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Santa Maria Sun Northern Santa Barbara County's news and entertainment weekly newspaper, serving California's Central Coast Free every Thursday.

Northern Santa Barbara County's news and entertainment weekly newspaper, serving California's Central Coast since 2000.

June means one thing for the LGBTQ-plus community across the Central Coast and beyond: It’s Pride Month! That translates...
06/04/2026

June means one thing for the LGBTQ-plus community across the Central Coast and beyond: It’s Pride Month! That translates to events in Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo that celebrate the season, including drag shows, concerts, and even plays.

June means one thing for the LGBTQ-plus community across the Central Coast and beyond: It’s Pride Month! That translates to events in Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo that celebrate the season, including drag shows, concerts, and even plays. For our annual Pride issue, Senior Staff Writer Caleb Wis...

Before finishing high school, 26 Orcutt students graduated with two associate degrees from Allan Hancock College.
06/01/2026

Before finishing high school, 26 Orcutt students graduated with two associate degrees from Allan Hancock College.

Jackson Payne took his first college class when he was a freshman in high school. He arrived around 7 a.m. to Orcutt Academy High School. The campus was quiet except for his 29 other classmates in the Early College Cadre program. Soon enough their professor showed up and introduced the group members...

Director Alexandria Corn and many former dancers in the Pacific Legends felt a hole in their lives when the group disban...
05/30/2026

Director Alexandria Corn and many former dancers in the Pacific Legends felt a hole in their lives when the group disbanded during the pandemic. Corn took charge in 2025, starting to teach Polynesian dance classes and schedule community performances.

Michelle Lujan looks back at her wedding day with bittersweetness because although she didn’t know it at the time, the December day in 2019 was the last time the Pacific Legends danced before the pandemic exploded. “To me, that’s like the marker of when it ended, but we had no idea,” Lujan t...

Rediscover the relationship daily living has with the soil we walk on. Plus, eat some thoughtfully prepared grub and dri...
05/29/2026

Rediscover the relationship daily living has with the soil we walk on. Plus, eat some thoughtfully prepared grub and drink some organic vino.

Save a seatBuy tickets to The Wilderness Table by visiting forestwatch.org. The June 7 dinner runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at Larner Vineyard (955 Ballard Canyon Road in Solvang). For more on the food and beverage providers, visit larnerwine.com, rock12distillery.com, and highonthehogcatering.com. One summ...

Summer is nearly here, even if it doesn’t quite feel warm enough yet. With that warmth comes a long list of events—outdo...
05/28/2026

Summer is nearly here, even if it doesn’t quite feel warm enough yet. With that warmth comes a long list of events—outdoor concerts, kids camps, food and wine festivals, art classes, and more—that celebrate what this area has to offer.

Summer is nearly here, even if it doesn’t quite feel warm enough yet. I can smell the heat on the wind that continues blowing along the Central Coast, bringing with it the promise of sunny freedom. With that warmth comes a long list of events—outdoor concerts, kids camps, food and wine festivals...

Dreams do come true. Some just take a few decades’ worth of patience.
05/24/2026

Dreams do come true. Some just take a few decades’ worth of patience.

In a 1992 episode of Golden Girls, Dorothy sat at a table inside a bar. Next to her a piano player led her in song. Dorothy started singing the melancholic “What’ll I Do” by Irving Berlin. Dorothy rose to her feet midway through, completely serenading the crowd. When Christine Fogh watched the...

Sparkling wine isn’t just for special occasions anymore.
05/22/2026

Sparkling wine isn’t just for special occasions anymore.

Legend has it that when Elizabeth Stilson first interviewed with her now-business partner, she said, “If I never have to make another red wine again, I’ll be happy.” As soon as the statement came out of the winemaker’s mouth, PasoSecco founder Chris Kern knew she was the perfect candidate fo...

“She was a dear horse and companion,” Bob Sweeney said about his pony, Marshmallow, who passed away last year. “From a f...
05/21/2026

“She was a dear horse and companion,” Bob Sweeney said about his pony, Marshmallow, who passed away last year. “From a financial point of view, she was [a] moneymaker because of the daily pony rides, but I don’t want to categorize or look at her that way.”

Runny noses. Swollen eyes. Rashes. Hives. A wave of illness that plagued Bob Sweeney’s horses last summer, he said, coincided with construction work happening adjacent to his stables in Buellton. Sweeney described the city’s nearly yearlong construction of a new 100-space parking lot on Sycamore...

Find Esperanza Jimenez’s candles at the Oceano Seabreeze Market (410 Air Park Drive) on May 30 and at the Route One Farm...
05/18/2026

Find Esperanza Jimenez’s candles at the Oceano Seabreeze Market (410 Air Park Drive) on May 30 and at the Route One Farmers Market.

Listen for the whisperFind Esperanza Jimenez’s candles at the Oceano Seabreeze Market (410 Air Park Drive) on May 30 and at the Route One Farmers Market. Discover all her products online by visiting whisperingwoodsboutique.com and on Instagram . The warmth of a yellow flame...

Look for Riko Rivera's artwork around Santa Maria.
05/16/2026

Look for Riko Rivera's artwork around Santa Maria.

Watch for RikoFollow Riko Rivera on Instagram for updates on his public art installations and tattoo business. Call (805) 354-8116 with questions. Picture Mexico City in the early 1990s. It was loud, bright, and colorful. Hand-painted windows and signs lined the busy streets that Riko....

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