Story Archive for April 2011
Saturday, April 30
- Fiesta Primavera Party Honors Santa Barbara Heroes
- Drop-Off Boxes Offered for Expired or Unwanted Drugs
- The Relationship Between Race and Place
- All For Japan
- Dates Announced for 2012 Film Festival
- Doing Right Thing
- Geography of Death Penalty
- School for Renters
Friday, April 29
- Little Leaguers Hold Benefit Car Wash for Beating Victim
- The Big Con Job
- Homeless Woman Dies in Fast Food Restaurant
- 50-year Volunteer Elected to Lead Hospital Auxiliary
- UCSB Receives $100,000 for Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development
- Dirty Beaches at Muddy Waters Café
- Hitler Hated Christians
- Pharmacy Technician Arrested for Stealing, Selling Pills
- Rock for the Children
- Assassins Coming to Center Stage
- Mirah and Thao Nguyen Return to S.B. … Together
- Respect Living Beings
- Geoff Dyer at SBMA Atelier
- Rhett Miller Plays Solo at SOhO on May 5
- Adopted Baby Blues
- Wicked Teeth
Thursday, April 28
- City and School District Talk Cash
- Week in Sports
- Stethoscope on S.B. Health
- CEC Launches Group Buy Solar Program
- School District Payroll Services Gets Poor Marks
- SBCC Named One of Country's Best Community Colleges
- Secure Communities Deports Noncriminals
- Despite Apparent Life Changes, Gang Member Gets 15 Years
- Executing Justice
- 101 Third Lane Trumps Median Landscaping
- Rental Mediation Program Under Budget Axe
- Undecided
- Todd Yuhasz
- Leslie Holtzman
- volume 25, number 276, April 28 - May 5, 2011
- Robert Francis Phillips: 1921-2011
- Vivian Girls, Agent Ribbons Bring the Rock to S.B.
- An Indiscreet Dog
- Judgment in Libya
Wednesday, April 27
- Navy Tests Laser Weapon in Channel
- Nun Scammer on Trial for Elder Abuse
- Bixby Cleared of Wrongdoing
- Vandals Graffiti Mission
- Whole Foods In-Store Events for May 2011
- Beach Sampling Results, April 25th
- An Environmental Resource for the Community: The County’s Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center
- Cancer Center of Santa Barbara Offers Free Colon Cancer Screenings for Those 50 and Older
- Sedaris Speaks
- Kids’ Garden
- Exporting Raymond
- Fresco Café Comes to the Valley
- Kurt Elling at the Lobero Theatre
- Cajun Kitchen on De La Vina
- Behave Ourselves!
- I'm Raising an Addict
- Goleta Sports Throws in the Towel
- Kimberly Avenue
- Jim Rome
Tuesday, April 26
- Free Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness Workshop
- Deepwater Horizon Spill Anniversary Silent Protest
- Sycamore Canyon Trail
- KCET Sells Production Studio to the Church of Scientology
- P.A.L. Press Conference
- 21st Annual Department of Energy National Science Bowl April 30-May 2
- Robert Plant at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- Police Chase, Taze, Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer
- Jane Eyre
- Council Supports Grants for Our Community’s Neediest People
- Landmark Smart Meter Forum in Santa Barbara on April 28th
- California Coastal Trail Revamp Unveiled
- Benefit for Beaten Giants Fan
- Water for Elephants
- Outdoor Spring Flicks
- Vossa Jazz
- Tell Me a Story
- Culinary Delights Add Up at Wine Cask Chef’s Counter
- Eating Plastic
- On KCSB, If Not from KCSB
- Lonesome Traveler at the Rubicon
Monday, April 25
- Gaucho Women's Basketball Coach Departing for Cal
- The Coalition Against Gun Violence 16th Anniversary Celebration
- The Gifts of Gaviota
- Small Grass Fire in Goleta
- Nancy Kapp Planning City Council Run
- The Gaviota's Future Is in Our Hands
- Sea of Light Photography Exhibit by Richard Salas
- Caltrans Crews Pitch in to Clean Up Area Roadways
- UCSB Physics Professor Receives International Award
- Vehicle Access to Some Recreation Facilities Still Not Possible
- Transcending the Rainbow to Educate and Celebrate the LGBTQ Community
- Pari Sabety brings top-level Financial Leadership to Antioch University
- Fairview Avenue & Berkeley Road Traffic Signal Celebrated
- The Santa Barbara Foundation Announces New Fund to Support Animal Rescue Organizations
- Spring Cleaning
- CEC to Announce “Solarize Santa Barbara” at Press Conference
- Family's Affairs
- Hoarding Isn't Just Reality TV
- Carpinteria Theater Celebrates 83rd Year in Operation
- Poodle Postscript
- Political Comedy
- Thao & Mirah
- News to Yous
- Dare to Dance
- Give a Little
- Time Flies
- Community Grants: A Lesson in Hard Choices
- ‘The Worst Place in the World to Be a Woman’
Sunday, April 24
Saturday, April 23
- Easter Bunny
- Don't Spray on Me
- Sea Squirts Shed Light on Human Transplant Rejection
- What's on Your Mind?
- Fighter, Healer, Crossfit Coach
- Why I Can’t Vote For You Again, Mr. President
- From Roly Polies to Praying Mantises
Friday, April 22
- Broken Social Scene at the Majestic Ventura Theatre
- Week in Sports
- Foot Washing Event Caters to Downtrodden
- Fifteen Rescuers Respond to Injured Hiker
- Expendable War Materials
- Loans for City Employees
- Win a Special Day For You and Your Mom
- Man Accused of Beating, Torturing Homeless Woman Fit to Stand Trial
- One Million Californians Join Hands for Community Colleges
- Man Arrested for Indecent Exposure
- An Artistic Discovery in the U.S. Capital
- Dengue Fever Brings Cannibal Courtship to SOhO
- Crime Victims Recognized
Thursday, April 21
- UCSB’s Associated Students Launch Food Bank
- War Photojournalist Killed in Libya
- Our Future in Santa Barbara
- Roger Horton Prius Hypermileage Challenge Award Presentation at Earth Day Festival
- Shadow Government in Santa Barbara
- Hoarding Happens Here in Santa Barbara County
- Surfrider Foundation Marks One-Year Anniversary of the Gulf Oil Spill
- Two New Weather Stations Inform County Residents: Stations Now Recording Data in Lompoc and Santa Barbara’s Mesa
- Montecito Bank & Trust Continues Profitability and Strong Capitalization Trend
- Three UCSB Faculty Members Elected Fellows of AGU
- Blakeslee Tees Off on NRC
- Lyons Murder Trial Continues
- Alleged Gang Members Plead Not Guilty to Attempted Murder
- Officials Negotiate with Chumash over Expanded Liquor License
- Sunnier City Budget
- General Plan Revision Process Still a Go
- Unemployment Numbers Hold at 9.6 Percent
- PUEBLO Holds Immigration Rights Workshops
- Gas Prices Continue to Rise
- Hot Desert Days, Cool S.B. Nights
- Supes Proclaim April Child Abuse Prevention Month
- Donald Rumsfeld Speaks in Town
- Alpha Thrift Store Opens on Milpas
- UCSB Professor Studies Jellyfish for Cancer Treatment
- Teachers Union and School District Struggle to Mitigate Sacramento Woes
- Kayaks, Canoes Now Allowed on Lake Cachuma
- Hard-Case Shepherd
- UCSB Again Makes Playboy's Top Party School List
- Let Sleeping Dogs Prevaricate
- Summer Adventure Guide 2011
- Willy Gilbert
- volume 25, number 275, April 21-28, 2011
- Ben Ciccati
- California Pioneer
- Nava Lobbies For Redrawn 35th District to Include Only S.B. County
Wednesday, April 20
- Grand Jury Indicts Hortipharm, Pizza Guru Owners
- Judge Denies New Trial for Injured Baseball Player
- MTD Proposes Route Changes to Cut Costs
- Wolf Loses Out on Coastal Commission Seat
- 38,000 Attend Earth Day Festival
- Council Duo Suffocates Plastic-Bag Ban
- Coachella 2011
- Homeless Man Arrested for Pestering Children at Park
- Beach Sampling Results, April 18th
- “Pedal and Paddle” at Santa Barbara Middle School
- Everybody Dance Now! Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
- The Search for Seasonal Spheroids
- Five Questions with Linda Perry
- Dylan Brings It All Back Home
- Treasonous Tales
- To Don't List
- Israeli-Palestinian Confederation
- Spiking Machine
- Buy Yourself a Date
Tuesday, April 19
- Bertka, Ford Bring NBA Chops to Benefit Dinner
- Sigh of Delight
- Suspicious Package Seen near Federal Courthouse
- Stephen Hahn 1921 - 2011
- Missing Blue Whale Bones Return
- Local Children Learn “Mental Health Matters”
- “Making Health Reform Work: Implementing the Affordable Care Act in California
- Las Aletas Check Helps Local Library
- San Marcos Auto Students Going to State Competition
- SBCC’S Luria Library Award Ceremony and Reception on April 14
- SBCC Peace Now! Club Participates in Teen “Cemetery”
- V3 Recognized for Print Excellence at PIASC’s 2011 Regional Competition
- Proposals are Being Requested to Operate Various Concessions at Cachuma Lake Recreation Area
- Santa Barbara Foundation’s Katherine Harvey Fellows Announce Launch of $300,000 Campaign to Benefit Local Students
- St. Lawrence String Quartet Preview
- China Philharmonic at the Granada
- BASSH at the Lobero
- French-Mex and More Wheels into Town
- Lonesome Traveler Opens at the Rubicon
- The View Project at Gallery 27
- The Morning Benders at SOhO
- Requiem for a Scream
- Globalizing Your News Portfolio
- Human Rights Watch Film Fest Returns for Year Six
Monday, April 18
- Message to the Santa Barbara City Council
- Has Earth Day Lost Its Way?
- The Truth About Smart Meters
- A Selfless Act
- Stop Rollout
- Another great idea from the GOP
- Tetzlaff Quartet at the Lobero on Tuesday, April 12
- Give a Little
- Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
- In Flight
- Shipwreck of the California Gold Rush Steamship Winfield Scott
- Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Association Stock Horse Series
- News to Yous
- Dirty Beaches
- The Desert and the Experience of God
- America's New Chosen People
- Goleta Prepare Now!
Sunday, April 17
- Poodle Radio Interviews Brandon Fastman on Green Energy in S.B.
- The Community Environmental Council Announces 2011 Environmental Hero Award Recipient: Daryl Hannah
- On Explanations
- Trigger Point Therapy
Saturday, April 16
- Rescue Mission Resident Cited for Resting in Park
- Defend the Commons!
- 400,000 Breathless Seals
- Daryl Hannah to Receive 2011 Environmental Hero Award
Friday, April 15
- Governor Proclaims Santa Barbara County in a State of Emergency
- Santa Ynez Band Of Chumash Indians Donates $50,000 to SBFD
- National Telecommunicators Week
- Sheriff’s Aviation Unit Receives Night Vision Award
- Father-Son Dealing Duo Busted
- Mayor Helene Schneider to Present a Proclamation to the Garden
- CHP Honors Safety Telecommunicators
- Santa Barbara Foundation Announces 2011 High School Senior Award Recipients
- There’s Safety in Education for State’s Senior Drivers
- Republican Budget Ends Medicare as We Know It
- Jazz Genius
- Board of Supervisors Considers Redistricting Recommendations
- Organic Farmers Sue GMO Juggernaut Monsanto
- Heel Your Dog
- Women's Choice(s)
- First Graders Hatch an Emu
Thursday, April 14
- S.B.’s Skyler Stonestreet Vies for Rolling Stone Cover
- More on Kar is King
- Week in Sports
- Augmenting Autism Awareness
- Potiche
- Artisan Court Opening Draws Movers, Shakers
- The Mutineers Talk New Record, Touring
- Musser Convicted of Murder
- Middle-Class Boater Blues
- County Tweaks Code to Allow Solar Projects
- Mayor Boards Luxury Cruise Ship
- Affordable Housing Complex Opens
- Ag Worker Carpool Program Shut Down
- PETA Wants Neverland Ranch to Be Refuge for Rescued Animals
- New Natural Landscape Playground at Zoo
- County Creates Community Services Department
- Food Fight Starring the Felix and Oscar of Chefs
- Employee Loan Review: All Over but the Shouting
- Jazz Singer Kurt Elling Goes Pop Without Losing His Cool
- We’re a Haven for Crooks
- Washington Grew Hemp
- Taxing Times
- Brandon Fastman
- Cellulite Be Gone
- Diary of a Wimpy Dog
- New Noise Brings the Funk to Earth Day
- From the Sky to the Ground
- Gang Injunction Who’s Who
- Officials Demand Diablo Canyon Relicensing Be Suspended
- It Ain't Easy Being Green
- Unringing a Bell
- volume 25, number 274, April 14-21, 2011
Wednesday, April 13
- Wind Advisory Issued For South Coast
- Serban Named to UNESCO
- Council Allows Balloons for Businesses; Tackles “Pump-Flicks” Next
- City to Take Over Highway 225
- Driver in Carachure Murder Sentenced to Time Served
- Anything Goes
- Beach Sampling Results, April 11th
- Artists Join Forces for Naples
- Vernacular Architecture Inspires Two Artists
- CamPac Offers 21st-Century Music
- Justice Served
- Hanna
- Carmelita Ortega Leyva, 1918 - 2011
- Stewardship Means Being Responsible
- Text Offender
- Outdoor Hoops
- City College to Dance the Budget Blues
Tuesday, April 12
- A Review of King Lear and Mysteries of Light
- Arthur
- Kat Maxwell, of “Jane and Kat” Duo, Is Dead
- West Papua Still Struggles for Independence
- News from the Santa Barbara School Districts
- DA Dudley Sponsors New Rape-By-Impersonation Bill
- Woman Drowns Off Stearns Wharf
- SBCC Luria Library to Host Award Ceremony and Reception April 14th
- Cachuma Lake Recreation Area New Canoe and Kayak Program to be “Launched”
- $10,000 in Grants Awarded to Community Organizations
- The Prius Hypermileage Challenge
- Gang Injunction Targets Speak Out, Part 3
- Former Government Aide Asks for Leniency
- Opal Hopes to Help
- The Morning Benders Return for Pre-Coachella Set
- Nora’s Will
- Akron/Family at SOhO
- And Another Thing
- Musical Duels Across Space and Time
- Jury Rejects Charges Against Alleged Anti-Castro Terrorist
- Community Collaborates to Clean Up the Eastside
- Beach Ban Sinks Floatopia Again, but Deltopia Rages On
Monday, April 11
- Janet Jackson at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- City Firefighters Rescue Man in Creek Bed
- Trouble in Tahiti and La serva padrona at the Lobero
- Autism Conference in Buellton by Eden Autism Services
- Japan Fundraiser at Opal Restaurant and Bar
- SCEEP Teaches Community about Energy Efficiency at Earth Day
- Deputies Are Worth Their Hire
- Hands Across California to Raise Awareness, Scholarships for Community College Students
- Caltrans to Hold Annual Worker Memorial Ceremony
- Both Sides Rest in Musser Murder Trial
- What Did the Early Spanish Settlers Eat?
- Reimagining the California Lawn
- Give a Little
- News to Yous
- AgesandAges
- National Poetry Month Localized
Sunday, April 10
- Kids Shoe Store Opens Downtown
- On the Heart
- Mystery Palmistry Deck Continues to Boggle Batya
- Love Songs Get No Love in New Book
Saturday, April 9
- Zero Tolerance Texting and Driving Policy Enforced
- Hello Dolly! at Dos Pueblos and Chicago at Laguna Blanca
- The F Word
- Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit Wins Major Competition
- Ant Farms and Sea Monkeys
- Sixteen-Year-Old Scientist Identifies New Species
Friday, April 8
- Community Celebrates “My Home” Opening
- Health Officials Warn of Possible Measles Infections
- Free Skin Cancer Screening
- From Memphis to Madison at Storke Plaza
- Yardi Systems Continues Expansion in Goleta
- Chemical Engineers at UCSB Design Molecular Probes to Study Disease
- Five Alleged Gang Members Charged with Attempted Murder
- UCSB’s Los Ingenieros Hosts Leadership Conference
- Car Kills Bear
- Tantalizing Tetzlaff
- Celebrity Dog Coach
- Spay Cats
- Accident Leaves Snowboarder Without a Leg
- Raise My Taxes—Please!
Thursday, April 7
- Week in Sports
- 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake in Japan
- SBCC Superintendent/President Named to National Commission
- Poodle Radio on Japan’s Sister City, Spring Sports, and the Vintner’s Festival
- Runoff Loopholes
- Can We Debate?
- Political Fallout Hits Diablo Canyon
- Preliminary Homeless Count Numbers Released
- Goleta Water District Pushes for Higher Rates
- Federal Ocean Conservation Grants Will Impact South Coast
- Survey Ranks County's Overall Health
- Fun with Jenny and Johnny
- 154 Truck Driver Pleads Not Guilty
- Marborg Crushes Allied in Trash Wars
- Search Underway for New S.B. Superintendent
- Fat Tick in a Dog's Ear
- No More Mr. Nice Guv
- volume 25, number 273, April 7-14, 2011
- Animal News and Events
- The Summerland Seepage Mystery
- John Zant
- Spring Sports Preview
- Brown Bear
Wednesday, April 6
- Grand Jury Indicts Four Men on Murder Charges
- Pappas Challenges Farr on Attorneys Fees
- S.B. Jurors to Serve in Ventura Hate Crime Murder Trial
- Prosecution Rests in Musser Murder Trial
- Paul Willis to Be Installed As Santa Barbara’s Poet Laureate at City Hall April 12
- Isla Vista County Beaches Closed April 9-10, 2011
- UCSB Statistics and Applied Probability Scholar Named Fellow of International Mathematics Society
- John L. Survives Pneumonia, Again.
- Beach Sampling Results, April 4th
- Floatopia Fears Close I.V. Beaches, Again
- Spellebrate for a Good Cause!
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Welcomes the Community to Participate in Strategic Planning Process
- Stand-Up Superstar
- Miss Jackson Takes On the Santa Barbara Bowl
- Win Win
- Trouble in Tahiti and La serva padrona at the Lobero
- Motion Theatre Performs at Center Stage
- The Drunkard at Circle Bar B
- Brain Boy
- Hot for Your Twin?
Tuesday, April 5
- Lois Capps's Statement on Republican Budget
- Top 40 Science Questions from U.S. Conservation Policy Makers
- Mary Heebner and Dug Uyesaka
- Family Game Show Now Casting
- Milpas Community Association Proud to Support Eastside Clean-Up
- Judge Rules in Favor of Tea Fire Victims
- Source Code
- Comedy Experiment Invades SOhO
- Acting Childish
- Stolen Genes
- Ghosts at Ensemble Theatre Company
- Biennials
- Rich Trade in Boat Slips
- Central Coast Dilemma
- E.O. Wilson Creates Conversation
Monday, April 4
- Endangered Landscapes: The Gaviota Coast
- Fitz and the Tantrums at Velvet Jones
- On Logic
- Bluff Talk
- Santa Barbara Police Department to Hold ‘Zero Tolerance’ Distracted Driving Enforcement Operation
- The Santa Barbara Foundation Announces its 2011 Fleischmann / Spaulding Award Recipients
- Series Aims to Increase Local Awareness About Farming and Ranching
- Last Chance to Register: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- SBHS Jazz Fest Swings on April 16
- SBCC Hosts 19th Western Collegiate Model United Nations (WestMUN)
- Santa Barbara Joins ASPCA Competition
- Westmont Offers Music Teacher Credential
- More Unsheltered in SB This Week
- Boyle on Land Use Planning?
- More Lanes for Short-Haul Vehicles
- Could a Mobile Lunch Program Work?
- Cookin' Without Gluten? You're Darn Tootin'
- Motivational Speaker to Target Hurting Individuals, Youth and Young Adults in Santa Barbara
- Laying Bricks
- Akron/Family Goes Cosmic at SOhO
- Conference Honoring Jennifer Muller Begins April 8
- 6th Annual Jewish Film Festival Launches
- Give a Little
- News to Yous
- Your Highness Brings Crowds, Celebs to UCSB
- The Morning Benders
- Fools' Gold in Federal Budget Cuts
Sunday, April 3
Saturday, April 2
- High Gas Prices Because of Too Little Area Competition?
- Do My Animals Love Me?
- Nojoqui Falls
- The Going-AWOL Strategy
- Behind a Viral Campaign
- Crossfit Coach Profile: Jeff Baker
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