Opting to ask forgiveness rather than permission led to further delays for Ed St. George’s development at 1704 Mission Dr., ...

Solvang is preparing to apply for a state grant in November to fund a traffic study of Mission Drive, aiming to push back on ...

Oct. 10. Other otherworldly offerings dot the local calendar on select 2025 dates, with a "Wicked Wheels" car show, a ...

The Solvang City Council voted 4-1 Monday night to deny developer Ed St. George’s appeal over design changes to his cottages ...

California's waterfalls are best after recent rains, and this beauty just outside a quaint Dutch village in central coast ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. March 3, 2025 – Solvang, CA – Solvang, California (http://www.SolvangUSA.com ...

The City of Solvang is hosting a town hall for community members to discuss wildfire preparedness. The Wildfire Preparedness Town Hall will cover community wildfire protection strategies, emergency ...

Los Angeles is more than 5,500 miles from Copenhagen — but for those in search of some hygge this holiday season, a warm and cozy solution is a mere three-hour drive up the coast. The city of Solvang ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SOLVANG, CA —Wildfire risks in California are collectively on our minds, and the City of Solvang is taking proactive steps to ...

SOLVANG, Calif. - Just one day before Thanksgiving, Francis Carr and his kids from Irvine are having fun in a game of TIK TAK TOE at the Landsby in Solvang. “We came here to Solvang because it’s a ...

Jacob is your community news reporter covering the Santa Maria Valley. After weeks of back and forth, numerous city council meetings, and even international influence, the City of Solvang has decided ...

HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS, those bright, blissful, dance-and-song-taculars that colorfully fill our calendars as the old year ends and the new one begins, can take up a cheerful chunk of our time. A ...