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Santa Ynez Valley’s ‘Polar Bear Dip’ Makes Waves

Santa Ynez Valley’s ‘Polar Bear Dip’ Makes Waves

Community By Christina McDermott

The Santa Ynez Community Aquatics Foundation raises $5 million toward a new aquatics complex for the valley.

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Home to History’s Holy Grails for Last 40 Years, Is Up for Sale

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Home to History’s Holy Grails for Last 40 Years, Is Up for Sale

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

The nondescript Anapamu Street building holds documents and artifacts tied to moments, people, and decisions that bent history’s arc — and even a dinosaur egg.

Santa Barbara’s Frog Wall Has Been ‘Edited,’ Not Eliminated

Santa Barbara’s Frog Wall Has Been ‘Edited,’ Not Eliminated

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

The shrine’s new steward has cleaned and catalogued items, cleared out rats, and restored a native water path.

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Open Air Bicycles Set to Close Its Doors in March

Open Air Bicycles Set to Close Its Doors in March

Business By Callie Fausey

Burrito League Runs Through Santa Barbara

Burrito League Runs Through Santa Barbara

Community By Callie Fausey

Stories Are Living Things (SALT)

Stories Are Living Things (SALT)

Dance By Leslie Dinaberg

‘Welcome to Isla Vista’ Episode 5: The Quieter Corner

‘Welcome to Isla Vista’ Episode 5: The Quieter Corner

Audio By Christina McDermott

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Astrology By Rob Brezsny

Twin Takeover: Shane and Shammah Kwizera

Twin Takeover: Shane and Shammah Kwizera

Sports By Victor Bryant

Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Supports Teachers with $228,000 in Grants

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Supports Teachers with $228,000 in Grants

Education By Callie Fausey

Making, Not Taking, Pictures

Making, Not Taking, Pictures

Travel By Macduff Everton

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Community

Santa Ynez Valley’s ‘Polar Bear Dip’ Makes Waves

Santa Ynez Valley’s ‘Polar Bear Dip’ Makes Waves

Community By Christina McDermott

Santa Barbara’s Frog Wall Has Been ‘Edited,’ Not Eliminated

Santa Barbara’s Frog Wall Has Been ‘Edited,’ Not Eliminated

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

Burrito League Runs Through Santa Barbara

Burrito League Runs Through Santa Barbara

Community By Callie Fausey

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History

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Home to History’s Holy Grails for Last 40 Years, Is Up for Sale

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Home to History’s Holy Grails for Last 40 Years, Is Up for Sale

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

‘Welcome to Isla Vista’ Episode 5: The Quieter Corner

‘Welcome to Isla Vista’ Episode 5: The Quieter Corner

Audio By Christina McDermott

Douglass Day at UCSB Invites the Public to Transcribe Black History

Douglass Day at UCSB Invites the Public to Transcribe Black History

History By Debra Herrick, UCSB's 'The Current'

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My Life

My Life: It’s Cool to Be a Pollyanna

My Life: It’s Cool to Be a Pollyanna

My Life By Cynthia Carbone Ward

The Green Machine

The Green Machine

My Life By Bill Gourley

A Nutty Solution: Lessons From an Acorn

A Nutty Solution: Lessons From an Acorn

My Life By Emma Rigatti

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Animals

Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara Community Invited to Celebrate Life of Max the Great Horned Owl

Santa Barbara Community Invited to Celebrate Life of Max the Great Horned Owl

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

Only Two Butterflies Recorded at Goleta’s Ellwood Mesa

Only Two Butterflies Recorded at Goleta’s Ellwood Mesa

Environment By Callie Fausey

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Adoptable Pets

Sunshine and Shohei

Sunshine and Shohei

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

Bronson, Genevieve & Silvie, Piggiewinkle & Hunca Munca

Bronson, Genevieve & Silvie, Piggiewinkle & Hunca Munca

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

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Travel

Making, Not Taking, Pictures

Making, Not Taking, Pictures

Travel By Macduff Everton

A Sip Back in Time on State Street

A Sip Back in Time on State Street

Drink By Rebecca Horrigan

A Discounted Santa Barbara Staycation Is Just What the Doctored Ordered

A Discounted Santa Barbara Staycation Is Just What the Doctored Ordered

Travel By Tyler Hayden

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Society Matters

Society Matters: Year in Pictures

Society Matters: Year in Pictures

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

Gail Arnold’s Favorite Nonprofits of the Year

Gail Arnold’s Favorite Nonprofits of the Year

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

Hillside Community Celebrates the Holidays

Hillside Community Celebrates the Holidays

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

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Science & Tech

Gaucho Racing Competes at Michigan International Speedway

Gaucho Racing Competes at Michigan International Speedway

Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB’s ’The Current’

AI Cameras Catch Fires Early

AI Cameras Catch Fires Early

Science & Tech By Ella Heydenfeldt

Could Oak Trees Help Block Fires?

Could Oak Trees Help Block Fires?

Science & Tech By Callie Fausey

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Cardio Confidential

Pool Shark: SUP Fitness at Anderson Aquatics

Pool Shark: SUP Fitness at Anderson Aquatics

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

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Sports

SBART Press Luncheon: Rio Chesluk Receives San Marcos High Scholar Athlete of the Year Award

SBART Press Luncheon: Rio Chesluk Receives San Marcos High Scholar Athlete of the Year Award

Sports By Victor Bryant

Gauchos Rally Past Anteaters, Tighten Big West Standings

Gauchos Rally Past Anteaters, Tighten Big West Standings

Sports By Victor Bryant

UC Santa Barbara Women’s Basketball Defeats UC Davis 69-61 Behind Career Night From Zoe Shaw

UC Santa Barbara Women’s Basketball Defeats UC Davis 69-61 Behind Career Night From Zoe Shaw

Sports By Victor Bryant

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The Cannabis Corner

A ‘Merry’ Jane Holiday Gift List

A ‘Merry’ Jane Holiday Gift List

The Cannabis Corner By Leslie Dinaberg

Iration x Autumn Brands Launch Party

Iration x Autumn Brands Launch Party

Cannabis By Leslie Dinaberg

Megan’s Organic Market Opens Friendly Dispensary in Old Town Goleta

Megan’s Organic Market Opens Friendly Dispensary in Old Town Goleta

Living By Samantha Durbin

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Outdoors

Channeling a Pelagic Path

Channeling a Pelagic Path

Outdoors By Chuck Graham

Winter Camping at Lake Cachuma

Winter Camping at Lake Cachuma

Outdoors By Keith Hamm

Circling San Miguel

Circling San Miguel

Outdoors By Chuck Graham

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Art

Get Out and Sketch, Santa Barbara

Get Out and Sketch, Santa Barbara

Art By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

All for Art for All

All for Art for All

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

How Art Opens the Mind

How Art Opens the Mind

Arts & Entertainment By Debra Herrick, UCSB’s ’The Current'

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Business

Open Air Bicycles Set to Close Its Doors in March

Open Air Bicycles Set to Close Its Doors in March

Business By Callie Fausey

UC Santa Barbara Freshman Talks Tariffs in Trending New Series — with a Little Help from Peter Griffin

UC Santa Barbara Freshman Talks Tariffs in Trending New Series — with a Little Help from Peter Griffin

Business By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Pass Ordinances to Streamline Permitting Process

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Pass Ordinances to Streamline Permitting Process

Housing By Christina McDermott

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Education

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Supports Teachers with $228,000 in Grants

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Supports Teachers with $228,000 in Grants

Education By Callie Fausey

Help Send the San Marcos High School Jazz Band to New Orleans

Help Send the San Marcos High School Jazz Band to New Orleans

Music By Madeline Slogoff

Santa Barbara Reading Coalition to Host Reading Skills 101 Workshop on Saturday

Santa Barbara Reading Coalition to Host Reading Skills 101 Workshop on Saturday

Education By Ella Heydenfeldt

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