Say yes to pinot Visit kingscarey.com for more info on Kings Carey. The boutique winery and tasting room is located at 1210 Mission Drive, unit 103, Solvang. Tastings are offered by appointment only. For appointment inquiries, call (805) 680-7006 or email james@kingscarey.com. Achieving a healthy work-life balance won’t be in the cards for local vintner […]
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Sticking point
The Dana Reserve in Nipomo wants to cut down about 3,000 oak trees to build more than 1,300 units
A Nipomo development reduced the number of oak trees it would cut down, but the Dana Reserve project still asks to remove a little more than 3,000 oak trees from its 288-acre property. Community members and local environmentalists think that number continues to be far too high. San Luis Obispo County’s biggest housing development in […]
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Painful disdain
Santa Maria Planning Commissioner Robert Dickerson has such spite for the state Legislature’s attempts to facilitate housing development that he refused to vote on the city’s attempts to comply with accessory dwelling unit requirements that went into effect 10 months ago. “I cannot express any more than I have many, many times in the past […]
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Galerie LaParlière showcases local artist’s hand-painted furniture, wall decor
Vistas to visit Visit laparliere.com for more info on French painter Maryvonne LaParlière and her new studio space, Gallerie LaParlière, located on the second floor of Fredericks Court, at 485 Alisal Road, suite 209, Solvang. For appointment inquiries, call or text (434) 962-3407. The backstory behind Solvang-based artist Maryvonne LaParlière’s painted rocking horse makes it […]
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Close to home
With the only substance abuse treatment center that caters to veterans on the Central Coast shuttered, LA is the nearest option
Alcohol slowly progressed into a necessity for Samantha Bloomer, she said. “My sister died in June 2021 from the same disease, and that still—even in my head I didn’t want to drink—but that compulsion and the obsessive behavior continued with it, and I drank to avoid the pain,” Bloomer said. The Orcutt native spent 10 […]
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Pipeline pickle
Who’s happy that ExxonMobil pulled the plug on plans to replace its aging oil pipelines? I can tell you who! The Environmental Defense Center (EDC), for one, and lots of other nonprofit organizations dedicated to Get Oil Out. Exxon, aka Pacific Pipeline, no longer has plans to put brand new oil pipelines in where lines […]
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Perennial plants cross-pollinate with man-made structures in Ann Foxworthy Gallery’s new showcase
Collages collide on College Drive Visit hancockcollege.edu/gallery for more info on collage artist Jennifer Gunlcok’s new solo exhibition at the Ann Foxworthy Gallery, located at 800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria. The show is scheduled to remain on display through Dec. 13. An artist reception to celebrate the exhibit will be held on Nov. 9, […]
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The Barn at The Hilt Estate launches fall tasting opportunities, happy hour program
A star is barn Visit thehiltestatevineyard.com or call (805) 564-8581 for more info on The Barn at The Hilt Estate, located at 2240 Santa Rosa Road, Lompoc. The tasting room is hosting its limited time fall happy hour program on Nov. 3, 10, and 17, between 3:30 and 5 p.m. each day. Reservations are not […]
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Humdinger Brewing and the Five Cities firefighters union pour a new beer to help local homeless agency
A good cause Grab pints of Boots and Hose at Humdinger Brewing’s Arroyo Grande flagship bar on 116 West Branch St. from noon to 9 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. Boots and Hose is also available in its San Luis Obispo taproom at 855 Capitolio Way. The taproom is […]
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Waiting for change
Santa Ynez Valley High School still hasn’t found a new principal since controversies caused its last to resign
Charley Hrehor has had three principals in her four years at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. “I can hardly believe it either,” the high school senior said about the changing leadership. “I don’t know the exact reasons why our former principals have chosen not to come back, but from what I’ve witnessed, it would […]
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Great American Melodrama presents a double creature feature with Trudy and the Beast, Monster Mash
To beast or not to beast The Great American Melodrama presents its production of Trudy and the Beast through Saturday, Nov. 11. The two-act show is followed by the Melodrama’s Monster Mash vaudeville revue. The theater is located at 1863 Front St., Oceano. Call (805) 489-2499 or visit americanmelodrama.com for tickets and more info. Spooky […]
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Common sense
People in the Santa Ynez Valley really just need to mind their own business. But they’re too entitled for that, aren’t they? After burning through several principals in a short period of time, Santa Ynez Valley Union High School still hasn’t replaced the most recent resignation, Michael Niehoff. Niehoff resigned last spring after dealing with […]
