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Bald Eagles Celebrate Another Successful Nesting Season on Channel Islands

Bald Eagles Celebrate Another Successful Nesting Season on Channel Islands

Animals By Callie Fausey

The birds that once disappeared from the national park are now in their fourth decade of recovery.

Ashkahn Brings Bright Vibes to Santa Barbara Wine Country

Ashkahn Brings Bright Vibes to Santa Barbara Wine Country

Drink By Matt Kettmann

Artist-turned-winemaker Ashkahn Shahparnia is now selling his natural wines and fine stationery in Los Olivos.

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Astrology By Rob Brezsny

Week of July 16.

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John Palminteri Announced as Grand Marshal for Santa Barbara’s Fiesta Historical Parade

John Palminteri Announced as Grand Marshal for Santa Barbara’s Fiesta Historical Parade

Community By Elaine Sanders

Yale, Harvard Return Ancestors and Artifacts to Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

Yale, Harvard Return Ancestors and Artifacts to Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

Community By Callie Fausey

The Hands ― and the Truck ― That Feed Lompoc

The Hands ― and the Truck ― That Feed Lompoc

Community By Christina McDermott

Environmental Defense Center Kicks Off TGIF! Happy Hours

Environmental Defense Center Kicks Off TGIF! Happy Hours

By Ingrid Bostrom

The Rarefied Air of Ray McPhee

The Rarefied Air of Ray McPhee

Sports By Nick Welsh

Having a Ball: Santa Barbara Celebrates the World Cup

Having a Ball: Santa Barbara Celebrates the World Cup

Cover Story By Ryan P. Cruz, photos by Elaine Sanders

Baby Animal Alert: Red Panda Cubs Born at Santa Barbara Zoo

Baby Animal Alert: Red Panda Cubs Born at Santa Barbara Zoo

Animals By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara Celebrates July 4th

Santa Barbara Celebrates July 4th

Photo By Indy Staff

Santa Barbara Unified Keeping Families Fed over Summer Break

Santa Barbara Unified Keeping Families Fed over Summer Break

Community By Natalie MacFarlane

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Community

John Palminteri Announced as Grand Marshal for Santa Barbara’s Fiesta Historical Parade

John Palminteri Announced as Grand Marshal for Santa Barbara’s Fiesta Historical Parade

Community By Elaine Sanders

Yale, Harvard Return Ancestors and Artifacts to Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

Yale, Harvard Return Ancestors and Artifacts to Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

Community By Callie Fausey

The Hands ― and the Truck ― That Feed Lompoc

The Hands ― and the Truck ― That Feed Lompoc

Community By Christina McDermott

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History

What We’re Losing in the Santa Rosa Island Fire

What We’re Losing in the Santa Rosa Island Fire

Wildfire By Taylor Viens, Executive Director of the Chrisman California Islands Center

Get Oil Out! Papers Find a Home at the UC Santa Barbara Library

Get Oil Out! Papers Find a Home at the UC Santa Barbara Library

Environment By Lauren Solway

The ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ Rings In 40 Years of Covers with Faulkner Gallery Exhibition

The ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ Rings In 40 Years of Covers with Faulkner Gallery Exhibition

Community By Elaine Sanders

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My Life

More than a Place

More than a Place

My Life By Cynthia Carbone Ward

I Just Might Be the Rightful King of Ireland

I Just Might Be the Rightful King of Ireland

My Life By Barry Maher

Choosing When to Let Go

Choosing When to Let Go

Pets & Animals By Tiana Molony

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Animals

Bald Eagles Celebrate Another Successful Nesting Season on Channel Islands

Bald Eagles Celebrate Another Successful Nesting Season on Channel Islands

Animals By Callie Fausey

Baby Animal Alert: Red Panda Cubs Born at Santa Barbara Zoo

Baby Animal Alert: Red Panda Cubs Born at Santa Barbara Zoo

Animals By Callie Fausey

Path of the Island Fox

Path of the Island Fox

Animals By Chuck Graham

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Adoptable Pets

Mack

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

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Travel

The Quiet Spell of Castle Combe

The Quiet Spell of Castle Combe

Travel By Tiana Molony

California Golden Getaway

California Golden Getaway

Travel By Josef Woodard

The Art of Adaptive Reuse

The Art of Adaptive Reuse

Travel By Tiana Molony

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Society Matters

Immigrant Legal Defense Center Hosts Toast to Justice Fundraiser

Immigrant Legal Defense Center Hosts Toast to Justice Fundraiser

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

South Coast Business & Technology Awards Raises More Than $200,000 for Scholarship Foundation

South Coast Business & Technology Awards Raises More Than $200,000 for Scholarship Foundation

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

S.B. Foundation Presents Report on the State of Nonprofits

S.B. Foundation Presents Report on the State of Nonprofits

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

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Science & Tech

The Race to Save Golden Rockweed

The Race to Save Golden Rockweed

Science & Tech By Chuck Graham

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

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Cardio Confidential

Suit Up, Get Zapped: Inside Santa Barbara’s EMS Workout Studio, EMS Body Atelier

Suit Up, Get Zapped: Inside Santa Barbara’s EMS Workout Studio, EMS Body Atelier

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

Still Dancing After All These Years

Still Dancing After All These Years

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

Pool Shark: SUP Fitness at Anderson Aquatics

Pool Shark: SUP Fitness at Anderson Aquatics

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

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Sports

Goleta Valley South Little League Wins Section 1 Championship With 1-0 Victory Over Conejo Valley Little League

Goleta Valley South Little League Wins Section 1 Championship With 1-0 Victory Over Conejo Valley Little League

Sports By Victor Bryant

Santa Barbara Volleyball Club Wins AAU Boys 17U Premier National Championship

Santa Barbara Volleyball Club Wins AAU Boys 17U Premier National Championship

Sports By Victor Bryant

USMNT Defeats Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0, Loses Balogun for Belgium Match

USMNT Defeats Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0, Loses Balogun for Belgium Match

Sports By Victor Bryant

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The Cannabis Corner

Unpacking the Origins of 4/20

Unpacking the Origins of 4/20

Cannabis By Ella Heydenfeldt

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

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Outdoors

A Future in Full Bloom

A Future in Full Bloom

Cover Story By Callie Fausey

As Snake Sightings Increase Across California, Dog Trainers Promote Prevention

As Snake Sightings Increase Across California, Dog Trainers Promote Prevention

Pets & Animals By Tiana Molony

Point Conception Institute: The ‘Living Laboratory’

Point Conception Institute: The ‘Living Laboratory’

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

Downtown Santa Barbara to Celebrate Grand Opening of REH Contemporary Studio and Gallery with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Downtown Santa Barbara to Celebrate Grand Opening of REH Contemporary Studio and Gallery with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Announcement By Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association

Forty-Six-Home Project Proposed at Former Site of Santa Barbara Motorsports in Goleta

Forty-Six-Home Project Proposed at Former Site of Santa Barbara Motorsports in Goleta

Housing By Jean Yamamura

Santa Barbara City Budget Comes Together

Santa Barbara City Budget Comes Together

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

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Education

The Fight for UCSB’s Las Maestras Center

The Fight for UCSB’s Las Maestras Center

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

UC Santa Barbara Names Winners of Top Student Awards for Class of 2026

UC Santa Barbara Names Winners of Top Student Awards for Class of 2026

Education By Shelly Leachman, UCSB's 'The Current'

As Snake Sightings Increase Across California, Dog Trainers Promote Prevention

As Snake Sightings Increase Across California, Dog Trainers Promote Prevention

Pets & Animals By Tiana Molony

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