The Flash What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Fair Oaks Theatre, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Andy Muschietti (It, It Chapter Two) directs this time-traveling sci-fi adventure about Barry Allen, aka The Flash (Ezra Miller), who uses […]
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Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. launches first nonalcoholic IPA
At the mountains of gladness For more info on Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., visit figmtnbrew.com. The California-based brewery’s tasting rooms are located in Buellton, Los Olivos, Santa Barbara, and Westlake Village. reating the right flavors that mirrored the distinct attributes of an IPA in Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.’s first nonalcoholic beverage proved to be both […]
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Classical School of Ballet presents Dancefest 2023 in Lompoc
Save the dates Performances of Dancefest 2023 will be held at the Lompoc Civic Auditorium on Friday, June 23, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 24, at 3 p.m. Tickets to the show are $15 for adults and $10 for children under age 12. Call (805) 736-4646 or visit classicalschoolofballet.net for more info. The Lompoc […]
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Daliland is explores the famed surrealist painter’s inevitable decline
Dalíland What’s it rated? Not rated What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Chuck? Full price Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo Editor’s note: Anna Starkey is taking the week off from Split Screen, so Glen tapped his friend Chuck Maxie to pen Split Screen this week. Mary Harron […]
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Take a tour of Indo-Chinese cooking through Calcutta’s iconic Bar-B-Q restaurant
Around the world Visiting Calcutta? Check out Bar-B-Q. Call +91 (033) 3028-8689 to reserve a table, or walk into the restaurant on 47 Park St., Calcutta, from noon until 10:45 p.m. on weekdays, and until 11 p.m. on weekends. My love for regional Chinese food is insatiable and never-ending. I’ve demolished fair portions of it […]
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Santa Maria Planning Commission greenlights Blosser Ranch apartments
An LA-based developer’s plan to build 301 new apartments in Santa Maria—featuring an electric vehicle (EV) charging station for each apartment—recently won unanimous approval from the city’s Planning Commission and was lauded as “unprecendented” in its EV provisions. Canfield Development Inc. was granted a planned development permit during the Santa Maria Planning Commission’s June 7 […]
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Directing four orchestras across the Central Coast keeps one local conductor busy
Curtain call The Lompoc Pops Orchestra presents its next concert at the First United Methodist Church on Monday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m. The church is located at 925 N. F St., Lompoc. Admission is $25 for adults, $5 for students with ID, and free for children ages 12 and under. Call (805) 733-1796 for […]
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The commercial space industry is poised to continue flourishing at Vandenberg Space Force Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base just outside Lompoc has been in the missile launching business for more than six decades. Initially there were scores of launch attempts before a successful mission was completed. Why? Because in the early days several test attempts were required to prove that the design would work. It’s no different with commercial […]
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Liquid Gravity launches new taproom in Old Town Orcutt
Go with the flow For more info on Liquid Gravity’s new taproom in Old Town Orcutt, visit liquidgravitybrewing.com or follow the brewery on Instagram, @liquidgravitybrewingco. The taproom is located at 156 Broadway St., suite F, Orcutt. The venue is open Tuesday through Thursday, from noon to 9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, from noon to 10 […]
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Reality is a quiet examination of a miscarriage of justice
REALITY What’s it rated? TV-MA What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? HBO Max Tina Satter co-writes and directs this based-on-a-true story drama about Reality Winner (Sydney Sweeney), a former American intelligence worker who leaked information about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and was given […]
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The legislative process exists for a reason, and the governor shouldn’t introduce exceptions at the eleventh hour
In mid-May, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he was submitting a package of bills to the Legislature and declaring an executive order establishing an “Infrastructure Strike Team,” both with the same goal: to “streamline” permitting and judicial review for infrastructure projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). CEQA is a vital process that provides […]
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Central Coast author highlights local hiking destinations in new book
Book it For more info on Sojourns: 100 Trails of Enlightenment Inspired by the California Central Coast, and its author, Jill Thayer, visit jillthayer.com. The book is available through various sellers and at an upcoming book signing on Saturday, June 17, at 2 p.m., at Terracotta Home and Garden, located at 4070 Burton Drive, Cambria. […]
