Ten years ago, Santa Maria adopted its Downtown Specific Plan, a document created to establish its vision, regulations, and ...

Protesters gathered Saturday on all four corners of Main Street and Broadway in Santa Maria to take part in a nationwide “No ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. What was once an empty department store in the heart ...

Brett and Brad Vernon of The Vernon Group speak during the Santa Maria City Council meeting about plans for projects in downtown Santa Maria. Credit: City of Santa Maria photo A Santa Barbara-based ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - One of the most popular community events Santa Maria has to offer is getting its annual start. Some vendors began setting up at 8:30 Friday morning. Downtown Fridays is starting ...

Construction for the downtown Santa Maria sewer improvement project between Broadway (Highway 135) and Depot Street is slated to begin Monday, June 16. The project will start at the intersection of ...

Downtown Fridays in Santa Maria will kick off its ninth year this Friday with an array of attractions such as food trucks, more than 80 vendors, a dedicated kids zone, a beer and wine garden, a bingo ...

April Chavez [email protected] Aug 19, 2025 Aug 19, 2025 Updated Aug 20, 2025 Efren’s Mexican Restaurant, a longtime favorite on the Central Coast, has opened a new location at the corner of ...

Santa Maria’s annual LifeWalk, dedicated to celebrating and protecting life from conception took place Sunday afternoon. Santa Maria’s event took place on National Celebrate Life Weekend, June 27-29; ...

A sewer improvement project is scheduled to begin today in downtown Santa Maria between Broadway and Depot Street. The project will start at the intersection of Church and Depot Street, then head east ...

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