Santa Maria city leaders are working to highlight the history of the downtown area by creating new cultural focus and points of interest.

There is a unique opportunity for local artists to leave their mark on the heart of downtown Santa Maria. The City of Santa Maria Recreation Parks and Recreation Department is launching the Pedestrian ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – An ongoing effort to increase public artwork by the City of Santa Maria is continuing through a recent call to artists to help transform a highly visible pedestrian bridge in the ...

Thursday marked the start of the new school for the Santa Maria-Bonita School District, but for some of the youngest students, they were offered a bit of a head start before the first day of classes. ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA MARIA, CA) – The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department will hold a community open house meeting on Thursday, ...