Story Archive for October 2011
Monday, Oct. 31
- What Do Animals Think of Halloween Night?
- End of an Era for a 30 Year Old Santa Barbara Business
- Disabled Veteran Business Alliance Brings Free Education, Training and Opportunity
- Nominate a Young Person Making a Difference: Youth Impact Awards
- Flying Goat Cellars Features “Harvest Horrors: Tales From the Dark Side of Winemaking”
- Dinner with the Santa Barbara County CEO United Way Charity Auction
- Coastal Fund Supports the Survey of Local Marine Species
- Sport Harvested Mussels Quarantine Lifted
- Parks and Recreation Commission Honors Volunteers at October Meeting
- American Medical Response (AMR) Implements New Cots
- Hard Times for NorCal AVAs Creates Opportunity for Other Regions
- Drunk Drivers Can’t Hide Behind Halloween Costumes
- Capps Announces New Federal Funding to Santa Barbara County Public Health Department
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the Granada
- Colloquium on Mexican Literature to Take Place at UCSB and in Santa Barbara
- Talking Transition for Special Ed Students
- Dancing Zombies Take Over Sunken Gardens
- Isla Vista's Halloween Hullabaloo Results in Hundreds of Arrests
- Four Nabbed in Burglary Spree
- Man Arrested for Arson
- News to Yous
- Colorful Cuba
- Give a Little
- Phantogram Steps into the Nightlife
- A Different Super Bowl Sunday
- Naked Walrus
- The Unitary Executive and the Erosion of Due Process
- Ironic Proportions
- Vendor Picked in Gas-for-Trash Scheme
- Darker Days Ahead
Sunday, Oct. 30
- Man with Disabilities Achieves Financial Independence at Vons
- American Forests Establishes New Science Advisory Board
- Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Accepts Prestigious Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
- American Riviera Bank Recognizes Deferred Tax Assets
- Monsanto’s Modified Crops Provide Food for Thought
- Winemakers Go Native
- Coming Back from the Cult
Saturday, Oct. 29
- Winter Forecast 2011-12: Could Southern California Get Crushed Again?
- UCSB Student is Only U.S. Academic to Receive Prestigious Ph.D. Fellowship in Nanoelectronics
- The Role of Race in Science
- UCSB Ecologist’s Paper Published in Nature
- Movie Theater Employee Pleads Guilty to Grand Theft
- Mayor Wants Regular Reports from Chief
- B’nai B’rith Brings Holocaust Torah Back to Life
- It's About You
- The Mirror of the World
- Pacific Capital Reports
- Kidnapped Canine Returned
- I Have Seen the Future and It Is Leigh
Friday, Oct. 28
- Eric Smith's Surprise Resignation
- Chamber Alliance Releases Annual Legislative 'Snapshot' of Votes
- Trick-or-Treat on Milpas Street!
- Vandenberg Launches Next Generation Weather Satellite
- JM Holliday Associates Selected to Design New Professional Offices for Van Sande Structural Consultants
- JWCH Gives L.A. Hospitals a Place to Send Homeless
- Man in Wheelchair Falls from Stearns Wharf
- Week in Sports and Upcoming Events
- REI Opens Soon
- Mt. Calvary on the Market
- PETA’s Anti-Fishing Protest Passes Through Santa Barbara
- Adoptable Pet of the Week
- Napa Valley Film Festival
- Percussion Quartet of the Week
- Halloween Facts and Tips
- Kick-Out for Cachuma Cabin Concessionaire
Thursday, Oct. 27
- Why Uribe Supports Byrne
- Let's See the Video Then
- Wine, Food, and Mystery Theater
- The Day Before Fukushima
- Embezzled, Not Embalmed
- Pesticide Application Put on Hold Amid Public Outcry
- Gang Injunction Marshals On
- Goleta Gets Grant for New Park
- Michael Magne Passes Away
- State Commission to Visit SBCC in Response to Complaint
- Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter
- Serban Scores New Job in Orange County
- County Employee Accused of Credit Card Misuse
- The (Mosh) Pit and the Pendulum
- Air Tanker Base Back to Full Service
- Leftism on Point
- Send in the Political Wackos
- Man Tased 13 Times During Arrest
- Why 'Class Warfare' Is Winning
- Kasi at the Stand
- volume 25, number 302, October 27 - November 3, 2011
- Oversized Vehicles in Goleta
- Alex Luhrman
- This Is Not Your Daddy’s Protest
Wednesday, Oct. 26
- Nov. 2 Women in Communications Event
- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Sues Plastic Water Bottle Companies over Misleading Claims of Biodegradability
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals from States for Endangered Species Grants
- Pittman joins Montecito Bank & Trust Wealth Management Division
- Coastal Fund Support EDC Ocean Acidification Project
- $15,000 to Be Awarded to SBCC’s Theater Majors
- NIH Awards $4.5M to International Research Group for Smart Artificial Pancreas Technology
- San Marcos Marching Band and Colorguard Win Second Competition in a Row
- Celebrating Día de los Muertos with Artistic Flair
- Joyce Luy Joins Providence Hall as Director of Admission
- Nova Sensors Leases 12,719-Square-Foot Building in Buellton
- Ghost Tiger Roars to Life
- Beach Sampling Results, Oct. 24th
- Food and Fests a Ways Away
- Jungle Payne: 1952-2011
- The Way
- Olive Oil for Life
- BodyPump
- Tricks and Treats for Grown-Ups
- Herons Are Watching
- Girls' Volleyball Showdown
- Thank-You Notes
Tuesday, Oct. 25
- Got Mice? Feral Cats Will Work for Food
- Probation Department Awarded Funding for Drug Court
- Stem-cell Study for Arthritis in Dogs
- “The Real World” - Open Casting in Santa Barbara, Wednesday, 10/26
- SBCC Principals’ Breakfast
- Cleaner Fireplace Burning and Safer Homes
- Lopopolo Literary Agency Moves West
- Towbes Developed Apartment Community Receives National Accolade
- Sunset Valley Road to Close for Paving Operations
- Taking a Trip to Planet Money
- Santa Barbara Commission on Foster Care Announces Foster Care Summit 2011
- 'Thrill the World' Moves to Sunken Gardens
- Santa Barbara Middle School Begins a New Era on the Campus of Jefferson Elementary School
- Post Hospital Stay Is Whirlwind of Beds, Programs
- SOFI on Ladders, Leaders, and Deadmau5
- Lunch for Lexi
- The Three Musketeers
- List of Demands
- Santa Barbara Symphony at the Granada
- S.B. Marathon
- City Council Candidate Forum
Monday, Oct. 24
- Drinking Like Romans
- Surrender Monkeys in the Sky
- Otters for a Healthy Ecosystem
- Lazy Takers
- Believe It or Not
- Save the Date: S.B. Walk Now for Autism Speaks, November 5
- Paul Simon at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- It Worked
- DOW Chemical Company Collaborates with UCSB
- New York City Ballet MOVES at the Granada
- Hwy. 101/154 Paving Project
- Introducing Pyyramids Debut EP, Human Beings Out Oct. 31
- Mazzy Star Announces New Single; Stream "Lay Myself Down" Now!
- Guards Announce Fall Tour Dates With Deer Tick
- The Black Keys Release El Camino December 6
- Events Mean Business
- STRFKR Announce 2012 US Tour Dates
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers To Play KCSN/LA Benefit Concert
- Eliot Lipp in Santa Barbara on October 27
- Rich Kids On LSD "Greatest Hits - Live in Berlin" re-issued
- Dengue Fever Returns to Southeast Asia Courtesy of U.S. State Department
- Misfits Release First New Album in Nearly a Decade
- Trust for Historic Preservation to Receive National Award
- Elings Park Foundation Executive Director Steen Hudson to Leave at Year-end
- Trick or Treat? Goleta Hosts Meeting to Discuss Halloween Safety
- Online Marketing Expert Recognized as one of Pacific Coast Business Times’ “40 Under 40″
- Avofest 2011 is Talkin Trash!
- A School for Our Times - Midland School Highlighted at Bioneers Conference
- Watch the City Election Candidate Video Program
- Statewide DUI Enforcement Effforts Pay Off
- Airline Terminal Lane Closures
- Marisa Pasquini Named Development Director of Casa Serena
- Cancer Center's Arthur J. Merovick Endowment Fund for Patient Assistance Reaches $750,000
- Keeper Springs Announces Donation to Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
- Cabrillo Bathhouse Improvements Discussed
- OSB Opera Lab
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- Three Reasons to See Evil Dead: The Musical
- Garden Reads
- News to Yous
- Give a Little
- Reptar
- Truck Driver Sentenced to 180 Days in Jail
Sunday, Oct. 23
- New Laser Treatment for Fungal Nails Available on the Central Coast
- Cognitive Fitness & Innovative Therapies Will Become Program of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
- UCSB Awarded $15 Million by Dow Chemical Company
- New Book Decries Human Dilemma
- Chamber Members Appreciated
Saturday, Oct. 22
- UC, AFSCME Reach Agreement on Wages and Benefits
- The Towbes Group Awards $7,500 in Grants to Area Non-Profits
- Pacifica Graduate Institute Welcomes New President, Establishes Chancellor Position
- Hall of Fame for Richard Sanford
- News to Yous
- Adoptable Pet of the Week
- In Troubled Waters
- My Self in a Box
- Slow vs. Smart
- Marijuana Talking Point
- Schools Chief Unveils New Discipline Plan
- Occupy the Future
Friday, Oct. 21
- 'A Safe Way to Get High'
- Take Time This Flu Season to Get A Flu Vaccine
- Saint Anne's Takes First Place
- Week in Sports and Upcoming Events
- Santa Clara Hospitals Give Homeless a Respite
- Do You Know the Way to Monterey?
- An Evening of Modern Classical Persian Music
- Workout with Your Dog
- The Thing
- Give a Little
- OUTrageous!
- Drink to This
- Boo at the Zoo
- Up Close with S.B. Symphony Exec David Grossman
- County's Medical Marijuana Ban Moves Forward
Thursday, Oct. 20
- How I Became Homeless
- A Poem for Steve Jobs
- YouTube Sensation of the Week: Pomplamoose at SOhO
- No Fan Is an Island
- Downtown Sound Concludes Tonight at SOhO
- Demonizing the Homeless?
- School District Paycheck Snafu Close to Solved
- Gag Order Go-Around
- Road Riding
- Gary Burton New Quartet at the Lobero Theatre
- Phantogram
- Underneath the Lintel at the Alhecama Theater
- New Roots
- Gods of War Smiled on Him
- Peer Gynt at Porter Theatre and Center Stage Theater
- L.A. Philharmonic at the Granada
- Where the World and the ‘Hood Connect
- Best Of Santa Barbara 2011
- Adam Neiman at the Music Academy’s Hahn Hall
- Achtung, Poodle!
- Risky Business
- Best of 2011: Media
- Best of 2011: Driving
- Best of 2011: Looking Good
- Best of 2011: Little Creatures
- Best of 2011: Housing
- Best of 2011: Going Out
- Best of 2011: Falling in Love
- Best of 2011: Sporting Life
- Best of 2011: Drinking
- Best of 2011: Eating
- Garden Bridge
- Unite the Vote
- Population Seriously Scary
- Best of 2011: Living Well
- TEAM TITANS:
- Family Ties
- Restless Dog Syndrome
- Viva Voices
- GOP Makin' Moves
Wednesday, Oct. 19
- Help Your Library Win $25,000
- Get Involved in Goleta!
- Parvovirus Outbreak Warning
- Chief Assistant County Counsel Retiring
- Telegraph Brewing Wins Two Medals at the Great American Beer Festival
- The People's Forum Tonight
- Hannah-Beth Jackson Announces Candidacy
- Summer Program Participants Gain +2.1 Grade Levels in 7 Weeks!
- Capps Works To Protect Clean Air Act and Public Health from Continued Attacks
- California to Require Booster Seats Until Age 8
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Donates $90,000 to Three Area Organizations
- Grand Scam
- Help Keep California Forests Healthy – Keep Firewood Local
- UCSB Ranked No. 35 in World University Rankings
- Giving Jeans a Chance
- California Shakeout on October 20
- Near-Drowning in Cachuma Lake
- Help the Homeless Infants
- Goleta Streets Saying Good-Bye to RVs
- 200 More Acres for Tidewater Goby
- Americans Deserve Jobs Act
- Cancer Center Pulls Out Stops
Tuesday, Oct. 18
- Roadwork and Damned Roadwork
- Mary Oliver at UCSB's Campbell Hall
- An Epitaph for The Minnow Restaurant
- Green Drinks, Planet Money, and Bus Station Plans
- Consolidating Symphonies
- Teddy Bear Foundation Hosts Comedy Night
- Where Do the Homeless Heal?
- The Path Up and Down
Monday, Oct. 17
Sunday, Oct. 16
Saturday, Oct. 15
- Water Watchdogs with a Camera
- Beauty from the Beasts
- Former County Staffer Cops to Stealing
- Linda Adler-Kassner Goes to Washington
- Penalty Dooms Gauchos
- Michael Douglas Honored with Dad's Award
- Pro Hunters Hit Santa Rosa Island
- Allie Armington Goes to the Adirondacks
- Parks and Rec: Isla Vista Edition
Friday, Oct. 14
- From the Archives: Investigating the Lord's Resistance Army
- World Record for Jumping Jacks
- Give Me Liberty or Give Me ObamaCare!
- The Enlightenment of Elke Riess
- Interview: Bryan Callen from The Hangover
- Wine Cask Goes Kegger?
- Week in Sports and Upcoming Events
- Two Homicides, Three Trials
- Bring Home a Doggie
- Not All Wildfires Are Disasters
- Goleta Pellet Shooter in Court
- New York City Ballet MOVES Comes to S.B. October 18 and 19
- CEC Fundraiser
- Laying Down the Ortega Street Bridge
- What a Waste
- “Foot by Foot” for the Franklin Trail
Thursday, Oct. 13
- Parking Cop Sideswiped by RV Fleeing Ticket
- Trade Bill Passes Without Cut Flower Depot
- Saint Anne's Place, Little Owl Advance to Downtown Sound Finals
- Director Named for County's New Super-Department
- Where the World and the ’Hood Connect
- Bearcat vs. Dragon Man
- Service Details Announced for Milpas Accident Victim
- Dow Chemical Pledges UCSB Funding
- California Dreamin'
- Impounds Reined In
- Fish and Game Launches MPA Web Site
- Cameras for Cops?
- Payroll Problems Again?
- Das Defends Library Law
- Chumash Donate $90,000
- Direct Relief Wins Major Award
- Pacifica Graduate Institute Names New President
- Goleta Slough Goes Tidal
- Dead Dogs Wag No Tails
- Bill Factory
- Truth About Dogs, Cats, and Rats
- Clear as Mud
- volume 25, number 300, October 13-20, 2011
- Goleta Pellet Gun Shooter Deemed Mentally Competent
- Former Member of UCSB Student Government in Hot Water
- Drugs, Dollars, and Death
- The People’s Forum
Wednesday, Oct. 12
- Santa Barbara #1 in Gas Prices
- Election Ballots in the Mail
- Judge Sustains City Opposition to Homes on Wheels Suit
- Sentencing Delayed for Convicted Murderer
- Opening Statements Begin for Third Lyons Trial
- Blue Suns, Islay Street Advance to Downtown Sound Finals
- Slightly Stoopid and Rebelution at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- Sergio's Music
- It’s All Smiles for Death Cab for Cutie
- The Ides of March
- From the Best to Batsmen to Batter
- Lit Moon Presents Ibsen’s Peer Gynt
- What's in a Name?
- A.R. "Pete" Diamond, Jr.: 1950-2011
- Journey and Styx at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- Gift Wrap This
- Carpinteria Bans Bad Bags
- Emilie Johnson
- Downtown Soundscape
- Mary Robinson
Tuesday, Oct. 11
- Hound Haven
- Occupying Wall Street
- Santa Barbara Firm Brightens Patagonia
- Dante Elephante, The Californian, and The Ross Sea Party at Muddy Waters Café
- Riders in the Sky
- Dawes and Blitzen Trapper at SOhO
- Smart Policy For Smart Growth
- Cool for Cats
- Richard Henry Dana's Living Ghost
- Ensemble Theatre Company’s Underneath the Lintel Opens
- Naples, Au Naturel
- Previously Prohibited
- The Hedgehog
- Lickety Split’s
- Farmer to Table
Monday, Oct. 10
- A Review of Starry Night
- Director of UCSB Writing Program Invited to White House
- Voter Registration Event/SB City Council Election
- Direct Relief Wins Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation
- Local Tobacco Sales to Youth Nearly Triple State Rate
- New Director at GVHS
- Former US Secretaries of State to Headline Global Zero Summit
- Save on Water Bill with Common Sensor
- American Cancer Society Urges Women to Put Their Health First to Fight Breast Cancer
- 2011 Santa Barbara Great Strides Walk
- Agencies Recognized for BeachHazard and Open Space Clean Up
- Conservation Grants
- Santa Barbara Residents to Walk in Support of Autism
- Tiësto at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- Designer Drugs Give Us Something to (Legally) Party About
- Future Islands
- Give a Little
- Motown Downtown
- Frank Lloyd Wright
Sunday, Oct. 9
- La Cumbre Plaza and National Geographic Kids Magazine Sets Out to Break Guinness World Records® Title for Jumping Jacks
- Pondering Pit Bulls
- Moving to a Yurt
- The End of the Gold Standard
- Melissa Harris-Perry on Black Women Stereotypes
Saturday, Oct. 8
- South Coast-Based Skin Care Marks 20th Year in Santa Barbara
- UCSB Student-Founded Nonprofit Expands Statewide
- The 21st Century Children's Book
- Evolutionary Spirituality
- News to Yous
- Insurance Commissioner Addresses Fire Victims’ Woes
- Calling All Seekers
- Across the Ocean
- Salman Khan's All-Access Academy
Friday, Oct. 7
- Brooklyn-Based Psychedelic Rock Band BLACKBELLS to Release IxI October 11
- KAITEKI Institute Donates 1000 Solar-powered Lights to DRI's Child Health Program
- Patently Offensive
- IT Company Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary
- Benefits for Lexi
- Business Events Abound
- County Responds to Grand Jury Report
- Song in Stone
- Death of Steve Jobs Hits Home
- FaceMash Freak-Out
- Stage to Screen
- University Movers Celebrate 10 Years of Business
- Sideways Author Goes Vertical, and Sober
- Sunset’s Western Wine Awards
- 50/50
- Let Cameras Catch Taggers
- Surviving Hiroshima
Thursday, Oct. 6
- Former Political Prisoner Speaks
- Bacara Open House Draws More than 1,800 Guests
- Beach Sampling Results, Oct. 3rd
- Occupy S.B. Protesters Get Arrested and Go on Record
- Gauchos Stun Zips, 3-2
- County Mulls Pot Shop Ban
- Meet Downtown Sound's Top Eight
- City Council Endorsements
- Customers Can Delay Smart Meter Installation
- Otters or Shellfish?
- A 21st Century City Council Debate
- City Reduces Number of Staff Cars
- Larry Lavagnino Won't Seek Reelection
- Upcoming Meetings to Cover Good Land Issues
- DNA Links Man to High-Stakes Robbery
- Hundreds Attend Annual AIDS Walk
- Public Masturbator Arrested for Child Porn
- Fat Chance
- Energy Expert Plugs Into S.B.
- Accidents Don't Happen
- Don’t Ban My Book
- The Dog that Didn't Bark
- Invasion of the Squid
- Dems Ahead in Money Dance
- Surf Ghetto Glory
- The History of the Funk
- Funk and Function
- Hollywood Ending
- volume 25, number 299, October 6-13, 2011
- Firestone Walker Brewing Company
- Funk Zone Wines
Wednesday, Oct. 5
- $450,000 in Found Reserves Fund Police
- DFG Debuts New MPA Mobile Website
- Santa Barbara Symphony Announces Unified Education Department to Reach Local Schoolchildren
- Nuclear Constipation
- James Irvine Foundation Announces $3.7 Million in Arts Grants to Central Coast
- Council Approves $67,000 for Gang Task Force
- Road to Big Caliente Open
- Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Peter Lance DUI Case
- Melchiori Files Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition Against Chapala One
- School Counseling Programs Given $1.2 Million
- Woman Rescued Below Stearns Wharf
- The Gary Burton New Quartet at the Lobero
- Week in Sports and Upcoming Events
- On the Road with Dawes
- Finding Joe
- Over the Moon
- Dining Goes to the Dogs
- Morning’s at Seven
- Arroyo Hondo Preserve
- Knife's Edge
- Let There Be Pink
- Spousal Grousing
- Legal Grey Area Clouds Pot Shop Case
- Martial Artists
Tuesday, Oct. 4
- Blind Pilot at SOhO
- Goleta Needs Large-Scale Evacuation Plan
- 20th Annual Pancake Breakfast
- Capps Announces $3.6 Million Grant for Goleta-Based Clean Technology Company
- Free Microchips for Every Dog Adopted During October
- Request for Statement of Qualifications - Stormwater Business Outreach and Inspection Services
- Hybrid Car Care Seminar at Ayers Repairs
- Elkeles Book Signing Sponsored by Dons Net Café
- Arts Commission Hosts California Arts Day Event
- Portable Classroom Available
- Parks and Recreation Commission Recognizes Volunteers
- UCSB Scientists Reveal How Bacterial Response Helped Control Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
- Worth the Drive: Portugal. The Man at the Avalon
- Truck Lands on Car During Injury Accident
- Urban Timber
- Starry Night at the Granada
- Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
- Joe’s Café and Bar
- The Future
- My Bike Was Stolen
- George Clooney Gets Politically Dirty
- Occupy Santa Barbara Mobs De la Guerra Plaza
Monday, Oct. 3
- Downtown Sound Semi-Finals Lineup Announced
- Smart and Not Smart
- Running for the Right Reasons
- Bring It Back
- A View from In There
- UCSB to Host First-Ever South Coast Sustainability Summit
- Get Loiterers Off State Street
- Unexpected Success Grows
- Yes is a long time at UCSB’s Hatlen Theater
- What's So Funny?
- Car Swipes Parked Bus
- Santa Barbara County Animal Services Launches “Love At Home” Dog Foster Program
- Cambodia’s Khmer Arts Ensemble
- Shepard's Inn
- Fiddlers' Fest Celebrates 40 Years
- Nursing Home Whistleblower's Unsung Story
- The Green
- Give a Little
- News to Yous
- Santa Barbara Remembers Vietnam War
Sunday, Oct. 2
- Blitzen Trapper are heading to Santa Barbara on Oct 8
- Nostalgic Bottled Sodas, Suspenders, and Large Format Camera Photos
- Big Sunday! – Sept 25th National Public Lands Day
- Cottage Earns Gold Seal of Approval from Joint Commission for Knee and Hip Surgery
- Ventura County Book & Author Fair Is Looking for Volunteers
- Pre-Op Briefing
- Submarine Shelling of Ellwood Oil Field in 1942
- Beth Oakes Wood: 1942-2011
Saturday, Oct. 1
- SBCC Administrator Honored by Mexican Consulate
- UCSB Materials Professor Shuji Nakamura to Receive Emmy Award
- SBCC Continues Tradition of Excellence
- Prominent Stem Cell Scientist to Relocate to UCSB from Britain
- Downtown Sound's Round One Winners
- Sheriff Addresses Deportation Program Concerns
- Danish Days Not Very Danish
- Showcasing Artwork, Combating Stigma
- Montecito Trails Foundation Holds BBQ and Fundraiser
- On Relativity
- When Good Parties Go Bad
- Ain't Nothing Wrong with the Way She Moves
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