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Celebrate the olive

Los Olivos pays homage to its namesake with the Jazz and Olive Festival in June

by Caleb Wiseblood May 18, 2023June 9, 2023

All that jazz Find out more about the 17th annual Los Olivos Jazz and Olive Festival at jazzandolivefestival.org. The upcoming festival is hosted by the Los Olivos Rotary Club and will be held on Saturday, June 10, at Lavinia Campbell Park, located at 2398 Alamo Pintado Ave., Los Olivos. The olive-themed appetizers at an upcoming […]

Opinion

Are projects Roomkey and Homekey helping Lompoc’s homeless?

by Ron Fink May 18, 2023May 21, 2024

On Nov. 19, 2021, the Santa Barbra County grand jury issued a report titled, “The keys to housing the homeless.” In it the members of the jury make several observations/recommendations concerning the implementation of two programs to help communities manage their homeless populations: Project Roomkey and Project Homekey. Summarizing their findings, the grand jury said, […]

Food & Drink

Pop-up tasting room in Los Olivos showcases optik wines

by Caleb Wiseblood May 11, 2023December 9, 2023

Pop in at the pop-up For more info on optik wines, visit optikwines.com. The brand’s pop-up tasting room will remain open through August and is located at 2963 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. The venue is open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Call (805) 318-6640 for additional details. The Miller Wine […]

Opinion

I am a relentless warrior against fascism, bigotry, and ‘able-ism’

by John Ashbaugh May 11, 2023May 15, 2023

As I write this, my Jewish friends are observing Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG’vurah—Yom HaShoah, Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day. A recent survey revealed that 63 percent of Americans don’t know that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. Nearly 20 percent of millennials and Gen Z in New York—New York!—feel that Jews caused the […]

Music, Arts & Culture

Eleven local artists pay tribute to Sedgwick Reserve in group exhibition

by Caleb Wiseblood May 11, 2023September 20, 2023

From Sedgwick to Solvang Sedgwick Reserve: A Conservation Story debuted in April and will remain on display at the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature through Oct. 16. Call (805) 688-1082 or visit wildlingmuseum.org for info on the museum, located at 1511 Mission Drive, unit B, Solvang. Some featured artists in the Wildling Museum’s latest […]

News

The price of politics

Community outrage drove Santa Ynez High School’s principal to resign

by Taylor O'Connor May 11, 2023January 26, 2024

Alyce Barrick was excited for her daughter to transfer to Santa Ynez Valley Union High School because of Principal Michael Niehoff. As Santa Ynez Valley Pride’s vice president and the owner of a local coffee shop, Barrick works with a lot of the students either for employment purposes or as part of Santa Ynez Valley […]

Special Issues

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Special Issues

55 Fiction 2022

by Sun Staff July 27, 2022July 22, 2024

Find your joy, laughter, tears, and sorrow in this year’s winning short stories Every year brings a new batch of teeny, tiny stories complete with plots, details, characters, and surprise twists. Murder, love, the life of pets, commentary on current events, and cake all get encapsulated in 55 words or less. Some of our authors […]

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55 Fiction 2021

by Sun Staff July 28, 2021April 30, 2025

Short stories about love, life, and sandwiches It doesn’t sound like much, but writers can do a lot with 55 words. They can kill someone, love someone, and surprise someone. And this year, yes, people from around the world submitted stories about the Trump administration, discrimination, and COVID-19. Some were cheesy, some were mushy, and […]

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55 Fiction 2020

by Sun Staff August 27, 2020July 22, 2024

Our annual short story contest winners include tales about death, money, and love It doesn’t sound like much, but 55 words can cover a lot of ground. The shortest stories in the universe tie up lose ends, surprise people, kill people, and love people. This year’s stories were cheesy, mushy, dark, funny, and sad—some talked […]

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55 Fiction 2019

by Sun Staff July 16, 2019July 22, 2024

Brevity is the soul of our annual 55 Fiction short-story contest, and we invite readers from far and wide to pick up their pens to submit their tiny tableaus. Our judges this year—including Arts Editor Caleb Wiseblood and Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and Staff Writer Karen Garcia from our sister paper, New Times—read through […]

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55 Fiction 2018

by Sun Staff August 23, 2018July 22, 2024

You can say a lot in 55 words. You can kill someone, love someone, or save someone. Tell stories about torture, divorce, or family drama. Make political statements. Riff on societal issues. But there are only a select few who can do it well enough to get published! For the last three decades, the Sun […]