Solvang is full of delightful and charming surprises, not least a little B & B on First Street called Storybook Inn that lives up to its name with an ivy-clad, brick exterior and ten cozy rooms individually decorated and themed after Hans Christian Anderson stories.

By Leanne Cooper-Elliott

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VALLEY NEWS

Basketball league gets kids away from the tube and into the gym

Taunts, jeers and cheers could be heard outside the twin gym doors at Solvang school as parents and nearly 20 students gathered to get some B-ball pointers last Thursday. ...

By India Allen
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FROM THE EDITOR'S NEWS FILES

Assemblyman sics the cops on complaining constituents

Two valley men said their efforts to let Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Santa Barbara, know how they felt about the way Hwy. 154 was named the Chumash Highway led to an investigation by the threat assessment unit of the California Highway Patrol. ...

By Edmond Jacoby, Journal Editor
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SCENE IN THE VALLEY

SYV Tech Club Meeting

The Santa Ynez Valley Technology Club is a group of professional men and woman who share the common goal to further their technology careers, to strive for financial independence and to provide a forum of social networking and entrepreneurial endeavors. ...

By Leanne Cooper-Elliott & Staff
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VALLEY PEOPLE

Bunnie Sexton and Pony Club Build Character

The word ‘coach’ can mean different things to different people, but to the parents and young riders of the Santa Ynez Valley Pony Club the word is synonymous with the charismatic, energetic and tireless Bunnie Sexton. ...

By Leanne Cooper-Elliott
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FOOD & WINE WITH MICAH

Delicious nourishment

I’ve always been fascinated by flatbreads. ...

By Micah Elconin
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