Story Archive for May 2011
Tuesday, May 31
- The Eyes on Diablo
- S.B. Detectives Arrest Attempted Murder Suspect in Chicago
- Largest DARE Graduation in SBSO History
- EDC's Annual Celebrating Paradise Saved Event
- 445 students Participate in SBCC Commencement
- Hospice of Santa Barbara Calls on Local Photographers for Public Art Opportunity
- The Chris Robinson Brotherhood at SOhO
- The Beaver
- Ranching History
- Gastronomy, To Go
- KJEE’s Swedish Invasion
- The Fantasticks at Ensemble Theatre Company
- Sunset Soirée
- Capps Votes Against Defense Bill and PATRIOT Act
Monday, May 30
- UC Santa Barbara Summer Camps Program Will Celebrate its 30th Anniversary
- HRH The Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark to Visit Solvang during Centennial Celebration
- Manchester Orchestra
- Give a Little
- Poodle Radio on Doreen Farr, the State of SBCC, and Spiky Plants
- Arent H. "Barry" Schuyler 1923 – 2011
- News to Yous
- Wine-Down Mondays
- Theater History Revision
- Tennis Coach Convicted of Sex Crimes Violates Probation
- Mahal’s Musical Mayhem
Sunday, May 29
- Assistance League of Santa Barbara: Low Prices, High Hopes
- MarBorg Industries Observes Memorial Day
- Gifts and Purposes
- Work Out for Good Cause
- Teen Arts Mentorship Show at The Arts Fund
Saturday, May 28
- Man Retried in Carpinteria Murder Case
- Goleta Company Can't Stop Growing
- Victoriaville Heroes
- UCSB Dance Company at Center Stage Theater
- Food to You
- Paths to Immortality
- Kids These Days
- Local Beaches Make the Grade ... Sort Of
Friday, May 27
- Documentary Digs Into the F-Bomb
- Activists to Fight Loss of Pro Pay Program
- Three Reasons to Check Out UCLA’s JazzReggae Festival That Aren’t Jazz or Reggae
- Throwing Out the Clowns
- Horowitz Gives Tamer Talk to Calmer Audience
- Localizing our Food System
- A Campus Divided
- Eat, Drink, and Be Charitable
- Kitty Rescue
- Memorial Day Barbecue
- Adoptable Pet of the Week
Thursday, May 26
- Trio of Gang Members Sentenced for 2007 Murder
- Serban Evaluation Update
- Week in Sports
- There Be Dragons
- BMXers Flip and Fly Over State Street
- Decker's Family Grows By One
- Hall of Fame
- Women and Children … Go Gigging
- Beach, Beer Dinner—Bingo!
- Armored Flora
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Biggest Budget, Deepest Cut?
- True Lies
- Will Arnold Move Here?
- As Dog is My Witness
- She Won (Get Over It)
- Chris Meagher
- volume 25, number 280, May 26 - June 2, 2011
Wednesday, May 25
- The Spill’s Broad Reach
- Density Deal Gone in a Blink
- Homeless Man Dies Near Milpas Offramp
- Murillo Says She’s Not a Homeless Advocate
- Beach Sampling Results, May 23rd
- Goleta Water District Directors to Vote on Rate Hike
- Anacapa School Skirts the Stratosphere
- Horowitz Coming Back to Santa Barbara
- Lyme Disease
- Painting the Town
- It's About Timing
- Well Suited
- I Want Camp
- Extreme Makeover: High School Edition
- From Lawyer to Artist to Coastal Commissioner
Tuesday, May 24
- Hospice of Santa Barbara Helps Young People Cope With Loss
- American Red Cross Responds to Deadly Midwest Tornadoes
- Public and Private Enterprise Team Up Giving Rise to One of County’s Largest Solar Energy Projects
- Lower Mission Creek – Reach 1A, Phase 1 Construction to Begin
- Goleta CERT Drill
- Santa Paula Man Wins Grand Prize in Santa Barbara Million Dollar Home Raffle
- S.B. Residents Lend a Hand in Storm-Ravaged South
- Get Paid to Recycle Your Old Refrigerator or Freezer on Saturday, June 4
- Performance-Review Campaign
- Santa Barbara Ring Shout Gears Up for D.C.
- Extra Time Needed for Serban's Evaluation
- Wetlands, Naked Walrus at Velvet Jones
- Clark Estate Owner Dies at 104
- 3 Reasons to Head South for Lightning in a Bottle
- Man Dies After Trying to Drive From Passenger's Seat
- Heavy-Hitters Tout Benefits of Zero-Emission Cars
- UCSB’s Bren School Powers Up New Visitor Center
- Feeling Blue
- Maritime Museum’s Sea of Light Exhibit Illuminates the Channel’s Depths
- Butterflies Alive!
- Bill Cunningham New York
- Outdoor Dance Party of the Week
- Fanciful Obit Tribute
- KCSB on Your iPod — or Audio Device of Choice
Monday, May 23
- UCSB Presents Hamlet
- Moody Blues at the Granada Theatre
- Jennifer Koh at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall
- Courthouse Legacy Foundation Project Update
- Colin Campbell Cooper at Sullivan Goss
- John Birch Society
- News to Yous
- Give a Little
- My Morning Jacket
- Please Pass the Scapegoat
Sunday, May 22
- Cleaning Up Hazardous Oil-Pier Debris
- Judy Keim, 1944-2011
- Cee Lo Green Guitarist Sharon Aguilar Rocks UCSB Extravaganza
- County Deep-Sixes Funding for 75 Nonprofit Programs
Saturday, May 21
- Salon Patine to Host Cut-a-Thon
- UCSB Students Spearhead Community Supported Fishery Program
- Cruelty to Animals
- Token Withdrawal
- Reel Loud 2011
Friday, May 20
- Don't Call It a Comeback
- Unification Windfall
- Montecito Rotary Club Awards Scholarships to SBCC Students
- Cuyama Residents Give Back to Their Community
- Saturn Viewing Party at Westmont Observatory
- New Camping Cabins Available at Cachuma and Jalama County Parks
- Adoptable Pet of the Week
- Dining with Your Dog
- David McCullough Lecture
- Tequila!
- Don't Lie
- Open Letter to Congresswoman Capps
- Area Could Be Charming
- Home Cheap Home
- Carlene Mitchell Named New UCSB Women's Basketball Coach
- The Trip of a Lifetime
Thursday, May 19
- I.V. Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
- Explosive Found in Isla Vista
- Bobby Takes Down the Champ
- Bobby Martinez Upsets Kelly Slater at the Billabong Rio Pro
- Self Given Conflict of Interest Warning
- Less Health Care for the Most Vulnerable?
- Statewide Tourism Numbers Looking Good
- Public Redistricting Meetings Begin
- Paddle Power
- Ode to Carrizo Plain
- Lyons Possibly Retried in August
- Homeless Crime Wave: Perception or Reality?
- Death
- Friends and Family Remember I.V. Murder Victim
- Fore! Back to the Future
- Thrown to the Dogs
- volume 25, number 279, May 19-26, 2011
- City College Power Struggle
- Soul of the Nation
- Ethan Stewart
- Words from a Pulitzer Winner
- All Against All
- Ocean Canyon Ridge Challenge
- Barefoot Racing
- Outdoor Wear
- Adventure for Hire 2011
- Blue Green Guide
- Outdoor Safety Tips
Wednesday, May 18
- Santa Barbara Officials on State Budget Plan
- County Releases Proposed Budget
- UC Regents Name New Chair, Vice Chair
- Council Gives Pot Shops More Time to Move
- Arrest Made in Isla Vista Murder Case
- Saving Hot Springs Forever
- Camerata Pacifica at Hahn Hall
- Week in Sports
- Bobby Martinez Advances in Billabong Rio Pro
- Beach Sampling Results, May 16th
- Extravaganza Draws Thousands for Annual UCSB Music Bash
- The Rio Learning Academy Presents the 2nd Annual Science and Technology Exhibition
- New Database Available for Property Searches
- Rock for the Cause
- Three Pickles Relishes Historic New Location
- Martyrs at Muddy Waters Cafe
- Choral Concert of the Week
- Hal Kornell: 1919-2011
- Everything Must Go
- Other Side of the Pancake
- Open Letter to the President
- Thank YOU!
- Vegan for Discriminating Palates
- America’s Greatest Cycling Race
- MTD Approves Service Changes
- County Mulls Beach Parking Fees
- Better Blind Than Fat?!
Tuesday, May 17
- Search for New UCSB Women's Basketball Coach Down to Two
- Central Coast Wine Growers’ Association Appoints Two New Boardmembers
- Zac Brown Band at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Outlook for Southwestern California
- S.B. Courthouse Carving Nears Completion
- Woman Dies After Skidding Off Highway 154
- Bootie Saves Penguin's Booty
- Graffiti Artist Makes Canvas out of Forever 21 Store
- 3 Reasons to Celebrate the Arlington’s 80th Birthday
- UCSB Presents Hamlet
- LOTR All-Nighter
- Only Just Begun
- Bridesmaids
- Room to Grow
- Jazz, Ambient, Women, and Musicology in the Wee Hours
Monday, May 16
- Authorities Release Description of Isla Vista Murder Suspect
- S.B. Symphony Season Finale
- Lauryn Hill at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- Free Santa Maria Area Backyard Composting Workshop May 21
- ’Q ’Em Up Once Again
- Supreme Court Won't Hear Rent Control Case
- Achromatic Variations and More
- Get Paid to Recycle Your Old Refrigerator or Freezer on Saturday, June 4
- Carpinteria: Santa Barbara County’s No Smoking Section
- License, Vaccinate and Microchip Your Dog at the Buellton Licensing Clinic
- Cruising the Adriatic
- Santa Barbara School Districts Celebrate 145 Years
- S. Carey
- Sports & Fitness Sampler
- News to Yous
- Give a Little
- Dues Paid for Continuing Ed
- How to Deal with It
- Tutu Touches Down in Montecito
Sunday, May 15
- Detectives Investigating Isla Vista Murder
- What Batya’s Up To
- Ice an Injury?
- Been Here Before
- They’ll Take You There
- Mayor Files Lawsuit to Block End of World
Saturday, May 14
- Lawyer with Limited Life Expectancy Gets Her Wish
- Yardi Keeps It Local, Even While Going Global
- Before 9/11 There Was 6/5
- Blackout Detectives
- Lucinda Childs’s Dance at the Granada
- Running Rhône Wild
- Robert Johnson Not Selling His Soul, Just Real Estate
Friday, May 13
- Seventy State Parks Set to Close
- Mize Sentenced for Juvenile Hall Beating and Gang Jump-In
- Eastsider Facing 19 Years
- Original Tile Setter's Mark Found in Courthouse Fountain
- Santa Barbara County Redistricting Public Meetings
- UCSB and Campus Sustainability Group Come to Agreement
- Anti-Drunk Driving Coalition Recognizes Their Own
- Adoptable Pet of the Week
- David McCullough
- Beneficial Pets
- CycleMAYnia Sampler
- Something New
- Choppy Sea for Two-Day SBCC Fiscal Odyssey
Thursday, May 12
- City of Goleta Recognized for Excellence in Government Accounting and Financial Reporting for 8 th Consecutive Year
- SBMNH Presents Update of Master Plan with Schematic Design at Community Meetings on May 12 & 14
- KCSB 91.9 FM Announces Reorganization of News Department in “Note to Listeners”
- UC Santa Barbara Opens New Labyrinth Trail on Lagoon Island
- Support Fairview Gardens : May 17th
- Bishop DiegoSongbird Headed East
- SBCC School of Media Arts Showcase on May 19
- United Way of Santa Barbara County 88th Annual Award Celebration Winners
- Week in Sports
- Santa Barbara Teen News Network Auditions for Next Season in Start in May
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden to Hold Final Meeting for Strategic Planning Process
- Fifth Annual Santa Barbara Harbor Nautical Swap Meet
- New Head of Laguna Blanca Lower School
- Supervisor Lavagnino to Host Open House
- San Jose Detectives Arrest Man Who Fell From Overpass
- Melchiori Wins $5.8 Million in Chapala One Fraud Case
- Bloggers Say It's Time for Some Recognition
- S.B. Symphony Gives West Coast Premiere May 14-15
- Pinks Slips Issued to Cut into County Deficit
- Home Recordings Lead to Gigs
- S.B. McDonald’s Hires 19 out of 495 Applicants
- Flying Feet
- Diablo Canyon: How Safe is Safe Enough?
- Greek to Me
- It's Complicated
- Ruo, Koh, and Other Delights
- volume 25, number 278, May 12-19, 2011
- The Homeless Count
- Poodle Radio with a Homeless Counter, and Environmental-Science Educator, and Four Alaskan Schoolchildren
- Every Dog Has Its Day
- Isabelle T. Walker
- Laguna Blanca Lower School Gets New Leader
Wednesday, May 11
- Man Crashes Car, Falls from Overpass
- Nun Scammer Found Guilty of Financial Elder Abuse
- Cloud Computing Firm Makes Big Move
- Tea Fire Civil Suits Merged
- Frack This
- Beach Sampling Results, May 9th
- Detectives Hunt for Suspected Isla Vista Drug Dealer
- Public Workshops Highlight Solar
- Intellectual Heavyweights Go Toe-to-Toe
- P-Nut Jams at Notes for Notes
- Novelist Lisa Fugard to Speak in Santa Barbara
- Pamela Kendall Schiffer at Easton Gallery
- E Is for Epic Bowl
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams
- “Have You Lost Your Mind?”
- Nurses Are Needed
- Ms. Lauryn Hill Hits Santa Barbara
- Of Lawsuits, Regulations, and Agriculture
- Online Grades
Tuesday, May 10
- Fleet Foxes at the Hollywood Palladium
- Assassins at Center Stage Theater
- Search and Rescue Team Finds Missing Cattle Rancher
- Paint&Pen Meet Folk and Funk at Jitters
- Goleta Gas Station Robbed at Gunpoint
- Couple Spots Their Stolen Car and Calls Police
- Troubled Youths Take Their Second Chance
- Talking Prison Problems
- Poetry
- Historic Home Tours
- Big Fuchsias
- 3 Reasons to Catch The World Café
- Tap-Dancing Teenagers
- Bitterness and Rage
- Time to Make Good
- Dario Pini Nominated to Landlord Hall of Shame
- Brophy Bros., Where All of Santa Barbara Goes
- Keeping It Kablamo
Monday, May 9
- UCSB's Tough Loss Not Anything Like the Lakers'
- Bye-Bye, Ruben Mize
- L.A. Philharmonic at the Granada
- Museum of Natural History Wins $336,650 Grant
- Crystal Stilts at Muddy Waters Café
- 2011 S.B. Jewish Festival at Oak Park
- Rock Climber Takes Fatal Plunge
- Wheels and Waves Car Show
- Eucalyptus Trees
- Deep Water
- Give a Little
- Poodle Radio on PUEBLO, CycleMAYnia, Buddhist art, and More
- Iggy Pop
- News to Yous
- In Defense of G.W. Bush
- Coinage of the Realm
- Dems Hope Early Birds Get Worm
Sunday, May 8
- Save the Seeds
- Former Addict Founds Malibu Treatment Facility
- Greeting the Day in the Wilderness
- Student-Started Environmental Education Group Wins 100K
Saturday, May 7
- Special Olympics
- Ortega Street Bridge Replacement About to Start
- CrossFit Yin, Yoga Yang, and More Power to Play
- How to Make a Deep Green Building
- On Lucifer
- Right Off the Cliff
- Disrobing for a Cause
- DNA Links Goleta Double Murder to Possible Serial Killer
Friday, May 6
- Cancer Center of Santa Barbara Offers Free Melanoma Screenings
- National Nurse Week—Recognizing Nurses in Santa Barbara County
- Vivian Girls at Muddy Waters Café
- Five People Hurt in Head-On Accident
- Heal the Ocean Junior Council Organizes Regular Beach Cleanups
- Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against 154 Trucker
- San Marcos English Teacher Tops in County
- Lucinda Childs’s Dance Comes to Santa Barbara
- Pick a Pet
Thursday, May 5
- Week in Sports: Gauchos Reach NCAA Volleyball Final
- Hung Jury in Lyons Murder Trial
- Visible Numerical Address
- Santa Barbaran Hosts National Geographic Series
- Miller-McCune Names Steve Ainsley President and Publisher
- Too Short at the Fair
- The Second R
- To Toba With Love
- Fear, Loathing, and Smart Meters
- Conflict of Interest?
- Strickland's Bill in Response to City of Bell Fails
- Direct Relief Responds to Tornado Victims
- Department of Defense Funds UCSB Research
- Former SBCC President Appointed to Board of Governors
- County Curious About Venoco's Oil-Extraction Techniques
- Harding Honors Allied Waste Services Manager
- Pegi Young Makes Santa Barbara Debut
- CycleMAYnia Month Kicks Off
- The Whales Have Arrived
- Women's Fund Gives Over 500K to Nonprofits
- Marvin Valentine: 1958-2011
- Braving Burning Busses and Brutal Beatings
- Lies My Dog Told Me
- volume 25, number 277, May 5-12, 2011
- Zoo Gets a T. Rex
- The Short, Happy Life of Laguna Ball Park
- Wee John “Jack” Poett Campbell
- Mission Canyon Dreaming
- Can Rental Task Force Survive Budget Ax?
Wednesday, May 4
- Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Outdoor Safety Tips
- Older Mize Brother Sentenced
- Hortipharm Raid Targets in Court
- SBCC Phi Theta Kappa Members Named to All California Team
- Big North County Gang Bust
- CHP—Santa Barbara to Conduct “Start Smart” Class
- The Santa Barbara County Courthouse Historic Fountain Preserved for All
- Thao & Mirah at SOhO
- Beach Sampling Results, May 2nd
- Rockshop Academy Goes for Broke
- Rotarians At Work Day
- Jury Deliberating in Lyons Murder Trial
- County Prunes Park Services
- Adelante Charter School Gets $1 Million
- Supertramper
- Polo Season Opens
- Show-Off Flowers
- “Secure Communities” Are Unsafe for Anyone
- Fast Five
- Department of Wonder
- Food-Scrap Recycling in Trouble
- Men Who Stare at Melons
- New Haley Street Bridge Opens
- New PUEBLO Leadership
Tuesday, May 3
- A Community Kitchen Simmers in Goleta
- Two UCSB Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
- County of Santa Barbara Parks Department Service Reductions
- UCSB Environmental Group Garners $100,000 Grant from Contest Win
- Drawn to Modernism at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
- Rugby and Volleyball
- Homeless Bum for Jesus
- Up Close with Aris Demetrios, Sculptor
- Subcommittee Tackles City’s Homeless Grievances
- Mum's the Word
- Benefit Concert for Children & Women of Tibet & The People of Japan
- UCSB Water Project Wins Best Practice Award for Sustainability
- Pacific Wealth Strategies moves to La Torre Building
- 4th Annual Law Bowl to Benefit Santa Barbara Teen Court
- Santa Barbara Schools Fail Sex Ed Audit
- The Tender Land at UCSB’s Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
- Poodle Radio on Undecided Women and Hoarding Santa Barbarans
- Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
- ABC’s of Peak Performers by Bill Poett
- Dargan’s Irish Pub
- Hearts Touched? Orchestra Inspired?
- UCSB on a Greener Path
- Kids Care About Nutrition
Monday, May 2
- Dengue Fever at SOhO on Thursday, April 28
- Buried at Sea
- Thank Donald Trump for Osama Assassination?
- Targeted Assassinations Are a Strategic Mistake
- David Sedaris at the Arlington
- National Train Day May 7th, 2011
- Give a Little
- Fleet Foxes
- Mother's Day Essay Contest
- Here and Now
- News to Yous
- Bike Moves
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