Los Alamos News

Last month the lure of the Central Coast carried me from Los Angeles to the Santa Ynez Valley for the Santa Barbara County Vintners' Festival .A The event was held at the Carranza in Los Olivos, CA.

Spring is here and a new season for Soul Mates has begun. Soul Mates are a group of Valley 6th graders who, under the direction of Michael Roberts, performs 1960s soul music at a variety of venues.

More than a mecca for all-natural pizza, Full of Life Flatbread is the dining nerve center for Santa Barbara wine country.

A few months back, my editor sent me a link to the Carpinteria City Council's online agenda, with a somewhat cryptic "Have you seen this?" message.

About 150 cyclists of varying skill levels and from all around the Central Coast participated in a bike ride memorializing Santa Maria Valley cyclist Jim Hamlin.

A man who appeared in the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade a half century ago as a youth, and later spearheaded the event's planning across multiple decades, was recognized Wednesday night by the Santa Maria Elks Lodge.