Let the Good Times Roll
Spencer the Gardener touts new CD, Digable Planets reunite:sort of.
Year: 2009
Fanfarlo Cross the Pond
The London indie pop band will play Muddy Waters Cafe this Friday night.
Sampling My Syrah, Sharing Your Chardonnay
Spiritland Bistro’s BYOB Wine & Dine events are a smart way to sip.
The Independent’s Local Heroes 2009
It’s an unhappy land that is in need of heroes, to paraphrase writer Bertolt Brecht. Fortunately, Santa Barbara does not have that problem.
Cesar Chavez Saved for Now
Hundreds turn out as district opts to extend the charter of the popular, but low-test-scoring, elementary school though the end of the year.
Moral Dumping Ground
New sex abuse claims have been filed against Santa Barbara’s Franciscan priests.
Doggie See, Doggie Do
It’s one of those stories that was chasing me, not the other way around.
Thousands Turn Out for Threatened Sports Programs
Exercise and Sports Program attracts support from as far afield as District Attorney candidate Joyce Dudley, who showed up at rally.
Sex Is Not a Sport
Tennis seems like such a clean, nonviolent sport. You watch your 16-year-old daughter or granddaughter pick up a racket, knowing that no one is going to tackle her, knock her flat when she goes up for a rebound, or aim a fastball at her head.
County 10-25
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on 11/23 that two Santa Barbara County businesses were awarded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants from the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.