4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (487+ words) On Saturday, the local Danish Sisterhood lodge, Flora Danica #177, will host a reception to launch its new cookbook, "Danish Delights, Recipes and Memories," as a fundraiser for the lodge. The event will be held 3-5 p.m., at the Elverhøj Museum of History…...

6+ day, 36+ min ago   (528+ words) With the Labor Day weekend behind us our thoughts turn to fall as we say goodbye to the summer of 2026. I don’t think the hot Indian Summer days are quite done with us yet, the seemingly cooler daytime temperatures in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (548+ words) Santa Maria residents will have the chance to experience an equestrian spectacle this weekend as Cirque Ma’Ceo brings horses, acrobatics, aerial performances and traditional horsemanship to the Santa Maria Fairpark. The 90-minute production will take place inside a 650-seat Big…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (595+ words) Kerri Limon, owner of Santa Maria's Apricot Lane Boutique, said that the store offers a unique, inviting shopping experience offering hand selected clothing, jewelry and more. Apricot Lane Boutique, a locally-owned women’s fashion franchise, opened in early February of 2025 to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (176+ words) Santa Marians are invited to three free Friday evening showings of popular family movies at two local parks starting on Sept. 18. The Recreation and Parks Department's 2026 Movies in the Parks series will return with two movies in September and one…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (175+ words) Santa Maria Times Sorry, no promotional deals were found matching that code. Promotional Rates were found for your code. Sorry, an error occurred. Owner of Le Butter Shop, Erwan Leo, poses in his first shop devoted entirely to butter in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (742+ words) According to Business Insider, Gen Z and millennials, tired of the emptiness of digital life, are driving a full-blown letter-writing renaissance. They’re joining snail-mail and pen-pal clubs. They’re writing to old friends. They’re trading pen-pal addresses on TikTok and Instagram,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1242+ words) The Santa Maria Natural History Museum hosted a free Earth Day celebration for families in 2023. Free veggie and milkweed seed plantings were available for families to take home at the Santa Maria Natural History Museum Earth Day celebration in 2023. Children…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (66+ words) Today in History: August 23, farmworkers’ 'Salad Bowl strike' Santa Maria Times Today is Sunday, Aug. 23, the 235th day of 2026. There are 130 days left in the year. On Aug. 23, 1970, the Salad Bowl strike began, organized by farm labor leader Cesar Chavez; between…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (540+ words) Most flowers bloom within their particular seasons. Many bloom for spring. Fewer bloom for winter. Only a few bloom randomly throughout the year, generally while the weather is warm. Several bloom specifically for late summer or into autumn. All have…...