St. Mark’s Church Donates $2,500 Raised at the Final Book Faire to Local Libraries
On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, representatives of St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church presented donation checks totaling $2,500 to two area libraries.
Year: 2011
Hwy. 101 South Coast HOV Information Meetings/Open House Next Week
The public is invited to attend a Public Information Meeting/Open House to learn more about the South Coast HOV Project on U.S. Highway 101.
Free Flu Shot Clinics in Santa Barbara County
The Santa Barbara Public Health Department along with the Santa Barbara County Medical Reserve Corps are providing 750 free flu shots (including 250 Flu Mist Vaccine) to all community members two years and older on Saturday, November 12 in Goleta and Saturday, November 19 in Lompoc.
UCSB Scientist to Blog From Antarctica As He Studies TransAntarctic Mountains
Thanks to John Cottle, people who enjoy reading about science online are about to get a feel for what research is like in Antarctica, as it’s happening.
UC Santa Barbara Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Funding
The University of California, Santa Barbara announced today that it will receive funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address persistent health and development challenges.
“Adopt-a-Family” Returns to Martial Arts Family Fitness
Martial Arts Family Fitness (MAFF), a family-owned and operated school dedicated to improving lives through martial arts, announced today that for the second consecutive year it will coordinate an Adopt-a-Family program for Thanksgiving.
Nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System
On Wednesday November 9, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. eastern standard time (11:00 a.m. Pacific Time), the federal government will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).
Housing Authority Honors Seven SB residents
The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara honored seven amazing Santa Barbara residents who have completed the organization’s Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program during a ceremony and dinner hosted at the Chase Palm Park Center last night, Thursday, November 3rd.
Trinity Community Gardens Groundbreaking Ceremony in Santa Barbara
On November, 6, 2011 at 11:45 am, Santa Barbara County Supervisor Janet Wolf, Chumash Elder Ernestine-Ygacio DeSoto and Lutheran Bishop Dean Nelson join a hundred or so community members in a Groundbreaking Ceremony for Trinity Gardens, a two-acre community garden near the corner of Foothill Rd and La Cumbre Rd in Santa Barbara.
Let’s Hear It for the Girls
Some of our favorite female folkies converge on Santa Barbara this week.
