The Santa Maria Valley Chamber recently kicked off its annual Dine Out Santa Maria Style promotion in an effort to help boost sales at local restaurants.

Preparations for the 2026 calendar of events at the Santa Maria Fairpark are underway at the same time the facility's Board of Directors continues to search for a new permanent chief operating officer ...

In wine, there is truth. The stories told by visitors gathered around a big, fireside, stone tasting table at Cambria Estate Winery, in Santa Maria, on California’s Central Coast, were stranger than ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Maria, CA – July 7, 2025 – On July 17, our community will gather once again — not in protest alone, but in reflection, ...

The loan funds horizontal and vertical construction for phase one, a 302-unit multifamily community situated on 12 ...

The Santa Maria City Council on Tuesday will swear in new District 2 council member Gloria Flores and celebrate the years of service given by outgoing council member Mike Cordero. Flores was elected ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. In a room filled with quiet urgency and note-taking, ...