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A little magic: LARPing creates community, fun, and fantasy in Santa Maria
For everybodyAll are welcome to watch from the sidelines or spring into battle with Watchers Keep on the first and third Sundays of the month at Rotary Centennial Park. Get your live-action role-playing on from noon to 4 p.m. at 2625 S. College Drive in Santa Maria. See @watcherskeepamtgard on Instagram for behind-the-scenes clips and brush up on the rulebook by visiting amtgard.com. On either side of a grassy battlefield, dozens of live-action role-players held their weapons in the air…
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Four candidates contend for two seats on the high school district board
Tackling overcrowded local high school classrooms is one major issue for those running to fill seats on the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District board. In 2024, the district’s bond measure aimed at building a new high school to address the issue didn’t receive enough votes to pass. Diana Perez, who’s…
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A little magic: LARPing creates community, fun, and fantasy in Santa Maria
For everybodyAll are welcome to watch from the sidelines or spring into battle with Watchers Keep on the first and third Sundays of the month at Rotary Centennial Park. Get your live-action role-playing on from noon to 4 p.m. at 2625 S. College Drive in Santa Maria. See @watcherskeepamtgard on Instagram for behind-the-scenes clips and brush up on the rulebook by visiting amtgard.com. On either side of a grassy battlefield, dozens of live-action role-players held their weapons in the air…
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Glasrose hits one year of selling its nonalcoholic sparkling verjus
Verjus for you?To learn more about verjus and how to purchase a bottle made by Glasrose, visit glasrose.com. Follow along on Instagram @glasrosefarm for content about the founders’ sober lifestyle…
Central Coast wine pioneer John Alban is the San Francisco Wine Auction’s 2026 Winemaker of the Year
Taste it yourselfTo connect with Alban Vineyards or learn more about its educational tastings and seminars, visit albanvineyards.com or rakedranch.com. The only way to taste is to attend one of…
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