420 Fun Abounds This Weekend
In honor of the official day to get high, local venues across Santa Barbara County are offering a variety of smoky, hazy concerts and contests. Just remember to go.
Year: 2007
Home Prices and Poverty Levels Rise, Says UCSB Economic Forecast
Predicts for Santa Barbara’s financial future include sagging home prices and an imperiled tourism economy.
New Orleans Revisited
The first thing that hit me when I walked into the bar was about a hundred brassieres dangling from the ceiling. Must have been one dandy of a Mardi Gras. I figured. Then a barmaid in short shorts leaped up on the bar and started dancing. Really shaking it.
Miami’s Winter Music Conference
The Indy‘s arts editor Charles Donelan reports on his second year in a row at Miami’s Winter Music Conference.
There’s Another Way
Nonprofit organization Another Way Home did its best last Friday night to remember those we have lost to drunken driving and to prevent future tragedies. The intent of the show was to shine a new light on sad memories, lift the frequent doom-and-gloom vibe of hard-line anti-alcohol campaigns, and educate participants on how to drink responsibly.
Earthday Report Card
Santa Barbarans take credit for not only starting the modern environmental movement but also for inspiring Earth Day. Like many conceits, this notion has almost as much fact as fiction to back it up. In fact, former U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson is the one credited for hatching the first Earth Day back in 1970. But Nelson said his visit to Santa Barbara after the catastrophic oil spill of 1969 spurred him into action.
Free Trade for All
Lanny Ebenstein, former school board member, failed mayoral candidate, and current UCSB lecturer, has a new book with which to burnish his reputation as Santa Barbara’s most prominent Libertarian.
Julie Christensen’s Album Release Party at SOhO
All-round supervocalist Julie Christensen debuts her first-ever solo album at SOhO on Monday, April 23.
The Danger Zone
Iam not known for my prowess behind the wheel. The state of my car-a certifiable rolling wreck-is the punch line of many a joke. I can admit my weaknesses, or at least this particular weakness; the evidence is hard to deny. I, unlike Rain Man, am not a very good driver. And yet.
Welcome to Independent.com!
When it comes to modern media, the revolution will not be televised. It’s already happening on your computer screen. That’s something we realized at The Santa Barbara Independent last year, so today we bring you our new website.
