Françoise Bettencourt Meyers surprised the world late last year when she became the first woman to amass a fortune of $100 billion through her ownership of cosmetics giant L’Oréal. She held the title of richest woman for several months, even though her fortune has shrunk to $89.9 billion since the beginning of the year. Now […]
A floating apartment. A residential yacht. A holiday home that travels around the world. There are many descriptions for the World, a luxury liner, but “cruise ship” is not one of them, says local resident Jim Minarik. “The only thing the world has in common with a cruise ship is that they float on water,” […]
The 11th annual Day of Hope is just one week away. Volunteers will return to locations across the Central Coast on Wednesday, August 21 to sell special editions of the Santa Maria Times to benefit Mission Hope Cancer Center in Santa Maria and Arroyo Grande. The special edition features compelling stories and photos highlighting the […]
