Story Archive for April 2009
Thursday, April 30
- Cathedral Oaks Loses Wrongful Death Suit
- Georgia Is Ready for a Home
- Peeping Reds' Grand Reopening
- Death Cab for Cutie at UCSB's Thunderdome
- UCSB Screens Films on African Child Soldiery
- Santa Barbara Bodies of Water "Impaired," Report Says
- City Hires Ventura Investigators for Scoles Case
- Stimulus Money Grants UCSB $19 Million for Energy Research
- Setback for Carpinteria Slant-Drilling Operation
- El Encanto, Neighbors Ordered to Mediation
- Damien Jurado's Blind Date with Destiny
- Don't Dampen Wine Industry
- Mike Doughty Plays Solo at SOhO
- Is Your Fish Ecologically Fishy?
- Walking with the Farmer and the Cook
- Underage and Under the Influence
- Cruel Cuts
- Dirt Flies at Botanic Garden
- Teen Testifies in Jeschke Trial
- Frankie Goes Out Swinging
- Pitcher Perfect in Paris
- News from the S.B. Style Front
- The May-December Campaign
- Bacara Is Your Friend
- Cinco del Perro
- Sing Sing Brings Aboriginal Australia to UCSB
- Kidz for a Cure
- Sports 4-30
- Education 4-30
- City 4-30
- Law and Disorder 4-30
- County 4-30
- Australian Chamber Orchestra with Anderas Scholl, Countertenor
- Speaking of Stories "Tasty Tales"
- The Soloist
- State of Play
- Learning Yoga For the Joy of It
- Buddha Abides Returns to Frameworks
- News to Yous
- We need the BARRIER now!
- Gardening Events
- Green Buses or Regular?
- Making It Home
- Telling Stories
- Maeve Edith Mckinley
- Good Things Come in Weird Venues
- Stone Architecture in Santa Barbara
- Say Roblar, Say Wat!
- volume 23, number 172, April 30-May 7, 2009
- Protection Rackets
- So Long, Salonen
- Expletives Included
- That Was No Bonus
- Compa±-a Nacional de Danza 2 at UCSB's Campbell Hall April 24.
- Give a Little
- Talkin' 'Bout My Generation
- 1st Thursday (Underground)
Wednesday, April 29
- Extortion Plot at Marijuana Dispensary Alleged
- All Sorority Volleyball Tournament Spikes Its Way to Success
- Reza Aslan to Speak at UCSB
- Yoga Therapy
- Robert Bly at the Granada Theatre
Tuesday, April 28
- My Son's Peaceful Defiance
- Positively YES!
- The Western States Motel
- Louise Arbour at UCSB's Campbell Hall
- UCSB Panel Offers Pros, Cons of Floatopia
- Week in Sports: Vaqueros Vie for Baseball Playoffs
- Gaucho Alums Back in Harder Stadium
- Jeschke Trial: Day Two
- S.B. Channels TV Station Moves to Goleta
Monday, April 27
- Ultralight Backpacking Talk
- Gottesmans Awarded $14 Million
- Press Conference Held to Discuss Swine Flu
- Primavera Festival at UCSB
- The Pack at Velvet Jones
- The Amazing Nasons
- UCSB's Engineers Without Borders Group Hosts Tournament
- Activists Encourage Awareness of African War with Mock Abductions
Sunday, April 26
- S.B. Swine Flu Free
- Watching for Weather
- No Clear Killer in Roldan Murder
- Human Origins Symposium a Smash
- The Dalai Lama Talks Secular Ethics
Saturday, April 25
- Painting Portrait of Marijuana Use
- Protestors Urge Capps to Endorse Single-Payer Healthcare
- Dr. Richard Tarnas to Speak at Mind & Supermind
- Shall We Kiss
- Student Travel Expeditions
- Westmont's Virtual Recycling
- Chester Gets His Wish
Friday, April 24
- Dalai Lama Imparts Wisdom to UCSB Crowd
- El Encanto Renovation Morphs
- CASA Costume Fundraiser
- Teens Take Stand in Jeschke Trial
- Companies Survive Canoe Challenge
- Channel Islands National Park to Receive Funding
- Pet Poisons
- "For Those Who Are About to Pretend to Rock!"
- Santa Barbara Tops Best-Hair City List
- Mental Health Advocates Protest Possible Budget Cuts
- Botanic Garden Volunteers on Strike
Thursday, April 23
- Advice for Dalai Lama Day
- Happy California Trails
- UCSB Shoots Out Stern Email Discouraging Floatopia 2
- Botanic Garden Lays Off 10
- Pappas Appeals Voter Fraud Case Dismissal
- Real Estate Agent Thyne to Run for City Council
- SB County Petroleum Lawsuit Dismissed
- Foothill Road Closes for Construction
- Spring Greening
- EOS to Expand
- Bloc Party at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Hall
- Goleta Eyes 300 Units
- Sharing the Pain in Paradise
- Pro-Pot Docs Organize
- Mental Health Money Mess
- UB40's Thirty-Year-Long Labor of Love
- France's Ballet Preljocaj to Perform in Santa Barbara April 28.
- Sonny Rollins Brings His Tenor Sax Back to UCSB
- Lucha VaVoom Returns to the Majestic Ventura Theater
- Annual Sea Festival
- Give a Little
- Jamie McLeod
- Faire-y Tale
- Casino Night
- Joe Loves Sonny
- Federal Reserve to Blame for Poor Economy
- The Grocer's Wife
- High Noon Garden Exposure
- volume 23, number 171, April 23-30, 2009
- Playing with Clay
- Invitation Only?!
- Tenzin Gyatso
- Foster Parenthood
- Where Is Post Office When You Need It?
- That Was No Bonus
- Dancing in the Street
- Amok Students
- The Informers
- Different Strokes
- Breeder Lovers
- Not Timey
- Insignificant Risks
- Poetic Car-Key
- Environment 4-23
- Goleta 4-23
- County 4-23
- Law and Disorder 4-23
- Tax-Dodger Dreams
- Figuring Out the Futures Tastings
- The Willie Sutton Initiatives
- Everybody Dance Now! Troupe to Perform at Earl Warren
- News to Yous
- The Northstar Session
- Ballot Box of Historic Proportions
- Oil Essential to Economy Now
- David Goldman, Travel Writer
- Hooray for Bacara
- What Can Be Cut?
- Genesis West's La Terrasse at Center Stage Theater April 17
- Where Everything Is Edible
- Reds Cafe Now Urban Wine Bar
- Fleet Foxes
- Ain't Got No Dog
- Clouds Gathering Over Police Chief
- Camerata Pacifica Martini Club
- Flag of Many Colors
- Silent Light
- Singer/Songwriters Dominate This Week's Concert Lineup
Wednesday, April 22
Tuesday, April 21
- Coachella Wrap-Up
- Don't Let Them Have All the Fun
- Breakers Remain Unbreakable
- The Mythical Cougar
- The Men Behind the Myths
- Protesters Rally Against Blair
- PCPA Theaterfest's Les Miserables
- S.B. Symphony and Special Guests at the Granada April 19
- The Fight of My Life
- Tony Blair at the Arlington April 20
- Week in Sports: Baseball, Running at All-Gaucho Reunion
- Bill Bryson at UCSB April 15
- $26 Million Pot Grow Discovered in Los Padres
- TV on the Radio at the Majestic Ventura Theater
- UCSB's Carsey-Wolf Center Snags Grant
- Water Experts Talk Worldwide Wetness
- U.S. Interior Secretary Holds Offshore Drilling Hearing
Monday, April 20
- Pilot Still Missing
- Earth Day 2009
- Nebbia, Presented by Cirque Eloize
- Bill Bryson at the Granada, Tuesday April 14.
- New Kids on the Block at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Sunday, April 19
- To Halve or Halve Not Creek Setbacks?
- Not Just for Jews
- Honoring a Gaucho Rugby Star
- Lost Secrets of the Sunbird Quicksilver Mine
Saturday, April 18
- An Eco-Home in the Park
- UCSB and Cal Poly Engineer Together
- Tax Harvesting
- Diamonds May Be a Key to Quantum Information Flow
- How Savvy Are Girls About Pregnancy and STDs?
- Kimya Dawson at Biko Co-Op Garage
Friday, April 17
- Birthday Bash Responsible for Saturday's Montecito Fireworks
- Why Does the Dalai Lama Matter?
- Go Vegetarian
- Water Experts Talk World Conflict
Thursday, April 16
- Learning from Old-Timey Tunes
- Notes from the County Courthouse Set
- Unplug the Idiot Box
- Greka Goofs Again
- Hunting for Human Origins
- Police Department Awarded for Anti-Gang Efforts
- $1.5 Million to Be Spent on Steelhead Habitat
- Janitors Protest Albertsons' Use of Allegedly Toxic Chemicals
- Plans for Food Scrap Recycling Program Expands
- Ag Brings in $1 Billion
- CPA Lawyers Net Cash Award
- Fleet Foxes Make Post-Coachella Stop at UCSB
- Desert Heat and Earthly Beats
- Menomena
- A Permeable Proposal
- Gaviota, the Gone Land?
- School Board Begins Budget Blood Bath
- Movers and Shakers Get Shook
- Favorite Sons Consider State's Top Seat
- Yuja Wang Plays Hahn Hall, April 8
- International Selections
- Cirque loize Returns to Santa Barbara
- Hemp Couture
- Genesis West Presents La Terrasse
- Dance Dammit! Presented by UCSB's Dance Department, April 9
- volume 23, number 170, April 16-23, 2009
- The Life Cube
- How're Things in Iraq? Fine, Thanks.
- Vote for Beauty
- Arcobaleno Trade Founder: Sandie Doles, 1953-2008
- Trattoria Vittoria
- Law and Disorder 4-16
- City 4-16
- County 4-16
- Environment 4-16
- Education 4-16
- The Boy Least Likely To
- More Norwegian Woodard
- Who Was Robert Canfield?
- Observe and Report
- Future Blues
- It's Show Time
- Huxley Slept Here
- Open Letter
- Saving the Silence
- Climate Denier Award
- Measure This
- Dangling Carrots
- Car as Household Appliance
- Stepping Out
- Sandy Beaches
- Evolution Revolution
- Strawberry Recipes Forever
- Perfectly Pairing Plate and Grape
- Robert Bly to Speak in Santa Barbara
- 14th Annual Record-a-Thon Launches Monday
- Back to Nature
- Kiss Me Dogly
- News to Yous
- Give a Little
- Halle
Wednesday, April 15
- Bred to Kill
- Judge Hill Made Right Call
- Obama and the Bomb
- Montecito Fireworks Still Under Investigation
- How to Go Solar Soon
- Father Recalls Drowned Child's Life
- "Trashtopia" Is a Symptom
- MTV's JabbaWockeez Bring Their Moves to the Bowl
Tuesday, April 14
- NKOTB's Danny Wood on Reunions, Fans, and Stardom
- They Got Terroir, We Got Alma
- Dick Gibford to Read at Santa Barbara's Blue Agave
- Santa Barbara Choral Society Foundation and Concert
- Artistic License
- Sin City
- Welcome to Your Planet
- Disabled Kids Hit the Diamond
- Mesa Mania
- Sheriff's Department Hosts Day for Safe Drug Disposal
- Saturday Fireworks Set Off for Film
- Registrar Among the Elephants
- UCSB Researchers Examine Endangered Coral
Monday, April 13
- Marrow Donations Needed
- Condor Country
- Week in Sports: Karch Kiraly TOC Features Strong Teams
- Eastsiders Report Sunday Morning Gunshots
- Mission Creek Flood Control Project Gets Final Okay
- Levy Makes State Tax Deadbeat List
- Mirah at SOhO
- Former Ona Members Reemerge as the Omar Cowan Band
Sunday, April 12
- The Last Man in Paradise
- Goleta Valley Cottage: The Time Has Come
- Whale Watching on the Condor
- Prom: To Ask or Not to Ask
Saturday, April 11
Friday, April 10
- Food + Plastic
- Van Tassel Gets Probation
- From Office to Outrigger
- Death on East Beach
- Police Arrest Man at Goleta Home
- Bunny Festival
- Fish & Wildlife Sued over Ashy Storm Petrel
- Books For Sale!
- McCaw Foundation Offers $25,000 Reward for Condor Shooter
- 15-Year-Old Arrested for Sending Threatening Texts
Thursday, April 9
- Radio Deejay Challenges State Senator
- Adrianna Bachan Remembered at Santa Barbara Service
- Largest Brown Heroin Bust in Sheriff's Department History
- Supes Reverse Pro-Oil Stance
- Two of Tea Fire Ten Plead No Contest to Trespassing
- Bren School Researchers Make Sea Rise Map
- Victory for Suit Against Pedophile Priests
- City Council Lauds Children's Museum Plans
- Anger at Tea Fire Pleas
- Supes Oppose Chumash Plan
- City and Activists Spar over Toxic Dirt
- Miramar Full Steam Ahead
- Cheers for 101-Unit Goleta Development
- Apologies over Bad Arrest
- Schneider Will Run
- Med Clinic Gang Stand-Off
- Isla Vista's Floatopia Fiasco
- TV on the Radio Brings Dear Science to Ventura Theater
- Dar Williams Finds the Promised Land
- Beer Wars: A New Hop
- Nights Returns to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
- Bill Bryson to Speak at the Granada Theatre
- Gil Shaham and Sejong at UCSB's Campbell Hall
- Fiddler on the Roof at Rubicon
- The Odd Couple at Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre
- Summer Camp Guide 2009
- John Craigie's Travelin' Songs
- News to Yous
- Jaret Campisi
- S.B. Designer Creates Eco-Couture for Brides-to-Be
- Solvang Gets Its Own Little Plum
- Vertical Beers
- Wine Grapes for Nondrinkers
- The Marketing Winemaker
- Sweet Alley
- Organic Wines a Sign of Earth Day Times
- Wandering, Not Homeless
- Trashopia
- Health 4-9
- Environment 4-9
- Diesel Returns, Reenergizes Fast & Furious Franchise
- Adventureland Takes Viewers on Surprisingly Poignant Ride
- Education 4-9
- Goleta 4-9
- County 4-9
- City 4-9
- Law and Disorder 4-9
- Sara Tan
- Easy and Anita
- Kiss of the Callow Canine
- Positively State Street
- Jonathan Ramirez
- Teen Yoga
- Summer Camp Quiz
- By the Numbers
- Outrigger Racing
- volume 23, number 169, April 9-16, 2009
- Killers All
- Jordan Sharp-Eyed
- Kids These Days
- Everybody Dance Now
- This Week in History
- Single File
- Give a Little
- Juggle Mania
- Plants that Offend the Nose but Delight the Eyes
- Library Paradise Planned
- Live Releases It's First Concert DVD
- Why Susan Jordan Loves Homework
Wednesday, April 8
- DJ Spooky's Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica
- If the Sewage Pipe Ain't Broke
- Fired Reporter Sues for Overtime
- Duke's Raises the Bar for Fight Night
Tuesday, April 7
- Notes from the Road
- Our Annual Poetry Contest
- UCSB Baseball's Box of Chocolates
- 'I would like to know something about the history of De la Guerra Plaza.'
- Ultimate Boarder Jumps from Snow to Surf
- Dusty Stinky Loud Continued
- Mission Street Bike Lanes Open
Monday, April 6
Sunday, April 5
Saturday, April 4
- Week in Sports: UCSB Goes for Sweep Against Pacific
- Tea Fire Victims Receive Aid
- Greider Slams U.S. Financial Policy
- Scam Targets Craigslist Apartment Hunters
Friday, April 3
- Fiesta Lives
- Arrest Made in USC Hit-and-Run Case
- Pet Identification
- The Graying of (Teen) America
- Helping Health in Hard Times
- Between Two Fires
Thursday, April 2
- Suspected Auto Burglar Caught
- Worth the Drive: Jeremy Jay
- Police Grant Could Preserve Positions
- Assault Suspect Arrested
- Students Hold Cesar Ch¡vez Day Vigil
- 36 Gas Stations Violate New Regulations
- Police Get $400,000 Grant for Anti-Gang Efforts
- Some Winter Shelter Residents Can Stay Longer
- Pain of a Four-Year-Old's Death Has Stalked the Road to Court
- Crowded City Council Race
- Eli Iskow Bids County Fire Farewell
- The World According to Mirah
- The Einstein Election
- Restaurant Mimosa
- Brighton Port Authority
- Reading Rainbow
- Above, Under, and Around the Law
- Flaming Whale of a Problem
- Carol Valentine 1910-2009
- Murder Inquiry Defended
- Huxley and Humanity
- Wurst in Show
- DJ Spooky's Tunes of the Tundra
- News to Yous
- Svara Opens at Brooks Institute's Gallery 27
- Unexpected Eruptions
- Restaurant Roy
- Positively State Street
- Hot Spots Warmed Over
- Once a Killer
- Count My Hat
- The Aviator Donze
- Guitar Fest Field Report
- Tea Fire 4-2
- County 4-2
- City 4-2
- Law and Disorder 4-2
- Estonian National Symphony at the Granada
- volume 23, number 168, April 2-9, 2009
- One Day: Sarah House at Center Stage Theater
- Business 4-2
- Education 4-2
- Goleta 4-2
- Authentic Masculine
- Pages and Sages
- Flying Lessons
- Give a Little
- This Week in History
- Dim Sum Peeps
- Silence Surrounds Sexual Assault
- Live Culture Comes Alive!
- Lee Robertson
- Jail and Prison Not the Right Ticket for Mentally Ill
- In the Continuum at ETC
- The Haunting in Connecticut
- Sunshine Cleaning
- Kites in Flight
- $9.4 billion
- Three Reasons to See 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
- Quiz: Spa Days
- Fiesta Spirits
- Carpinteria Beats Back an Epidemic
- Armchair Gardening
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