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Santa Maria Sun
9 hours agoChamber cheersNext year’s gala is scheduled for Aug. 27. To register or become a sponsor, visit santamaria.com. Submit nominations for the 2027 awards online at santamaria.com/connecting/annual-awards. For the more than four decades that Laurie Tamura has lived in the Santa Maria…
Community Groups & OrganizationsSanta Maria Sun
9 hours agoCozy slippers shuffling across tile flooring. Pillows cushioning the seats of chairs. A T-shirt reading: Sorry. Can’t. Quilting. Bye. It’s the sight that Linda Papenfus rolled up to at The Creation Station Fabric and Quilt Shop after a tiresome, traffic-riddled drive from Folsom.…
Creatives & Arts
Santa Maria Sun
8 hours agoUnfinished business: Stalled hotel construction in Solvang remains inactive amid yearlong litigation
More than a year after Solvang red-tagged his unfinished hotel, Ed St. George said he has no intention of raising a white flag over the dormant development. “We’re already 90 percent done. If we were 40 percent done, I would be willing to tear it down. But we are literally 90…
Real Estate & Development
Santa Maria Sun
8 hours agoSolvang Teamsters strike moves into third week
Two weeks into the first city employee strike in Solvang’s history, labor negotiators met in closed session with the City Council on Sept. 28. The following morning, Solvang’s unionized members of Teamsters Local 986 made good on their word to remain on strike until the city…
Government & Civic
Santa Maria Sun
8 hours agoDespite parking concerns, Guadalupe City Council unanimously approves new housing
Builders got a green light to put up seven new apartments with eight parking spots on an empty lot in Guadalupe. On Sept. 22, City Council members approved the affordable housing project at 855 Pioneer St., which was proposed by the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County.…
Real Estate & Development
Santa Maria Sun
8 hours agoBuellton spots food truck gap in zoning rules
On average, Buellton allows food trucks to set up shop within city limits between three to five times a year, according to Planning Director Andrea Keefer. It’s no coincidence, she told the City Council, that those rare sightings align with Buellton’s Fall Festival, Wine and…
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See & do
- Aah Ranch Weddings and Special Events Venue
- American Hotshots Extreme Run
- Antheia Arabians
- Arroyo Burro Trail
- Arroyo Quemada Beach
Eat, drink & stay
- Alisal Guest Ranch
- Alma Rosa Winery & Vineyards Ranch House & Estate
- Bar Le Côte
- Center Bar
- Bella Vista Ranch
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