Santa Maria Strawberry Festival Celebrates Red Gems in Many Ways
By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor April 25, 2019 The Santa Maria Fairpark will serve up a “Strawberry Escape” for three days beginning Friday, celebrating Santa Barbara County’s top crop while letting people taste, test and take home the sweet red fruit. The annual Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival runs through Sunday at the fairpark, with a carnival, […]
20 Spring Break Spots That Are Worth the Drive
2019/03/28 Kate Loweth, Red Tricycle You don’t have to jet off somewhere warm to make your spring break a memorable one. Spend some time exploring all that California has to offer just a short drive from the Bay Area. We’ve gathered up some of our faves for you—pick one and leave the planning to us! […]
Arts Beat: Santa Maria children’s museum aims to put the A in STEAM
By TYLER PRATT • FEB 3, 2019 Listen to this article Many have lamented the disappearance of the arts from public school curriculums. Over the past few decades, there’s been an emphasis on STEM—science, technology, engineering and math. But one local institution encourages turning STEM to STEAM by including the arts. Laura-Susan Thomas is an art teacher and […]
Science Saturday features rainy day activity at Discovery Museum
Gina Kim gkim@leecentralcoastnews.com Updated Jan 7, 2019 The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum’s first “Science Saturday” had kids experiencing rain both indoors and outdoors, as the first rainfall of 2019 drenched the Central Coast. Over 50 children along with their parents gathered at the museum to learn about the weather cycle by creating “weather in a cup” […]