FEATURE There’s no room for error on the Vicente Flat Trail.  In some places, slipping off the narrow path means tumbling ...

GEAR HUB Going barefoot was just one piece of a puzzle. A few months into the pandemic, I noticed how badly my shoulders ...

A flat rate since 2011, the parcel tax for residents of Providence Landing—a neighborhood in the unincorporated Vandenberg Village area—will jump from $672 to $692. These funds go toward upkeep at the ...

OUTDOOR KITCHEN For most people, food comes from the grocery store. For environmental activist and educator Robin Greenfield, ...

CALL FOR ENTRIES ATTENTION LOCAL SINGERS, SONGWRITERS, MUSICIANS, & BANDS Song Entry Period – July 17 – August 24, 2026 Showcase – 11/13/26 – 7pm Send any questions about the entry form or process to ...

The Bodger Meadows housing project near Lompoc has bounced between city and county staff for the past two and a half years, but the city’s been trying to obtain the property from the county for ...

Housing is one of the most pressing issues facing the Central Coast. So when Congress passes a bipartisan housing bill, it should be good news. But instead of simply telling the truth, politicians too ...

TRAILBLAZING The first time Nixie Margiotta (they/them) told me they were starting a hiking group called Hikes and Dykes, I ...

A flat rate since 2011, the parcel tax for residents of Providence Landing—a neighborhood in the unincorporated Vandenberg Village area—will jump from $672 to $692. These funds go toward upkeep at the ...

Catch the last two weekends of the Lavender Festival in Lompoc on July 18 and 25. The event, hosted by Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, is free to the public from noon to 5 p.m. both days. The ...

FEATURE faraway galaxies appearing in the lens may no longer be the same. Starry objects can be tens of millions of light ...

Though he now calls himself an artist, Joe McFadden spent his career in the tech industry. While he was advising software companies by day, McFadden found balance by slathering oil paints on canvases ...