ordinance limiting the number of roosters on properties
Eduardo Ramos began raising chickens at his Cebada Canyon home when he bought the property a little more than a year ago, Ramos told the Sun. “I did extensive research before acquiring the property and saw that this is the right place to keep my fowl because of zoning,” he said. “Then I started hearing […]
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Rule the roost
Breeding flocks need one rooster for every 10 hens to be successful. You know, fertile eggs, baby! As in eggs that can produce little chickee chicks. With Santa Barbara County’s new rooster regulations, you can’t really breed a flock of more than 10 hens on less than 1 acre, 20 chickens on 2 to 5 […]
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Local photographer captures vistas from a kayaker’s perspective, highlights conservation projects
Paddle up Visit chuckgrahamphoto.com for more info on photographer and author Chuck Graham and his new book, Paddling into a Natural Balance: Stories of Kayaking & Conservation Around Channel Islands National Park. The author plans to recount some of his kayaking stories during his lecture on Jan. 26 at 4:30 p.m. at the California Nature […]
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New funding helps food access, gardening project grow in Cuyama
Blue Cuyama Blue Sky Center is located at 1000 Perkins Road, New Cuyama. Call (661) 413-3005 or visit blueskycenter.org for more info on the nonprofit. A local nonprofit is ringing in the new year—and the following two years—with some new funds to support its unique gardening program. Near the end of 2023, Blue Sky Center […]
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Roadblocks to care
Seniors, residents with disabilities say a lack of medical transportation and long wait times for in-home services are issues in Santa Barbara County
Get help Call the Independent Living Resource Center at (805) 462-1162 or visit ilre-trico.org to learn more. Long waits for in-home supportive services and a lack of rural transportation services are some of the many issues Santa Barbara County’s residents with disabilities and senior citizens face on a regular basis. A public health survey conducted […]
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Saddle up
We’ve finally got some races on our hands for the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors! Not one supervisor who’s up for reelection is running unopposed in the March primary. Huzzah! Great! What do we have for quality candidates? Mm. That one’s a bit tough to discern. Restaurateur and Carpinteria City Councilmember Roy Lee is […]
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First Ladies of Disco brings groovy dance tunes to the Clark Center
Get your groove on Snag tickets to First Ladies of Disco: The Ultimate Flash Back Experience—taking place at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande, on Jan. 25—by visiting clarkcenter.org. Disco is alive and well—and an iconic trio of women who were pioneers in the scene are bringing the […]
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Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approves new rooster ordinance
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 (with 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson dissenting) to approve an ordinance that regulates the number of roosters on private properties to address noise complaints and illegal cockfighting concerns. “When I was asking [my predecessor] about things that were tough on this board, he said, ‘You are […]
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Obliterate your comfort food cravings at Savory & Sweet Eats
Boulevard of broken bread Call (805) 819-0915 for more info on Savory & Sweet Eats, located at 1412 Burton Mesa Blvd., Lompoc. The eatery posts frequent updates about its menu offerings on both Facebook and Instagram. Behind the tirades of F-bomb raids, Gordon Ramsay is less intimidating than his TV persona when the cameras aren’t […]
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Cuckoo’s nest
When the rooster crows, it gets kicked out of a Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting! On Jan. 9, during a hearing about future rooster regulations, the cacophony was a little too loud, upsetting the delicate balance of debating deeply held convictions with decorum. Instead of simply enjoying the peaceful boredom of facilitating discussion […]
