After more than 48 years of introducing the wonders of the night skies and heavenly bodies to thousands of students and local residents, Santa Barbara City College Earth and Planetary Science Professor Fred Marschak is getting ready to pack up his telescopes, retire and move with his wife Nancy back to their home state of Pennsylvania.
The South County Energy Efficiency Partnership (SCEEP), a partnership of Southern California Edison (SCE), Southern California Gas Company, the cities of Carpinteria, Goleta, Santa Barbara, and the County of Santa Barbara, are hosting a free refrigerator pick-up weekend on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Local museums and cultural organizations are celebrating International Museum Day and invite the community to join them.
Ten outstanding educators in Santa Barbara County will receive the 2014 Venoco, Inc. Crystal Apple Educator Awards on May 8 at the Education Celebration that is hosted each year by the Teachers Network of the Santa Barbara County Education Office.
Each year, there is an artistic competition for the Santa Barbara Summer Solstice T-shirt and poster design that is sold as a fundraising vehicle for the festival celebrating the longest day of the year.
As we predicted, the combination of limited supply and hungry buyers started the year with a bang.
Santa Barbara Matchmaking founder Lisa Darsonval will discuss the new book “Sexy Secrets to a Juicy Love Life” at 6 p.m. April 30 at the Granada Book Shop, 1224 State St.
Paper, Ink, Inc. at 3325 State Street is moving to 1150 Coast Village Road to join its sister store, Letter Perfect, at the end of the April.
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To aid in your flora decision-making, the S.B. Botanic Garden has an array of the green-leafed goodies to choose from at its annual spring sale.
