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George Carlin once suggested that the concept of the American Dream is a tool used by “the owners” to keep people placid and ...

A faceless Statue of Liberty with flowing, black hair dons a colorful array of Indigenous tattoos. The white “Be Human” book ...

Alan Fox - Santa Maria ...

Janice Howard is the featured artist at the Town Center Gallery for December and January. A reception will be held Dec. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the gallery. Howard has recently relocated to Santa ...

SANTA MARIA 100 S. Broadway at Main, Wednesdays, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Features local beekeepers’ honey and bee pollen, breads and pastries, plants and ...

Valley Speaks—a local historical speaker series sponsored by the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce, and the library—will feature a talk about the legacy of Knudsen Creamery on ...

Marion Minor of San Luis Obispo is the grand prize winner of the Central Coast St. Jude Dream Home giveaway. His prize is a $350,000 house located in Santa Maria in the Celebration subdivision. The ...

The Pacific Conservatory Theater (PCPA) welcomes the summer season with outdoor performances of Waitress: The Musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, singer of the 2013 hit “Brave” and 2007 ...

PERMANENTLY PRESERVED: A new conservation easement made possible by Vandenberg Space Force Base will forever protect the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve, which sits just south of Vandenberg along ...

WAKE OF DESTRUCTION: Tom Hardy stars as Walker, a corrupt cop who wades into the criminal underworld to rescue a mayoral candidate’s son, in Havoc, streaming on Netflix.

• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) recently announced the five regional winners of this year’s Congressional Women of the Year Award in the 24th Congressional District. “The 2025 Women of ...