Story Archive for September 2011
Friday, Sept. 30
- Right Project, Wrong Place
- Goleta Chamber Opens Nominations for Goleta’s Finest Awards
- NOAA Partners With Santa Barbara and Ventura Schools to Protect the Ocean
- Walk to End Alzheimer's
- Special Fall Rate at Lotusland 20% Off of Regular Admission Price for Residents of the Tri-Counties
- Urgent Call for Help
- Acrobatic Animals
- Adoptable Pet of the Week
- On a Journey
- Taking Sides in Otter Showdown
- In Pursuit of Happiness
Thursday, Sept. 29
- Reversal of Cartoon
- Capps Statement on Expiration of Mortgage Guarantee
- Capps Announces $1.2 Million in Federal Funding for School Counseling Programs for Local Santa Barbara Schools
- Montecito Bank & Trust Business Event Series Surpasses Expectations
- Nationwide Moving Company Launches Partnership with National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.®
- SBMA Announces Newly-Published Book "The Young Leonardo" by Director Larry Feinberg
- San Jose Creek Open House at Goleta ValleyCommunity Center with Sammy the Steelhead
- 28th Annual Evening for Peace will Honor Former Mayor of Hiroshima and Survivor of Atomic Bombing
- PSA: Utility Shutoffs
- Flying Goat Cellars Features Fran Collin’s “Portraits in the Wine Ghetto”
- Kathy Ireland Discusses Failures
- Anacapa School Summits Clouds Rest
- “Free” eBooks for Kindle Arrive at the Library!
- Michael Douglas Honored by SBIFF
- Inmate Charged in Murder for Hire Plot
- Ships Versus Whales Topic of Panel Discussion
- Grant Glory for SBCC
- S.B. Poverty Climbs
- Friendlier Bacara Will Host Open House
- Coast Cleanup Day Nets Tons of Junk
- Westmont Students Good at Paying Back Loans
- Council Sides with Ficus
- Obama Recognizes UCSB Faculty Members
- From the Mound
- UCSB Researchers Target Prostate Cancer
- Blind Pilot’s Return Trip
- Apocalypse Now
- Primo Boxing: Down but Not Out
- The 2011 Foodies
- You Missed Me, Lady
- E=Dog C²
- Tom Morey
- Defending The Guard
- Not Counting Kardashians
- We Are Everywhere
- volume 25, number 298, September 29 - October 6, 2011
- True Crime
Wednesday, Sept. 28
- Katy Perry: The One That Got Away
- New Found Glory Stream Upcoming Album
- Goodland Coalition Forms to Preserve Ag
- Carp Considers Reviving Patrol Deputy Position
- Police Look for Kid with Gun Near Franklin Elementary
- ADMHS' Performance Measures Criticized
- Mike's Drum Shop to Drop Retail Side
- Clerks Tied Up in Antique Store Robbery
- Grocery Workers Approve New Contract
- Summer for Kids Helps Those in Need with Shoe Drive
- Junior League Joins the Library to Celebrate Favorite Children’s Book Characters
- SBCC Receives $4 Million Grant to Support Degree Completion and Transfer Requirements for Science, Engineering and Math Majors
- Local Auto Finance Company Fills Borrowing Void
- Santa Barbara Dance Alliance names Susan Frascella Interim Executive Director
- Matt Pond: The Show Must Go On
- Regional Food
- Of Man and Machine
- Sylvia at Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre
- John Malkovich in The Infernal Comedy at the Granada
- Circumstance
- Ventura Does It
- Jesus, Nazis, and Nukes
- Uptight Texter
Tuesday, Sept. 27
- Week in Sports and Upcoming Events
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offers California Condor Hike
- Early Childhood Advocates welcome Brazelton Touchpoints Center Expert to Santa Barbara
- Jeepers, Creepers, We’re Collecting Old Peepers
- Bright Eyes at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- Queen Undaunted: Margaret of Anjou at Center Stage Theater
- Harbor & Seafood Festival Celebrates Tenth Anniversary in Santa Barbara
- Don Henley and Emmylou Harris at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- Area Schools Recognized by NOAA
- Fight Between Janitors Prompts School Lockdown
- Direct Relief Changing Lives
- Invasive Forest Insects Cost Taxpayers Billions
- Fundraiser for Fallen SEAL
- Native Knockouts
- S.B. Dance Theater Commissions Work
- Moneyball
- Rent-a-Jet
- The Nose Knows
- Must Fear Consequences
- Taggers Are Haters
- Yield
- Sneak Peek at the EOC
- Heaven's Cat
- Starting a Swamp
Monday, Sept. 26
- Nice Cube
- In the Zone
- News from the Santa Barbara Unified School District
- White House Announces that Two UCSB Faculty Members Will Receive U.S. Presidential Science Awards
- Concert Courtesy
- Life Vessel Santa Barbara Announces Grand Opening
- Ojai Gets Worldly
- Capps Decries House Passage of the TRAIN Act
- Airport Terminal Project Enters Final Phase
- Restaurateurs Buy McConnell’s
- PUEBLO hosts Community Forum with Sheriff Bill Brown On Controversial Deportation Program
- PUEBLO presenta Foro Comunitario con el Sheriff Bill Brown sobre controversial Programa de Deportación
- Who was Davy Brown?
- Give a Little
- Youth Lagoon
- News to Yous
- Let the SOL Shine
- Native Plant Sale
- Judge Denies Frimpong’s Habeas Corpus Petition
Sunday, Sept. 25
- BMDnotices Helps People Discover Their Roots
- Lazar Returns, Hopes to Inspire Students
- South Coast Business Helps Reduce Stress, Fatigue
- Kim Marie Rogers: 1956-2011
- Art-Minded
- Gathering of Whales
- How Much Money Is There in the United States?
Saturday, Sept. 24
- UCSB Researcher Receives Grant to Study Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
- 8th Annual Santa Barbara Association of Realtors' Rooftop Realtor Appreciation Party
- It’s Okay to Be Angry
- Vietnam Wall Coming to Santa Barbara
- CNN: The Contrived News Network
- Save the Cheerleaders
- Talking with TOMS
- On Solar and Solyndra
Friday, Sept. 23
- Silva Strikes Thrice
- Free Hazardous Waste Drop-off October 1 and 2
- Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Announces 13th Annual “Health Care Heroes” Event
- 3 Laguna Blanca Seniors Achieve Semifinalist Status in National Merit Scholarship Program
- San Jose Creek Project Open House
- $13,000 Raised for Autism Walk by Banking Executive with a Personal Connection to Autism
- $1500 Expected to Be Raised for Nonprofit Autism Speaks this Weekend in Santa Barbara GAP Stores
- Doggie-Bag Blight
- Cottage to Host “Circle of Remembrance” on September 25th
- Riviera a Rare Resource for Dually-Diagnosed
- Area Bankers Upbeat
- Misfit Critters
- Adoptable Pet of the Week
Thursday, Sept. 22
- Capps Announces $7.5 Million in Federal Funding for Santa Maria Airport Runway Extension
- Pruning for Healthy Plants
- 20th Annual Day of Caring a Huge Success!
- Beach Sampling Results, Sept. 20
- Trim Fat, Boost Profits
- Rachel Platten in Ventura
- Is It Art?
- ‘Real Change’ Real Dead
- Implementation of Marine Protected Areas Pushed Back
- Chumash to Become Eligible for SBCAG
- Palm Center Director Celebrates End of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
- Judge Denies Handwriting Subpoena in Lance Trial
- State Embezzlement Scandal Affects S.B. Dems
- Dog the Bounty Hunter Tracks Quaids
- Lyons Trial Jury Selection Begins
- County HR Department Merges with Executive Office
- The Busiest Building in Town
- S.B. Braces for Inmate Influx
- The Chain Saw Wedding
- Flaming Dogs
- Freakish Alliance
- Fringe Festival
- Fall Arts Preview 2011
- The Military Industrial Complex and You
- volume 25, number 297, September 22-29, 2011
- Cole Connelly
Wednesday, Sept. 21
- International Peace Day, Anyone?
- Hannah-Beth Jackson Awarded
- Hortipharm Owner Sentencing Hearing Delayed
- Chumash Respond to Camp 4 Worries
- I Don't Know How She Does It
- City of Goleta Seeks Public Input on Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan
- American Wine Society Santa Barbara Chapter Presents Second Event
- County Revisits Fracking Fracas
- Austin City Limits Celebrates 10-Year Run
- Downtown Sound Kicks Off Online
- Former Mayor Endorses Incumbents
- The Toasts of Telluride and Toronto
- New Grand Jury Selected
- Olympic Hero Plank-athon
- Candidate Forum
- Intermezzo
- Straw Dogs
- Weekend of Wet Noses
- Sex Strikes
- Helping Government Help the Channel Islands
- Bishop Ranch ’Burbs Blocked
- Conor Oberst Talks Future Plans
Tuesday, Sept. 20
- 3 Reasons to Support the Arts Fund
- Picasso and Braque at the SBMA
- Expert Leads Beer Pairing & Tasting Event
- Smith, Newbanks Join Academy Advisory Council
- Fee Free Day for Visitors to Los Padres National Forest
- UCSB Assistant Professor to Receive Prestigious NIH New Innovator Award
- Students Celebrate Latino Heritage through Creative Mural Painting
- Rob Dunton Joins Cancer Center of Santa Barbara as New Director of Development
- Caltrans Kicks Off "Watch Out for Wildlife Week"
- Local Sailor Wins World Championship
- UCSB Develops Breakthrough Technology in Identification of Prostate Cancer Cells
- All for Animals, Inc. Announces Publication of New Children’s Book
- Santa Barbara Beautiful to Hold Annual Awards Presentation at the Music Academy of the West
- Coastal Cleanup Day Nets Over 6000 Pounds in Santa Barbara County!
- San Marcos High School Senior Alex Darville representing USA at World Cycling Championships
- SBCC Administrator to Participate in White House Initiative
- Vandenberg Tracks Falling Satellite
- UCSB’s College of Letters & Science Gearing Up for Fall Quarter
- The Goodland Coalition Forms in Coalition
- Grounds for Jazz Uplift
- Week in Sports and Fall Events
- Grocery Store Workers Reach Contract Agreement
- Parasitic Plant Creeps Through Lompoc
- Drive
- My Visit to the MLK Memorial
- Victor "Bart" Bartolome: 1919-2011
- Project Budburst
- My Life
- Fix It
- Wanted Santa Barbara Man Arrested in New Jersey
Monday, Sept. 19
- Loveland at Center Stage Theater
- Pre-Obama Care Plan To Aid Homeless
- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Sut Puailoa Field at Warkentin Stadium
- Camerata Pacifica Season Begins
- Santa Barbara County Fire Department Presents Two CERT Courses to the Public
- Deborah Shaw Restoration & Landscape Project Wins Prestigious Santa Barbara Beautiful Annual Award
- Divine Right of Hollywood Types
- Man Arrested on Five Counts of Arson
- Check Your Genre
- Bomb Squad Responds to Suspicious Package at Police Headquarters
- What Is a Vaquero?
- Up in the Air
- Kurt Vile
- News to Yous
- Give a Little
- Scions of Santa Cruz Island
Sunday, Sept. 18
- Tweet Up with the Alzheimer’s Association
- Bien Nacido’s Miller Family Announces Trey Fletcher as Winemaker of Their Namesake Brands
- Mayor Connell's 81st Birthday
- Faith and Mercy
- S.B. 'Peace Wager' Featured in National Art Series
Saturday, Sept. 17
- On 11.11.11 Pacifica Hotels Grants a Veteran's Day Wish for Military Personnel
- Ladies in Pink Return to Santa Barbara
- Our Changing Relationship to the Sea
- New Students
- The SLO Tomato
Friday, Sept. 16
- Iration Announce Santa Barbara Show Monday, September 19
- Westmont Reverses National Loan Default Trend
- Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Employee Honored for Multicultural Outreach Efforts
- Capps Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
- SEE International Trains Surgeons in Sight-Restoring Technique
- Women Roll Too
- Deputies Pick Up Loose Inmate
- Guelph Jazz Festival
- Official Decision in Indy Lawsuit
- Just Say No
- Fight Sprawl, Not Density
- Agency Twister
- Honor the Fallen
- War Weary
- Truth to Power
- New Beginnings
- Sheriff's Department on How It Handled Kardashian Wedding
- Target Targets Goleta
- Density Decisions in Noleta
- Dreaming Up Songs with Loch Lomond
- Milo and Maddie
- Saving Felines
- Day at the Beach
- Campaign to Curb Isla Vista Burglaries
Thursday, Sept. 15
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds To Play the Ventura Hillsides Festival
- Tower of Power to play Santa Barbara, September 24
- Documentary on Fishbone Hits Theaters in October
- The Green Announce US Tour and New Album
- A. A. Bondy's New Album Believers Out Now
- Funk Zone neighbors The Arts Fund and Cabana Home Hosting Talks
- US to Launch Nuclear-Capable Missile from Vandenberg on International Day of Peace
- Hitchhiking Snails Fly From Ocean to Ocean
- UCSB Scientist Contributes to First Discovery of a Planet With Two 'Suns'
- Swim. Bike. Run...and Cast Your Vote
- Mum's the Mayor
- Assistant CEO Takes Carmel City Administrator Position
- PSA: Pedestrian Safety Tips
- Beach Sampling Results, Sept. 13
- Alleged Gangbangers to Stand Trial
- Mold Discovered in Adelante Charter School Portables
- Sanchez Interviewing for New Job
- Westmont Soars in U.S. News Rankings
- Bobby Martinez Kicked off ASP Tour
- Folk Yeah!
- UCSB, Westmont, SBCC Named Among Nation's Best Schools
- Sipping the Sierra Foothills
- Goleta Street Extension Proposal Open to Public Review
- Let the Faux Fur Fly
- Hot Buttons
- Das Doing Work
- Action Down in the Funk Zone
- Chiefs Demand Fire Support
- Kamilla Plambeck
- Tag, You’re It
- volume 25, number 296, September 15-22, 2011
- Video Killed the Radio Star
Wednesday, Sept. 14
- Santa Ynez Valley Hotel Fees a Success
- Jazz at the Plaza continues every Thursday in September and October
- Federal Government Gives 700K to Airport
- CALM Announces New Board of Trustees Officers
- Lauren Capone Wins Ironman 70.3 World Championships
- Pedestrian Killed While Walking Through Intersection
- Man Accused of Using Car as Weapon
- Santa Ynez Valley Hotel Association Announces Grant Applications Due September 30, 2011
- Creek Week 2011 This September 17th-25th
- Major Grant From the National Science Foundation Will Sustain UCSB Materials Research Through 2017
- City Endorses Merging Homeless Agencies
- Fleet Foxes at the Santa Barbara Bowl on September 13
- SBCC Center Means Business
- Lessons From 9/11?
- Loveland at Center Stage Theater
- David Hopkins Unbridled at Bridlewood
- A Sound Body of Work
- Park Lane
- Joanne Pearce Martin Plays with Camerata Pacifica
- Contagion
- Apple Bird Feeders
- Enduring Tradition
- Flower Power Revival?
- Avoiding the Custody Shuffle
Tuesday, Sept. 13
- Grace Woodroofe New Video Out Now + US Tour w/ Ben Harper!
- Harvest Fun and Helping Hands
- Ex-Rollins Band Drummer Jason Mackenroth's Pay To Play Out Digitally 10/11/11
- SWAPS Out Today on Joyful Noise Recordings!
- Born Gold (Formerly GOBBLE GOBBLE) Premiere "Decimate Everything" Single On Pitchfork
- The Gourds 'Old Mad Joy' Out Today!
- FEIST Live with Special Guests / New Vignette
- MSO Upcoming Shows In LA in September & October
- Members of LEPROUS Make Their North American Return
- Xeno & Oaklander Sets & Lights
- Lights Resolve's new Album Feel You're Different
- Tinariwen North American Tour Dates
- Free Deerhoof Album, 99% Upset Feeling
- Week in Sports and Fall Events
- Space Was the Place
- Let's Leave a Legacy of Land
- The Gourds Close Out 2011 Sings Like Hell Season
- Bassnectar at Avila Beach Resort, Friday, Sep. 16
- Ten Years Later, Santa Barbara Remembers 9/11
- Area Residents Spend Saturday Cleaning Lower Eastside
- Life, Illegally
- Becoming Californio
- Pome Fruits
- Johnny Appleseed
- Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
- Pipe Dreams Set to Become Reality
Monday, Sept. 12
- Best Supporting Act: The Walkmen
- Clean Your Beach or Creek at Coastal Cleanup Day 2011
- Measure for Measure at UCSB
- Ray LaMontagne at the Santa Barbara Bowl
- Paladino Releases Debut Album
- Lizards, Turtles, and Snakes … Oh My!
- The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at the Geffen Playhouse
- Harvest for Hospice of Santa Barbara Wine, Food, and Music Festivities Support Local Bereavement Services
- Give a Little
- 4 Reasons to Check Out The Soul Solution
- Creole Choir of Cuba
- News to Yous
- Teen Court Takes on Increase of Female Offenders
Sunday, Sept. 11
- Santa Ynez Valley Hotel Association Provides Film Commission $10,000 in Funding
- Union Bank Partners with NAWBO for Women's Business Conference 2011
- Fiddlehead Cellars Appoints Rob Fry as National Sales Manager
- Rediscovering the Spirit of 9/11
- When Will the Economy Recover?
- Vakas of Hope
- Ode to a Frenemy
- A Message from Pet Heaven
- Where Astrology and Palmistry Collide
Saturday, Sept. 10
- Santa Ynez Valley Hotel Association Completes First Year of Successful Operation and Wins Government Approval for Next 4 Years
- University Movers: 10 Years of Superior Service
- SBCC Students Attend Summer INSET Program
- Local Investment Firm Asks Monsanto to Help Investors Better Understand Risks of GMOs
- Braddock House Opening
- The Summit
Friday, Sept. 9
- Call for Docents to Assist at The Moving Wall for Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 218
- Capps Applauds Outline of American Jobs Act, Urges House Leadership to Bring Bill to the Floor
- September 11th Observance at all County Fire Stations
- Public Invited to 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
- Disaster Readiness Tips Aimed at Santa Barbara County Residents
- Mental Health Association Needs Volunteers for Arts Festival in October
- Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Cafe Welcomes Executive Chef Chris Joslyn
- Film Commission Gets Boost
- Three Agencies and Footwork Yielded Faulkner’s Housing
- A Short Cab Ride
- Sick Puppy
- October Is the Foodest Month
- Adoptable Pet of the Week
- Orca Tug-of-War
Thursday, Sept. 8
- Beach Sampling Results, Sep. 6th
- Saying No in Noleta
- Zant on Sports, Sojourner on Maya
- Pipeline Dreams
- SBCC Trustees Didn't Violate Brown Act, DA Says
- Dems Rally Troops on Labor Day
- Campaign Treasurer Arrested for Mail Fraud
- Maritime Museum Welcomes Diving Bell
- Fleet Foxes Sing the Blues
- UCSB Football, Circa 1967
- Quarterback Drew Brees
- S.B. Football Round-up
- Fracking Friction
- Stand By Your Dog
- Ball Four in Beijing
- Betty Williams 1918 – 2011
- Marching for Migrants
- Appeaser in Chief
- PUEBLO Chief Opposes Gang Injunction
- Alfonso Edward Grillo
- Friday Night Lights
- volume 25, number 295, September 8-15, 2011
Wednesday, Sept. 7
- Back to School Nights at Santa Barbara Schools
- County Parks to Allow Stand Up Paddle Boards at Cachuma Lake
- County and Water Providers Support an Ocean Friendly Gardens Program
- Let the Battle Begin
- California International Theater Festival in Ventura
- Sweet Leaf Essentials
- Warrior
- H Is for Hayloft Grill in Maverick Saloon
- Charity Regatta
- Measure for Measure at UCSB
- Don't Kill a Flourishing Industry
- Not Fort Wayne Here
- Supes Approve Cleaner Climate Plan
- The Bar Method
- Tacos to a ‘T’
- I'm Gluten-Free-Vegan-Intolerant
- Animal Prayers
Tuesday, Sept. 6
- Are We There Yet?
- YACHT and Purity Ring at Velvet Jones
- High Fire Hazard Road Clearance
- St. Mark's Church Donates $5,000 from Cellar Classic to Circle V Ranch Camp
- Drug War a Success
- Highway 154 Car Accident Starts Fire
- Getting a Better Edge
- Faulkner’s Homeless Days Draw to a Close
- Street Sweep Snafu
- Week in Sports and Fall Events
- The Debt
- Imagine That
- Fairy Gardens
- Up Close with Access Energy Success Stories
- A Decade of Remembrance
- Wags and Waves
- News to Yous
- The Joy Formidable Headline at SOhO
- The Dirt on Freestyle BMX-ing
Monday, Sept. 5
- September 11th Memorial Service
- G Is for Garden Market
- Give a Little
- GirlFriends Club 2nd Anniversary Party
- Blind Pilot
- boom by Elements Theatre Collective
- Revive the Blue Line
- Date Set for Gang Injunction Arguments
Sunday, Sept. 4
- Lucchese on Top Again
- Fire Crews Work to Extinguish Figueroa Fire
- A Death in the Family
- Adele Moreau, Marie Anne Lenormand, and Documentary Films
Saturday, Sept. 3
- UCSB Scientists, Telescopes Help Discover 'Once in a Generation' Supernova
- WANTED: Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs with Bold Ideas to Save Lives
- CHP Officer Stops Cold Spring Bridge Suicide
- Carrillo Center Back Open
- Harding School’s Test Scores Take Off
- UCSB’s Often Untapped Resources
- Return of the Killer Poets
- County’s Largest Employee Union Ratifies Concessions
Friday, Sept. 2
- Be Kind to Pit Bulls
- The Secret Sauce
- Common Ground S.B. Readying Second Volunteer Army
- Academic Performance Scores Released
- Smuggling Boat Found off Gaviota Coast
- Backyard Beekeepers
- Construction Underway of S.B. High School Kitchen
- To Listen and Learn
- Mentorship Is Powerful
- Adoptable Pet of the Week
- Disaster Preparedness
- Kings and Queens of Musical Candy
- Tennis Coach Sentenced for Witness Intimidation
Thursday, Sept. 1
- The Summer That Just Was
- UCSB Athlete Wins Santa Barbara Long Course Triathlon
- Digging and Trenching Safety
- UCSB Physicists Demonstrate the Quantum von Neumann Architecture, a Quantum Processor, and a Quantum Memory on a Chip
- SBCC Farmers' Market
- Eight County Teachers Named TNLI Fellows
- Santa Barbara Ranger District Road Closures Update
- MarBorg Industries Observes Labor Day!
- Santa Barbara County Recognizes National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- Sonos Hits 1 Million
- 15 Laptops Stolen from Washington School
- Hire From Within
- Oh, The Places It Goes!
- Republican Follies
- Williams Acts to Save McGrath State Beach
- S.B. Residents, Agencies Respond to Hurricane Irene
- Tommy and the High Pilots, Crimson Scarlet Plug In
- Potential Budget Cuts Put Custody Deputies on the Line
- Daily Sound Manager Passes Away
- Food Truck Explosion
- By the Numbers
- I Yap, Therefore I Yam
- Of Saloons and Sipping
- Nuria Reed
- Chumash Indians, Santa Ynez Residents Clash Over Camp 4
- 'Guns and Hoses' Endorse Byrne, Schwartz, and Falcone
- Maya Angelou Talks to Sojourner Kincaid Rolle
- volume 25, number 294, September 1-8, 2011
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