Quantum Computing Research Edges Toward Practicality
An essential step in constructing a quantum computer was made by UCSB physicists, and published in the journal Nature.
Year: 2010
Raid on Mountains of Marijuana
More than 900 plants worth $8.7 million are eradicated on private properties.
Jennifer Muller Sets Work on UCSB Dancers
The New York choreographer will hold three residencies in Santa Barbara to teach the student company excerpts from her seminal work of 1974, “Speeds.”
Steve Martin Plays Bluegrass
Steve Martin, who won the 2010 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album, will be at the Granada on Friday for a night of music and laughter.
Pioneer Past
What is the story behind the Daniel Hill adobe in Goleta?
Learning and Liking
In first-ever series of office tastings, The Independent’s staff tries and talks wine.
Fiery Plants
Common names for plants are very often descriptive in ways that can be quite informative, such as Firetail and Firethorn.
Jack Goes Boating
Philip Seymour Hoffman stars and makes his directorial debut in this slow-moving, but wholly engaging indie flick.
Income Tax Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Very soon, the well informed, the barely informed, and the clueless will head into voting booths and pass important laws in the form of propositions. One thing all the talking heads are discussing this year is taxes. In fact, they misinform or purposefully deceive about the consequence of income-tax changes.
Free Lunch
nkenness, drug dealing, prostitution, and crime, has finally gotten to the point where both local residents and business owners are organizing to push back on Casa Esperanza’s Free Lunch program.
