Buck stops here To find out more about the Cuyama Buckhorn, located at 4923 Primero St., New Cuyama, call (661) 766-2825 or visit cuyamabuckhorn.com. Once touted in the Los Angeles Times as the closest thing New Cuyama has to an Eiffel Tower or Taj Mahal, the Cuyama Buckhorn’s ostrich burger is making a comeback. On […]
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Orcutt Community Theater stages murder mystery at the historic Minerva Club
Minerva mania Orcutt Community Theater presents its production of And Then There Were None at the Minerva Club through Sunday, July 30. Performances of the show are held Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. Admission is $20, and tickets are available at the door or in advance at my805tix.com. Call […]
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Margerum Wine Company teams up with BB Sushi for unique tasting experience
Dynamic duo The Margerum Wine Company’s new tasting room in downtown Los Olivos is open daily, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (805) 504-1209 or visit margerumwines.com for more info. The tasting room is located at 2446 Alamo Pintado Ave., Los Olivos. For more info on BB Sushi, call (805) 270-9317 or visit sushibb.com. […]
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County kicks off new mobile farmworker resource center
Employment, education, financial, emergency, and health and human services assistance are the main goals for Santa Barbara County’s new mobile farmworker resource center. “We want to do case [management] and have that discussion to figure out the true needs [they] have. Is it a day care situation, lack of food, or lack of training?” program […]
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55 Fiction 2023 Tales tell the short—not the long—of it
Each year, we take story submissions from across the country for our 55 Fiction contest. People send us miniature novels, short but not necessarily sweet. The briefest stories in the world weave tales about murder, loss, love, family, pets, pouting, and more. In 55 words or less, we get the characters, the tension, and the […]
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Longevity
I’m more bird-brained than usual this week because instead of our typical in-depth news, we’re running our annual 55 Fiction contest winners. It’s a highlight of the year for our publication, to be sure, and it gets me all inspired to be shorter and more to the point in this column. So bear with me. […]
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Danish Mill Bakery owner opens two more dessert spots in downtown Solvang
Danish entrepreneur René Gross Kærskov, the owner of Danish Mill Bakery, tripled his confectionary count by opening two more dessert destinations in downtown Solvang this year. His new ventures Brød & Kage, named after the Danish translations for bread and cake, and Æbleskivehuset opened in February and June, respectively.
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Taking out the trash
Santa Barbara County approves a contract with a new waste hauler, concerning Waste Management employees
Marisol Aldana began her career with Waste Management in 2017 as an account representative, but her history with Waste Management began when she was a child. Her father had just lost his job while going through a divorce and raising four children on his own, she said during public comment at the July 11 Santa […]
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Quack less
In 2020, the county approved a wind energy project that was supposed to be constructed by the end of that year. In 2023, the company responsible for the project, BayWa, still doesn’t have its ducks quacking all in one row. In fact, BayWa is begging the county to give it the go-ahead before all its […]
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Local watercolorist’s new art book, Pareidolia, has hidden imagery galore
Perception collection Gallery Los Olivos presents An Exploration of Whimsy, a duo exhibition of paintings by Cathy Quiel and Carol Simon, through July 30. Quiel’s new art book, Pareidolia, is also available for sale at the gallery, which is located at 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Call (805) 688-7517 or visit gallerylosolivos.com for more info. […]
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Jabby, jab, jab
Southern Santa Barbara County’s supervisors like to get a little catty with one another. The once tight-knit liberal caucus has noticeably frayed since 2nd District Supervisor Laura Capps took her space up on the dais—with Capps and 1st District Supervisor Das Williams taking tiny, little jabs at one another during elongated board discussions. A great […]
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West Coast Swing group in Orcutt celebrates one-year anniversary
Just dance Local dance instructor Gina Sigman’s drop-in West Coast Swing class is held every Tuesday night, starting at 6:30 p.m., at the Cubanissimo Coffee House and Cafe, located at 4869 S. Bradley, suite 118, Orcutt. The group’s one-year anniversary celebration will follow its regularly scheduled dance session on Tuesday, July 25. Visit facebook.com/cubanissimocafe for […]
