Saying Goodbye
Coping with the loss of a pet.
Year: 2008
Testing the Test
Should Santa Barbara High pass the exit exam?
Travels with Barney
Soaking up the culture and cuisine of Carmel.
Nelson Case Goes to Jury
Dudley, Balash give closing statements on alleged sexual assaults.
Beware of Snake Oil Salesman
Our desire to be healthy and beautiful makes us vulnerable every health fiction that comes down the pike.
Spork It Over
Starshine heeds the experts advice and visits her fourth- grader’s school to taste what’s being served.
Distilling the Myths and Washing Down the Rumors of Absinthe
Is the green fairy flying free? Is the dreaded absinthe once again legal on American shores? Sort of, discovers Indy editor Matt Kettmann, who dove headfirst into the mystery.
Supes Vote to Halt Noleta Rezoning
County supes decide to enact a moratorium on rezoning in the Eastern Goleta Valley, a.k.a. “Noleta,” until the completion of the region’s community general plan.
Feds Pull Funding for Key Channel Data Stations
Federal funding cuts may leave Santa Barbara Channel’s boaters, surfers, and fishermen without reliable weather, wind, and surf reports.
Santa Barbara Cannabis Clubs Get Official Ordinance
The legally murky haze of rules and regulations surrounding Santa Barbara’s seven documented medical marijuana dispensaries got a whole lot easier to see through this week.
