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3rd District
Don’t let the pastoral beauty of the 3rd District fool you – it’s a region of controversy and frustrations. Since the 1990 census, which confirmed people were moving north, the district has teeter-tottered between supervisors who represent the anti-growth sentiments of the South Coast and the pro-growth attitudes of the North County. Read story.
Justine Sutton
S.B. arts enthusiasts will likely find her face familiar or recognize her name from her byline; for the past three years, Justine Sutton has freelanced for the News-Press as a dance, theater, and film critic. Read story.
Travelin Man
Kettmann, shown here before he administered vitamins to a young Indian girl in Pune, claims his experiences on the road there were more harried than any he’s previously had. Read story.
Isabelle T. Walker
For more than a decade, Isabelle T. Walker, currently a California Endowment Health Journalism Fellow, has had her finger on the pulse of medical issues affecting Santa Barbarans young and old, rich and poor, insured and uninsured. Read story.
Brandi Blue
Dodger fan Brandi Rivera’s so sharp that she rattles off the exact date she was offered a job and so sweet that she accepted, agreeing to take care of all of us Indy kooks in the human resources position. Read story.
JAIME OF ALL TRADES
Jaime Diaz admitted early on that he’s “a bit of a workaholic,” but all he needed to do was list his various employers and we would’ve believed him. Read story.
CH-CH-CH-CHANGES
When the Positively State Street column was born – many moons ago – its purpose was to offer readers insider info on the news, gigs, and gossip of S.B.’s flourishing music scene. Read story.
Adventurous Ad Pro
Emily Cobb, one of our advertising professionals, makes ads pretty for clients while she’s here, and she makes spaces and people pretty with her paintings and jewelry in her free time. Read story.
March of the Interns
If you were ever out at Joe’s Café one night and saw a human-sized penguin, rest assured it wasn’t as a result of the alcohol. Read story.
Bianca Licata
When news intern Bianca Licata isn’t writing for The Independent, she’s reporting and copyediting over at the Daily Nexus, UCSB’s student newspaper. Read story.
LIBBY, LINE 1-18:
Around The Independent, certain jobs are treated like the proverbial hot potato, and the yearly compiling of the wedding listings is right up there with the worst. Read story.
The Music Man
James Hanley Donelan’s years as the principal bass player in the Yale Symphony are the foundation of an all-around appreciation of music that has been a part of his career ever since.
Although it has been a while since he bowed his double bass in public, frequent contributor James Hanley Donelan’s years as the principal bass player in the Yale Symphony are the foundation of an all-around appreciation of music that has been a part of his career ever since. Read story.
WE’RE COUNTING ON YOU
While her initial dream of “being a superstar” may seem a little broad, we at The Indy tend to think Eliana Britton has far surpassed that goal. Read story.
KOOL KELA
KOOL KELA: When he’s not designing ads for Indy clients, Svante Morgan Nilson enjoys creating. Read story.
WOODARD’S WRAPPING AND PALLADINO’S PICKING
WOODARD’S WRAPPING AND PALLADINO’S PICKING: For the first time ever, this year, independent.com’s been providing multiple daily updates about the 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Read story.
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