Santa Ynez News

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The Santa Ynez Valley Marriott just became the first hotel certified by Santa Barbara County's Green Business Program.

Apparently there's some fuss in DC about who was invited and who was not invited to the State Dinner with the Prime Minister of India.

MetroPCS, the fifth-largest cell phone provider in the country, is attempting to establish a foothold in Santa Barbara County, with Santa Ynez being the last leg of that effort before the company begins an advertising blitz.

The food and wines on the menu for the White House state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: ------ Potato and eggplant salad White House arugula with onion seed vinaigrette 2008 sauvignon blanc, Modus Operandi, Napa Valley, Calif.

Known as mandatory tutoring sessions in other California cities, the a oeHomework Cluba at Santa Barbara High School was launched the beginning of this year.

United Way of Santa Barbara County recently made several visits to Santa Ynez Elementary to help students make their character count.

Dr. Maxine Thompson is a novelist, poet, columnist, short story writer, an editor, ghostwriter, Internet Radio Show Host, and a Literary Agent.

Twenty third-graders at Hollister School recently got the chance to pluck, shake, blow and beat an array of instruments, all without fear of being shushed by nearby adults.

What was California like before we ruined it? courtesy photo What was California like before we ruined it? Today's House of the Day gives us a glimpse.

Two local community groups opposing tribal land expansion were awarded $250,000 from the federal government under an act that allows for compensation of legal fees to prevailing parties in cases against the government.

Santa Barbara County's Green Business Program yesterday added five new businesses to its slate of environmentally friendly companies, bringing the total number of participating businesses to 12.

Map outlines boundary of Goleta Valley Community Plan area and several initial proposals for new trail access in the Goleta Valley.

Volunteers support Forest Service crews in adding erosion control features to trails burned during the Jesusita Fire.

Surrounded by the warmth of a loving family, Theodore 'Ted' Martinez passed peacefully from this Earth on Oct.

With a recent boost to its supply of H1N1 influenza vaccine, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is planning a series of flu shot clinics throughout the county for those in high-risk groups.

The Lucky Clover 4-H club held its monthly meeting Oct. 5 at the Grange Hall in Los Olivos.

To Scott Semple, bigger is better. 'I never thought of pottery as glamorous and never wanted to be a potter,' says Semple, who hones his craft in a Buellton studio.

If Santa Barbara has become a hotbed for medical marijuana dispensaries, then the Valley may be becoming fertile ground.

The Santa Ynez Valley Coalition to Promote Drug Free Youth will join with other groups across the nation to raise awareness about alcohol and drug abuse during National Red Ribbon Week, Oct.