Story Archive for May 2007
Thursday, May 31
- County Investigates Misconduct Claims Against Brown
- Arrest in Santa Barbara Stabbing
- Once in a Blue Moon
- City Looking Over Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
- Ka-blam! Cannon Returns Fire at the SB News-Press
- Caught on Camera
- Capps Votes No
- Immigration Raid Challenged
- A Watchdog, Not a Lapdog
- Harrison Swalley
- A Matter of Taste
- SBMA Director Announces His Retirement
- Being in the World:
Patty Look Lewis - Pick It Up
- The Anacapa Strut
- Good for Looking, Better for Party Planning
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
- Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
- A Beautifully Obstructed View: Photographs by Kate Connell and Larry Mills
- Finding Solutions
- Angels in America. At UCSB's Hatlen Theatre, Friday, May 25.
- 684 Feet
- Footloose Peeping
- Ron Skaggs 1937-2007
- Positively State Street
- The Rebirth of Memory
- Bug Off
- The Last Meow
- A Preview of the Santa Barbara Foresters 2007 Season
- The Slaughter Sisters
- Rockin' the Hood
- Jindabyne
- 24 Hours in Tijuana
- Benefit for Jerry Roberts
- The Various and Sundry Tour
- Club Listings
- Citizens' Alert
- On the Verge, presented by Santa Barbara Dance Alliance. At Marjorie Luke Theatre, Saturday, May 26.
- The Crowning Jewel
- God Grew Tired of Us
- Sierra Club Hikes
- Picture of the Week
- Victoria Williams, Devon Sproule, and Angela Correa. At the Presidio Chapel, Friday, May 25
- This Week in History
- Quiz: Bartender, Una Mas...
- Ensemble Theatre Tries on Neil LaBute's This Is How It Goes
- Give a Little
- Winners of Last Week's Indy Awards
- The Strange History of St. Anthony's and the Diabolical Movie Evilspeak
- A Bartender's Life
- Footloose & Fancy Free
- Cross Art Exhibit
- Who Wants to Be a Cotillionaire?
- Art for Africa
- Jackson Pollock Play
- The Odyssey, presented by Boxtales Theatre Company. At the Lobero Theatre, Thursday, May 24
- The Fight Night That Almost Wasn't
- Former Public Defender Sues County
- I.V. Master Plan Passed to Board of Supervisors
- Goleta Residents Lobby Against Raising Water Prices
- Vandenberg Missile Launch Delayed
- Memorial Day DUI Numbers Drop
- Police Crack Down on Drug Dealers
- Goleta Stabbings May Be Linked
- Nava Introduces Bill to Transportation Committee
- UCSB Grad Student Receives Grant
- Convicted Murderer Dies in Prison
- Jaws of Life Used to Save Truck Driver
- Metro Theatres to Offer Print-at-Home Tickets
- Small Blazes Scorches Nojoqui Grade
- Benson Named New City Creeks Manager
- UCSB Hunger Strike Comes to an End
- Arroyo Burro Beach Receives F From Heal the Bay
- Gallegly Introduces New Immigration Bill
- Sheriff Breaks Ground on Lompoc Public Safety Center
- Committee Votes to Change Affordable Housing Threshold
- Autism Research Center to Be Built at UCSB
- DUI Crash Leaves Goleta Woman Hospitalized
- Fresco Opens New Cafe in SB Museum of Art
- McCaw Responds to L.A. Times Column
- Discrimination Case Gets Underway
- UCSB Scientists Uncover Evidence of Prehistoric Meteor
- Williams and Barnwell Kick-Off Reelection Campaigns
- New Aviary Could Threaten Steelhead Population
- Fight Breaks Out at Transit Center
- Appeal Period Begins for Winchester Gun Club
- Venoco Files to Sell Stock, Acquire More Property
Wednesday, May 30
- Baja Fresh to Purchase La Salsa Chain
- Teacher Arrested for Sex With Student
- Williams Begins Re-Election Campaign
- The Snake The Cross The Crown
- Two Stabbed in Goleta
- Science Fair Night at Harding
- Life is Picture Perfect on Cota St.
Tuesday, May 29
- Caring for Coast Village Road
- A Glimpse Into Taiwanese Subculture
- Sally Carless of Ojai
- UCSB Scientists Claim Meteor Caused Extinctions
- A Student's Prerogative
- Remembering Uncle Gene
Monday, May 28
Friday, May 25
- Nuke Protesting Students End Fast
- Close of Friday, May 25
- Former Public Defender Sues County
- Vandenberg Missile Launch Cancelled
- Chillin' in Isla Vista
- Cops Nab Drug Dealers
- Truman's Former Right-hand Man Celebrates His 93rd
- Cleaner than Clean
Thursday, May 24
- Unchecked Baggage
- "Bummer" for Arroyo Burro Beach
- A Golden Ticket for Skipping Movie Queues
- I.V. Master Plan Gets Go-Ahead from Planning Commission
- Cabrillo Port Dies a Santa Barbara Flavored Death
- To Wash or Not to Wash
- Pick It Up
- Ojai's Art in the Park
- Helping Hands Peeps
- Dad
- Citizens' Alert
- Miss Julie, presented by Santa Barbara Theatre.
- UCSB's 16th Annual Reel Loud Film Festival
- UCSB New Plays Festival Turns Five
- Environmentalist Paul Hawken
at the Lobero Theatre - The Economics of Faith
- Victoria Williams at the Presidio Chapel.
- Extravaganza 2007 at
UCSB's Harder Stadium. - Shrek the Third
- The Durango Songwriters Expo Lets Musicians Write, Perform, and Learn
- In Praise of an Imperfect Memory
- Positively State Street
- Invisible Light and Images of Northern Italy
by Tom Miller and Dennis Sheridan - Profant Foundation for the Arts
- Using Shovels and Trowels
in the Garden - The Ojai Poetry Festival.
At the Libbey Bowl, Ojai. - Pay Now or Pay Later
- Haapanen is Happenin'
- Seacliff Beach Colony is Your Ticket to Oceanfront Living
- Child-proofed: Gladwin Planetarium
- Saturday Art Market
- Harry Connick Jr. at
the Arlington Theatre - This Week in History
- The Indy Awards
- Waitress
- David Post at Tecolote
- The Dog Who Cried 'Woof!'
- Solstice Workshopping
- East Asian Travels
- Is HBO's Comedy Fest Moving to S.B.?
- Director Ali Selim
Discusses Sweet Land - I Want to Ride My Bicycle
- Team Bike Challenge
- Designer Vaginas
- 4,800
- Farewell But Not Goodbye
- Double Trouble
- Compa±-a Nacional de Danza 2. At UCSB's Campbell Hall.
- Teenage Powerhouse Jackie Rotman Spearheads Dance Program
- Camerata Pacifica's May Concert.
At Abravanel Hall, Music
Academy of the West. - iSpeak French
- Give a Little
- Election Races and Solitary Confinement
- Sound and Fury 5-24-07
- Quote of the Week
- UCSB Student Taken by Immigration
- One Tank or Two?
- Planned UCSB Autism Center Gets $940,000 Donation
- Rikka Z Picks Up Song of the Year Prize
- Cottage Nurses Recognized for Excellence
- Stewart Appointed Chief Probation Officer
- Santa Barbara Gas Prices at a Record High
- Expansion Planned for Santa Maria Jail
- Goleta Council Talks Tax Negotiations
- Goleta Land Purchase Delayed
- Skateboarding a Crime?
- Council Members Support Roundabout Approval
- Reporter Moves from Paper to Television
- School Board Hires Back Teachers
- Emergency Shelters in the Schools
- Brown Comes to Town
- Man Killed By Oncoming Train
- Company Ordered to Pay for Pollution
- Environmentally Conscious Tugboat
- UCSB Students Arrested at UC Regents Meeting
- Architectural Conflict of Interest Contested
- Man Arrested for Social Security Fraud
- Schlessinger's Son Under Investigation
- Proposed Costco Gas Station Meets Opposition
- Party Behavior May Result in Expulsion
- Increase in Transportation Money
- Elementary Schools Suffer Deflated Funds
- Biking to the Moon
- University Janitors See an Increase in Pay
- Accident Causes Fuel Spill Near Gaviota Tunnel
- Counterfeiters Arrested Downtown
- Murder Subject Found Dead in Car
- Ellwood Purchase Delayed
- Schneider Kicks Off Re-election
- Westmont Grad Named Bush's Assistant
Wednesday, May 23
Tuesday, May 22
- Dr. Laura's Son Under Investigation
- Concert For Peace
- Dirty Beach Seeks Volunteers
- Boxtales Theatre Company Brings Back The Odyssey
- Coast Village Vons to Revamp
- One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure
- Dating By Department
- Busy Weekend for SB Cops
- Westmont Grad Appointed for Bush Job
- Coast Village Vons to Revamp
Monday, May 21
- Measure D Funds To Be Split Between North, South County
- Local Label Night at SOhO
- Myridian
- Music Notes, Far and Near
- Visit to the Local Herbalist
- Roger Durling Reports from Cannes
Friday, May 18
- Close of Friday, May 18
- Construction Worker Arrested for ID Fraud
- Vegetarian Fare - at Fatburger?!
- Schneider Kicks Off Re-Election Campaign
- Breathing Through the Nose
- CCC Seeks Stories Submissions
- The Battle for Compensation
Thursday, May 17
- In Praise of the Nutty Tart
- Tiffany Coming to Town
- AG Jerry Brown Hangs with S.B. Cops
- Leana Orsua Goes to KSBY
- Speed Coaching
- Let the Sustainable Vine Wine Tours Begin
- Where is PJ Milligan?
- Goleta Purchase of Ellwood Acre Delayed
- The Bowl Raises the Roof, Literally
- UCSB Presents the Second Annual Human Rights Festival
- Despite Record Levels, Domoic Acid Poisoning a No-Show So Far
- Weeknight Racing with the Santa Barbara Yacht Club
- Seashore Sightings
- Please, Don't Conflate the Dog
- Camerata Pacifica Premieres Wilson's Messenger Concerto
- Countdown to Entropy
- Delta F Minus
- On the Road Again
- G¼nther and The Sunshine Girls at UCSB's Storke Plaza.
- StylePhile
- Walking on Water
- Citizen's Alert
- Unforgettable Hikes
- Yoga on the Rocks
- Joaquin Ygnacio Gutierrez 1938-2006
- Leaving More Than a Trace
- Pick It Up
- Gallipoli at the Santa Barbara Public Library
- Sound and Fury
- Buddha Abides, presented by Frameworks, at Sullivan Goss Gallery
- Quote of the Week
- Plein Air, Updated
- Jesse Winchester Brings Subtlety Back to Santa Barbara
- Bach by Candlelight
at the Presidio Chapel - 8
- Quiz: The Deep Blue
- Six Books That Will Boost Your Climate Change Awareness
- Warm Weather White Wines
- Steelhead Artist
- The Santa Barbara Symphony at the Arlington Theatre
- Growing Bananas in Your Home Garden
- Janet Wolf Talks Health, Food, and the Psychology of Eating
- The Continuing Legacy of Jerry Harwin
- Big Frameworks Benefit
- Adventure for Hire
- Of Water and Wood
- Ethical Misbehavior
- Free Museums for All
- Salvadorian Sensation
- Kristy Kruger Tours All 50 U.S. States
- Santa Barbara Theater Brings Miss Julie to Center Stage
- Historic Home and Garden Tour
- The Indy's Annual Blue and Green Guide
- Lightning Peeps
- New Works and Works in Progress at UCSB's Ballet Studio
- Music Notes, Far and Near
- Benefit for The Frameworks / Caruso -Woods Gallery
- To Market, To Market
- Give a Little
- Support Groups
- This Week in History
- Prescription for Budget Woes Worries Uninsured Patients
- Grand Jury Reports on Cost of Jailing Illegal Immigrants
- Eco-Poet Gary Snyder to Read at the Third Biennial Ojai Poetry Festival
- Student Hospitalized in Hunger Strike Nuke Protest
- 3 Reasons to Dance with SonneBlauma
- Hang Glider Extracted From Tree at Own Expense
- SB City Council Looks at Plastic Bag Ban
- Carp Water District Faulted by SB Grand Jury
- Important Candies Recalled for Lead Content
- Hikers Report Positive Experience on Trails
- Wetlands Effort Receives Funding
- Former Solvang Mayor Dies
- Motel 6 Founder Dies
- Goleta Students Escape Catalina Island Fire
- Goleta Man Indicted for Lottery Scam
- No Retrial for Botello
- Raytheon Seeks New Partners in Defense Technology
- Boxer Tries for Mission Creek Flood Control Project
- Chumash Donate Sum Toward Hospital
- Milpas Stretch Gets Facelift
- Carbajal, Firestone Debate Healthcare
- I Now Pronounce You Sissy & Wife
- Comedy Arts Festival Could Come to SB
- SB BioBlitz Yields Over 800 Unique Species
- Anti-Torture Leader Speaks in Santa Barbara
- UCSB Math Prof Wins Clay Research Award
- Fire Season Begins
- Westside Teen Stabbed
- Cops Reinstate Bike Patrols
- Vandal Sought for Broken Window
- Medical Panel Discusses How Environment Affects Health
- Ordinance Aims to Limit Teen Drinking
Wednesday, May 16
- Montage's Weekly Photo Round-Up
- Zach Madden
- Cafe La Luz
- Wine Teaser Wednesdays
- The Laws of Love
- Ordinance Aims to Curb Youth Drinking
Tuesday, May 15
- Montecito's Fire Danger
- Is HBO's Comedy Fest Moving to S.B.?
- Wine of a Good Time
- Where Are They Now?
- Who's On First?
Monday, May 14
- All the Snooze Too Fat to Print
- Forum Examines Teen Drinking
- Learning What's Right with Schools
- Crawling With Critters
- Bialis Family Foundation Honors Nurses
- Angie's Palms
- Astronomer to Discuss "Runaway Universe" at Santa
- A Tale of Two McCaws
- Santa Ynez Valley Association Names New Executive Director
- Bike Film Festival Debuts Tonight
Saturday, May 12
Friday, May 11
- No Retrial in Vehicular Manslaughter Case
- Sixth-Graders Evacuated from Burning Santa Catalina
- Alleged 14-Year-Old Stabber Arrested
- SB Police Reinstate Bike Patrols
- Carbajal, Firestone Debate County Healthcare
- Top Five Premium Tequilas
- Judge Brings Hammer Down in 'Caged Kids' Case
Thursday, May 10
- Panama City: Gateway to the World
- SB Firefighters Return From Griffith Park Fire
- SB Med-Tech Firm Wins Excellence Award
- Raytheon Seeks Solutions to Homemade Bombs
- Arcobaleno Trade Grand Opening
- SB Native Wins Student Film Contest
- Good Clean Stand-Up
- Chumash Donate $1 Million to Cottage Hospital
- Only Pinocchio Nose for Sure
- Sci-Fi Surfing
- The Church/State Debate
- Spider DogZ
- The Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra at the Lobero Theatre
- Tab Hunter, NP Update, and Condos at Cabrillo Ballpark
- What an Education
- Levels of Heat II, presented by Fusion Dance Company.
- Mahlon Balderston
- City Receives Funding for Creek Restoration
- South Coast Experiences Record Temperatures
- Turnbull to Leave Santa Barbara High
- Kimberly Ford Sings Her Sea Story
- A Farewell to Spot the Cat
- What's for Dinner?
- Goleta Councilmember Announces Retirement
- Citizen's Alert
- Demonstrators Protest Bush's Veto
- Santa Barbara News Room Requests Donations
- Goleta Committee Opposes Brown Act
- McKinley Elementary Receives Grant
- Chancellor Yang Presented with Climate Change Award
- UCSB's Gross Elected to Philosophical Society
- Budget Cuts Spawn Teacher Layoffs
- Bright Eyes at the Arlington Theatre
- Off the Vine
- Davis Birks: Strata and Susan Manchester: New and Recent Works on Paper. At Edward Cella Art+Architecture.
- Anissa Mack: On Loan at the Contemporary Arts Forum
- Reverential Ecology Retreat
- Westmont's Lindsey Connolly Walks to the Outdoor Championships
- 122.5 Million
- Moms in Motion
- Quiz: The Mother of All Quizzes
- Auditioning for MTV's The Real World
- The Varied Art of Haiku
- CND2: The Elite Training Team for Spain's Compa±-a Nacional de Danza
- Perfect Peeping
- Cut Down to Size
- Tierney Sutton at the Lobero Theatre
- Men and Depression
- Card Shark Bait
- Paul Hawken Speaks about Social Change
- Planning Guidelines for Our Village Get New Format
- Malian Masterpiece: Bamako
- Kiss of the Spider Women
- Fair Musical Trading
- Check Out Carpinteria's First Annual Open Artist Studio Tour
- Pick It Up
- Seven News-Press Writers Call it Quits
- Hollister Brewing Company Opens to Public
- Frameworks Benefits
- Holiday Happs: Mother's Day
- Condos to Replace Chapala Dealerships
- Nature's Roll Call
- Kidnap, Assault Suspect Caught in Buellton
- Fight Erupts in Transient Camp
- Social Consciousness
- Give a Little
- Jimmy's Sign Goes Missing
- Police on Lookout for Counterfeit Traveler's Checks
- Equipment Thieves Caught on Tape
- Pimp of Underage Girl Returned to Santa Barbara
- ACLU Defends Measure P Sponsor
- Carpinteria Cracks Down on Leash Laws
- The Village at Los Carneros Development Rolls On
- This Week in History
- Picture of the Week
- Goleta Councilmembers to Get New Offices
- City Tour Reveals Improvements, Problem Areas
- Willie Nelson at the Chumash Casino's Samala Showroom
- Preservation Trust Secures Loan for Jimmy's
- Granada Marquee Removed for Redesign
- Capps Proposes Avocado Bill
- Scientists Declare Unusual Mortality Event
- Channel Island Fox Born at SB Zoo
- Globe Trotters
- Forum Explores Response to Gangs
- Introducing Hawaii's Paula Fuga
- Excessive Access?
- Elizabeth Marie McMahon 1919-2007
Wednesday, May 9
- Vandal Caught on Camera, Sought by Police
- City Council Discusses Future of Upper State Street
- Alison Krauss
Tuesday, May 8
- Floater Six
- Making Sycamore Canyon Better for Pedestrians
- A Prayer to the Party Gods
- Lightning in a Bottle Gets Loose
- Union Busting and Garden Parties
Monday, May 7
- Mother's Day Walkathon Fights Preeclampsia
- Busy Week at UCSB's Women's Center
- Burning Trash Scorches Goleta's Holiday Inn
- Showing Santa Barbara
- G. Love & Special Sauce to Headline Bowl Show
- Kidnap, Assault Suspect Caught in Buellton
- Late Nights at the Sojourner
- Hollister Brewing Company Opens Its Doors
- The Simian Line
- Film Festival Dates Slated for 2008
Friday, May 4
- This Column Sucks
- Homeless Brawl on Eastside
- SBHS Principal Paul Turnbull Promoted
- Kids in Cages Trial Comes to Blistering Finale
- Mizik Jakmel Offers All-Star Reggae Line-Up
- Paseo Nuevo's Recycling Mystery
- Jimmy's Sign Taken, Found
- City Tour Notes Revived, Blighted Areas in Santa Barbara
- Soulmate in Santa Barbara
- Did Someone Say "Teamsters"?
- Freaks Like Me
Thursday, May 3
- Man Who Allegedly Prostituted 16-Year Old Returned to Santa Barbara
- UCSB Presents Conference on Chinese Medicine
- County Derives Big Bucks From Local Filming
- News-Press Numbers Down
- Air Soft Gun Causes Stir at Baja Fresh
- Man Steals 15 Local Cars - For Love
- Fire Near Pueblo and De La Vina Deemed Accidental
- Juarez Pleads Not Guilty in State Street Stabbing
- Mistrial Declared in Botello Case
- Counterfeit Traveler's Check Alert
- Sheriff's Commission Looks Into Jail Overcrowding
- City Approves Loan for Purchase of Jimmy's
- Supers Vote to Support Residents of Mobile Home Parks
- Lompoc Fire and Sheriffs to Share New Building
- Casa de Mural Gets Stay of Execution
- Goleta Nears OK for Carillo Business Park
- Merger Possible Between Rehab Services and Cottage Health
- Gray Whale Off Stearns Wharf
- Pianist Stephen Hough at the Lobero Theatre.
- Leana Orsua Quits the News-Press
- Measure D Plan Proposes Funds Split Between North, South County
- Positively State Street- Indies Only
- A Glimpse at Greatness
- Philipp Richardsen, at UCSB's Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall.
- My eBay Encounters
- Pick It Up
- Four Reasons to Check Out Hip-Hop On Friday
- Submissions of the Week
- This Week in History
- Picture of the Week
- The State of Bee-ing
- NP Readership Way Down and Other S.B. Tales
- Do This- Holiday Haps
- Robin Cox Ensemble at Center Stage
- Every Week- Bill's Bus
- Give a Little
- Kirk Douglas Says Let's Face It
- Citizens' Alert
- Quote of the Week
- Peeping the Last Hurrah
- Seascape, by Edward Albee at SBCC's Jurkowitz Theatre.
- Hamlet at the Rubicon Theatre.
- Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. At UCSB's Campbell Hall.
- A Sense of Place at the Metro Gallery.
- Vegetable Trio
- Safe to Dance
- One Big Bunt
- One Young Author Speaks Up
- May Day Parade Calls for Immigrant Rights
- Yo Perro Tambien
- Word Puzzle Guru Will Shortz
- See Spiritual Warriors
- Seafood Heaven
- Call for Berry Delicious Recipes
- The Birthday Challenge
- Here's the Buzz
- Quiz: Extreme Challenges
- Desert Song
- 1st Thursday Reminder
- Benefit for Christi's Baby
- The Medical Marijuana Movement Grows in Santa Barbara
- Chalk One Up for TJ's
- Sound and Fury 5-03-07
- Fair Trade Musical Goods
- 'Caged Kids' Case Nears End, Vasquez's Fate in Judge's Hands
- Dick about the Future
- Sleeping with the Enemies
- David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell at the Arlington Theatre.
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- The Tierney Sutton Band at the Lobero
Wednesday, May 2
- Bush Veto Incites Protest Over 101
- Capps Co-Sponsors Avocado Bill
- Granada to Restore Historic Marquee Design
- Sheriffs Seek Burglary Suspects
- Boysel Case Ends in Mistrial
- Bittybox
- An Interview With Sylvie Pussycat
- An Ounce of Prevention
- L.A. Times Festival of Books
- Silent Meow
- Le Serpent Rouge at Velvet Jones
- News-Press Can't Have Child Porn Back
- Vote or Die?
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