Feb. 18—Spots for Santa Maria’s off-highway vehicle safety workshops tend to fill up quickly because they are limited to eight participants, although the city is seeking to expand access with new state funding. The Ride 3 program was launched using a $64,000 state grant in 2014 to teach area youth […]
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World Red Eye Maria Bakalova may not be a household name (yet) but you probably remember her star turn in “Borat 2” earlier this year. The Bulgarian actress played Tutar, the daughter of the title character, fictional Kazakh journalist Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen). In the mockumentary, Tutar memorably hosted Trump […]
On Friday, Nov. 27 Maria Lake State Park was offering free admission to visitors and people from all over took advantage. Usually visitors need a parking pass placed on the dashboard of their vehicle in order to enter the park but not on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The Lake Maria […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic challenges, Santa Maria is “holding up well,” with City Manager Jason Stilwell sharing both bright spots and bleak news on Wednesday. Stilwell and Mayor Alice Patino provided the State of the City presentation — virtually, of course — during an annual event hosted […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic challenges, Santa Maria is “holding up well,” with City Manager Jason Stilwell sharing both bright spots and bleak news on Wednesday. Stilwell and Mayor Alice Patino provided the State of the City presentation — virtually, of course — during an annual event hosted […]
Sacha Baron Cohen; Maria Bakalova Amazon Studios (screengrab) The full title of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie is Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, and it would be an understatement to say that this, his followup to his insane […]
Missing their signature event, organizers of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo chose to take advantage of the ghost-town atmosphere created by COVID-19 restrictions. “Haunted Hills” offers a drive-through experience at the Santa Maria Elks/Unocal Event Center, 4040 Highway 101, for six nights this month. The rodeo grounds sit east of Highway 101 at Santa […]