AMY ASMAN
Greka President Andrew DeVegvar said the energy company has been the victim of a "political overreaction" in the final days of 2008. He made the statement at a Dec. 29 press c...
AMY ASMAN
Santa Barbara County Fire Department officials had a busy holiday on Dec. 25 after bystanders at Goleta Beach reported a capsized boat floating about a quarter-mile offshore e...
Amy Asman
Yes, the holidays are over.
Santa Maria residents can put their Christmas trees on the curb for collection on regular residential collection days Jan. 5 through 9.
Santa ...
As with other holiday traditions, there will be no trash or recycling collection service or street sweeping in Santa Maria on Jan. 1, New Year's Day, the city announced. The S...
BY AMY ASMAN
Jeff Hamsher and Marcus King, president and vice president of Allan Hancock College's Associated Student Body Government, respectively, were getting ready to walk in the Santa...
TUESDAY, JAN. 6
• The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbar...
BY HELEN ANN THOMAS
What is the Christmas season without a trip to the Madonna Inn? A holiday must is checking out the elaborate decorations at the popular San Luis Obispo hotel and
restaurant...
• On Dec. 29, the Solvang City Council chose a familiar face to fill a seat left open by Councilmember Jim Richardson who was elected mayor in November. Council members had ...
BY RYAN MILLER
Report unfolded a major-league steroid scandal in national media, the Santa Maria Indians were reeling from the departure of head coach Scott Nickason and other key staffers w...
On Dec. 17, students in Ralph Dunlap Elementary School's K-Kids, a Kiwanis-sponsored group, stuffed not one, but two regular-sized school buses with holiday items for the Good...
Allan Hancock College is offering several four-day Fast Track computer training courses on the Santa Maria campus during the upcoming spring semester. The classes, scheduled...
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This past year started with some oil, floundered around in some oil in the middle, and finished up with more oil.
A floating spill from a platform somewhere off the coast of...
What was the most important news story of 2008?
BY SHELLY CONE
It was a year of gains and losses, of firsts and 50ths. Galleries that have closed will be missed, but new ones promise to fill the void. PCPA entertained audiences with a wor...
A pair of rogue movie critics (Brent Parker and Roberta Slutske) attempt to track down the best—and worst—films of 2008, and make sure they all get what they deserve.
B...
BY K. REKA BADGER
Another year rides the bullet train into history, leaving us with a blur of memories steeped in area wines and the fragrance of Santa Maria-style cookery. A look back reveals ...
The Los Padres Artist Guild holds a meeting every month, and the first get-together of the new year brings local artist Linda Blevins to demonstrate her craft: transferring a ...
Do you know what keeps those California wildfires from burning their way to your doorstep? Literally the sweat, blood, and tears of your local firefighters. The Santa Maria El...
Maybe your resolution this year should be to quit smoking. Thousands of people die each year from smoking-related health problems, and nobody wants to leave their family behin...
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