Milpas Stretch Gets Facelift
The conclusion of the Milpas Street Beautification Project was celebrated on 5/14 by members of the Santa Barbara City Council
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Carbajal, Firestone Debate Healthcare
Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone and 1st District Supervisor Salud Carbajal presented their plans regarding county healthcare to the Santa
I Now Pronounce You Sissy & Wife
It’s wedding season again, and that means half of every aisle-trodding couple will be struggling with the decision of whether to take on their spouse’s last name or keep their own. But according to a new trend, it might not be the half you think.
Comedy Arts Festival Could Come to SB
On 5/11, HBO announced that the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival would not be returning to Aspen, Colorado in 2008, sparking
SB BioBlitz Yields Over 800 Unique Species
Scientists identified more than 800 different species living in the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden during this weekend’s “BioBlitz.” The 24-hour
Anti-Torture Leader Speaks in Santa Barbara
The Reverend George Hunsinger, a Presbyterian minister and chair of systematic theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, will participate in a panel discussion on torture this Friday, May 18, at UCSB’s MultiCultural Center, a continuation of the university’s six-month-long symposium on torture.
UCSB Math Prof Wins Clay Research Award
UCSB mathematics professor James McKernan was awarded one of the three annually presented Clay Research Awards last week. McKernan and
Fire Season Begins
On 5/14 the Santa Barbara County fire department officially declared the beginning of fire season on the Central Coast. Department
Westside Teen Stabbed
A stabbing on the lower Westside of Santa Barbara on 5/10 was not gang-related, Santa Barbara police say, but a
Cops Reinstate Bike Patrols
Following up on a plea made by residents last month, Santa Barbara Police Chief Cam Sanchez has reinstated police bicycle
