Budget Hatchet Cleaves into Basic Services
Supervisors wrestle with the largest deficit ever.
Year: 2011
Dogs of a Feather Flock Together
How one uncommonly rude man has protected us from our protectors.
Stand-Out Star Club: Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit
Santa Barbara’s club is named one of the best in the world.
Hobbyists to Heroes: Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG)
How five friends went from being telescope amateurs to big-time pros.
Some Laws Not Worth Enforcement Costs
In my opinion the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s marijuana eradication efforts are such a waste of time and resources.
volume 25, number 283, June 16-23, 2011
This week, we present to you stories on stargazing, the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT) Network, and other astronomy excitement taking place right here in S.B.
Google Mastermind Turns to the Stars
Former computer and web guru Wayne Rosing turns attention to building astronomy powerhouse in Goleta.
Mandy Chinn
The libation-creation part of our second annual Sizzling Summer BBQ Contest takes over the Ranchero Room at Harry’s Plaza Café tonight, Thursday, June 16, when six contestants pour the best concoctions for a panel of judges, including last year’s mixologist champion Mandy Chinn (pictured, with her 10 Cane Caliente Cooler).
Campus Constellations: Astrophysics and Experimental Cosmology at UCSB
Two groups look deep into space to ask how our universe came to be.
Space Invaders
Find out about how Santa Barbara is rising to become a center of the astronomy universe.
