AirFest in Santa Maria exposes public to aviation industry
Santa Maria is rekindling its history in aviation and connecting people with an industry that is often not experienced up-close. The second annual Central Coast AirFest, a two-day airshow on Oct. 12-13, will be held this year at the Santa Maria Public Airport in partnership with Central Coast Jet Center. “This is a way to Read More →
Dive boat operator Truth Aquatics suspends all operations
Santa Barbara-based Truth Aquatics, which operated the dive boat Conception that burned on Labor Day and killed 34 people, said it is suspending all operations while an investigation continues. “With the continued calls and request for tours, we want to announce that we are officially suspending all operations of our Truth Aquatic fleet for a Read More →
Paso Robles hotel opens on site of former almond processing plant
Oxford Suites Paso Robles, a five-story hotel with 101 rooms, had a soft opening in Paso Robles at beginning of August and will officially open within the next month or two. Parent company Oxford Corporate, a family-owned portfolio of 16 hotels throughout Oregon, California, Washington and Idaho, is planning a grand opening and ribbon cutting Read More →
Sponsors make admission free to Invesco QQQ Championship
The fourth annual PGA Tour Champions event in Westlake Village is ramping up its day sponsors and hoping to boost attendance by throwing open its doors to the community. Free general admission is a new move for the Invesco QQQ Championship, which features 54 golfers in the second of three events in the Charles Schwab Read More →
Celebrate citrus at the Goleta Lemon Festival
Get your lemon fix at the 28th annual Goleta Lemon Festival on Sept. 28-29 at Girsh Park. One of Goleta’s biggest celebrations has outgrown the Stow House where it began because of the thousands of people who attend annual events celebrating the citrus. Goleta’s history with lemons traces back to the Stow family, which started Read More →
Our view: Solvang leadership critical for region
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Key issues emerge in Conception dive boat fire that killed 34
Investigators raised the remains of the dive boat Conception to the surface after more than a week of unfolding developments in the wake of the fatal fire aboard the vessel. Activities at Santa Barbara Harbor were returning to normal levels amid an ongoing investigation into what caused the fire that killed 34 people. A year-old Read More →
