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My Life By Charlene Huston

Who am I, now that you’re gone?

Santa Barbara Snowboarder Competing in Paralympics

Santa Barbara Snowboarder Competing in Paralympics

Sports By John Zant

Andre Barbieri and his whole family are headed to the Milano Cortina Winter Games.

Canadian Geese Find Their Santa Barbara Home

Canadian Geese Find Their Santa Barbara Home

Animals By Chris Dille

Raising goslings in an increasingly crowded world can be tough.

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Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Astrology By Rob Brezsny

Free WIll Astrology

Free WIll Astrology

Astrology By Rob Brezsny

A Toast and a Takeover

A Toast and a Takeover

Business By Ella Heydenfeldt

A Sojourn Along the Sisquoc River

A Sojourn Along the Sisquoc River

Outdoors By Chuck Graham

Highway 1 in a Day

Highway 1 in a Day

Travel By Madeline Slogoff

Parents Must Take Responsibility for High-Speed Electric Bikes

Parents Must Take Responsibility for High-Speed Electric Bikes

Living By Sandra Brown

Walking a Complicated History: Santa Barbara County Trails Council to Lead Living Heritage Hike Along the Coast

Walking a Complicated History: Santa Barbara County Trails Council to Lead Living Heritage Hike Along the Coast

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

Lunar New Year Celebration at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara to Include Food, Art, and Mahjong

Lunar New Year Celebration at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara to Include Food, Art, and Mahjong

Community By Christina McDermott

My Home Across the Atlantic

My Home Across the Atlantic

Travel By Madeline Slogoff

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Community

Lunar New Year Celebration at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara to Include Food, Art, and Mahjong

Lunar New Year Celebration at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara to Include Food, Art, and Mahjong

Community By Christina McDermott

Santa Ynez Valley’s ‘Polar Bear Dip’ Makes Waves

Santa Ynez Valley’s ‘Polar Bear Dip’ Makes Waves

Community By Christina McDermott

Santa Barbara’s Frog Wall Has Been ‘Edited,’ Not Eliminated

Santa Barbara’s Frog Wall Has Been ‘Edited,’ Not Eliminated

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

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History

Walking a Complicated History: Santa Barbara County Trails Council to Lead Living Heritage Hike Along the Coast

Walking a Complicated History: Santa Barbara County Trails Council to Lead Living Heritage Hike Along the Coast

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens Nominated for National Register of Historic Places

Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens Nominated for National Register of Historic Places

History By Ryan P. Cruz

‘Welcome to Isla Vista’ Episode 6: The Cliff’s Edge

‘Welcome to Isla Vista’ Episode 6: The Cliff’s Edge

Audio By Christina McDermott

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My Life

Lost and Found

My Life By Charlene Huston

My Life: It’s Cool to Be a Pollyanna

My Life: It’s Cool to Be a Pollyanna

My Life By Cynthia Carbone Ward

The Green Machine

The Green Machine

My Life By Bill Gourley

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Animals

Canadian Geese Find Their Santa Barbara Home

Canadian Geese Find Their Santa Barbara Home

Animals By Chris Dille

Facing ‘Extinction Vortex,’ California Grants New Protections To Some Mountain Lions

Facing ‘Extinction Vortex,’ California Grants New Protections To Some Mountain Lions

Environment By Rachel Becker, CalMatters

Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Adoptable Pets

Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles, Shania and Taylor, and Wallace

Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles, Shania and Taylor, and Wallace

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

Macaroni and Stewart

Macaroni and Stewart

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

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Travel

Highway 1 in a Day

Highway 1 in a Day

Travel By Madeline Slogoff

My Home Across the Atlantic

My Home Across the Atlantic

Travel By Madeline Slogoff

Making, Not Taking, Pictures

Making, Not Taking, Pictures

Travel By Macduff Everton

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Society Matters

Society Matters: Year in Pictures

Society Matters: Year in Pictures

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

Gail Arnold’s Favorite Nonprofits of the Year

Gail Arnold’s Favorite Nonprofits of the Year

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

Hillside Community Celebrates the Holidays

Hillside Community Celebrates the Holidays

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

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Science & Tech

Gaucho Racing Competes at Michigan International Speedway

Gaucho Racing Competes at Michigan International Speedway

Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB’s ’The Current’

AI Cameras Catch Fires Early

AI Cameras Catch Fires Early

Science & Tech By Ella Heydenfeldt

Could Oak Trees Help Block Fires?

Could Oak Trees Help Block Fires?

Science & Tech By Callie Fausey

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Cardio Confidential

Pool Shark: SUP Fitness at Anderson Aquatics

Pool Shark: SUP Fitness at Anderson Aquatics

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

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Sports

Cardinals’ Historic Postseason Run Comes to an End With 51-43 loss to Carlsbad

Cardinals’ Historic Postseason Run Comes to an End With 51-43 loss to Carlsbad

Sports By Victor Bryant

Dos Pueblos Softball Defeats Ventura 10-0 in Channel League Opener

Dos Pueblos Softball Defeats Ventura 10-0 in Channel League Opener

Sports By Victor Bryant

Bishop Diego Girls’ Basketball Captures CIF-SS Division 5 Championship

Bishop Diego Girls’ Basketball Captures CIF-SS Division 5 Championship

Sports By Victor Bryant

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The Cannabis Corner

A ‘Merry’ Jane Holiday Gift List

A ‘Merry’ Jane Holiday Gift List

The Cannabis Corner By Leslie Dinaberg

Iration x Autumn Brands Launch Party

Iration x Autumn Brands Launch Party

Cannabis By Leslie Dinaberg

Megan’s Organic Market Opens Friendly Dispensary in Old Town Goleta

Megan’s Organic Market Opens Friendly Dispensary in Old Town Goleta

Living By Samantha Durbin

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Outdoors

A Sojourn Along the Sisquoc River

A Sojourn Along the Sisquoc River

Outdoors By Chuck Graham

Channeling a Pelagic Path

Channeling a Pelagic Path

Outdoors By Chuck Graham

Winter Camping at Lake Cachuma

Winter Camping at Lake Cachuma

Outdoors By Keith Hamm

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Art

Get Out and Sketch, Santa Barbara

Get Out and Sketch, Santa Barbara

Art By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

All for Art for All

All for Art for All

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

How Art Opens the Mind

How Art Opens the Mind

Arts & Entertainment By Debra Herrick, UCSB’s ’The Current'

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Business

Report Shows Big Bucks in Santa Barbara Arts and Culture

Report Shows Big Bucks in Santa Barbara Arts and Culture

Business By Nick Welsh

Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore Reopening in Downtown Santa Barbara

Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore Reopening in Downtown Santa Barbara

Business By Jean Yamamura

Goldwater Institute Attacks Santa Barbara County’s One Percent Wine Fee

Goldwater Institute Attacks Santa Barbara County’s One Percent Wine Fee

Drink By Matt Kettmann

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Education

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Supports Teachers with $228,000 in Grants

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Supports Teachers with $228,000 in Grants

Education By Callie Fausey

Help Send the San Marcos High School Jazz Band to New Orleans

Help Send the San Marcos High School Jazz Band to New Orleans

Music By Madeline Slogoff

Santa Barbara Reading Coalition to Host Reading Skills 101 Workshop on Saturday

Santa Barbara Reading Coalition to Host Reading Skills 101 Workshop on Saturday

Education By Ella Heydenfeldt

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