Book Launch Party
A launch party and reading to celebrate Maureen Foley’s fiction debut takes place, Friday, June 7, 6-8 p.m., at Curious Cup bookstore.
Year: 2013
Santa Barbara Writers Conference Celebrates 41 Years
The annual literary event takes place at the Hyatt Santa Barbara June 8-13.
Heeluxe R&D Focuses on Feet
The biomechanical research and development company opens a lab in Goleta.
Pat Benatar Aims Her Sights on the S.B. Bowl
This week’s concert highlights bring raucous punk and homey house shows to town.
Dog Mad: Dog Smash
The Supreme Court agrees to decide Vandenberg protesters’ right to assemble.
Effort to Tap Clean Creek Coffers Shot Down
Randy Rowse can’t get traction with his fellow councilmembers.
Editorial Designers
Each week, The Santa Barbara Independent editorial designers take a pile of gray-lettered stories and arrange them with eye-catching visuals, thus bringing the words to life.
Controlling Emotions with Anti-Depressants
There have been many serious studies of adult crying and laughter.
I Almost Stayed at Motel 6
Crime and cops frequent Carpinteria’s highly affordable lodging.
Bud Bottoms’s Whale-Sized Proposal
How about a life-sized water feature on the wharf?
