A Central Coast band teacher will spend Thursday thousands of miles from home with hundreds of colleagues performing in the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Jessica Husselstein ...

Aniela Hoffman, a music teacher at Arellanes Junior High School in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District, says “watching students transform into musicians is the highlight of my work.” (Santa Barbara ...

A long-time Santa Maria music store is closing its doors. Owens Music Co., located at 201 E. Main St., has been open for 46 years. Shop owners Don and Carol Owens say they're ready to retire and plan ...