Note: Though we’ve printed quarterly issues since 1999, we’ve digitized from the current issue back to Spring 2008. Older issues have not been digitized for display on our site.
Avant Tapas and Wine
Business Profile At the end of Industrial Way in Buellton lies a restaurant that is, well, not the least bit industrial. Connected—quite literally—to Terravant Wine Company, Avant Tapas and Wine is more aptly described as a gastronomical work of art that pays homage to all the homegrown food and drink the Santa Ynez Valley has… Continue Reading
Dr. Doug King: Seeing the Valley Better
Not everyone is fortunate to know his or her career path at the ripe old age of 17. But when Doug King put on his first pair of eye glasses, looked out the window, and discovered he could see individual leaves on the trees outside, he decided then and there that he wanted to bring… Continue Reading
It’s Open Season for Fleas and Ticks
Flea and tick season is upon us! These tiny little creatures Mother Nature created can cause a tremendous amount of problems for both our pets and the people that live with them. In today’s society dogs and cats are members of the family and reside closely with us in our homes, sometimes even as close as in… Continue Reading
From Figueroa Mountain
The Toads of Figueroa As winter turns into spring I never know where my next article will come from. My neighbor, who lives about four miles from me, called to say she had frogs procreating in her pond and if I hurried I could watch them. I couldn’t leave at that moment so she took… Continue Reading
Oktoberfest for Solvang Festival Theater
Yes, it is a little funny to hold a traditionally German celebration in a Danish community like Solvang. However, organizers of the second annual Oktoberfest use the event as a way to raise funds for the Solvang Festival Theater and to honor local breweries—and Danish Solvang is all about supporting the local community. “We were… Continue Reading
From Denmark to Solvang
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort of Denmark paid a royal visit to Solvang on June 11 to commemorate Solvang’s centennial. “The first time I came to Solvang was 35 years ago, almost to the day,” Prince Henrik said. “It gives me great pleasure to be here again, with the sun and the wind, where… Continue Reading
The Remarkable History of the Solvang Festival Theater
In the earliest days of Solvang, the Danes pursued their love for amateur theater with unabashed enthusiasm. Not a week went by without a theatrical production or skit being performed by the locals in Dania Hall, Veterans Memorial Hall, or the outdoor hollow of Atterdag Bowl. Even in the darkest days of the Depression, singing,… Continue Reading
Valley Holistic Healing Center
BUSINESS PROFILE Bobbi Kenner has made it her life’s mission to ease stress in the world, one Santa Ynez Valley resident at a time. The owner of Valley Holistic Healing Center, Kenner has brought together a group of practitioners who individually and collectively provide succor to the body and soul. Among them are a Reiki… Continue Reading
True to the Danish Heart of Solvang
COVER STORY —Henning Sorensen and his daughter Susie have celebrated Danish foods and traditions in their family restaurant for 45 years. A century ago, Danish immigrants founded Solvang on a windswept plain they dubbed “sunny fields.” Within a year, they had erected a hotel, store, barn, two houses and, serving as the symbolic heart of… Continue Reading
Valley Gardens
BUSINESS PROFILE David and Katie Hay designed a community of custom-built manufactured homes with amenities unheard of in most rental housing. Last summer, David and Katie Hay, owners of Central Coast Real Estate, LLC, announced the opening of some much-needed rental housing in the Santa Ynez Valley. Centrally located just a stone’s throw from El… Continue Reading