The Christmas tree in downtown Santa Maria is being lit up this evening, anticipating several weekend holiday events. Just a ...

Downtown Santa Maria will have road closures and detours Saturday, Dec. 6, for the annual Christmas Parade of Lights.

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 ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Developers have moved close to finally beginning construction on the first of several long-planned downtown Santa Maria revitalization housing projects. "We're pretty much at the ...

Santa Maria’s popular Downtown Fridays returned for its 10th year to thousands of community members Friday with food trucks, vendors, kids zone, beer garden, and live music. The family-friendly event ...

From left, developer Brett Vernon and Rep. Salud Carbajal listen as Mayor Alice Patino speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Heritage Walk Lofts. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo A ...

The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce is proud to celebrate a monumental milestone for our city: the groundbreaking of the Heritage Walk Lofts, the first of several transformational housing and ...

A downtown Santa Maria sewer improvement project between Broadway (Hwy. 135) and Depot Street begins Monday, March 17, with construction expected to last about four months. The project will add sewer ...

A six-story building proposed for a narrow strip of land between a Santa Maria Town Center mall parking structure and Cook Street would bring 104 apartments and a business in another addition aimed at ...

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 ...