Good Visuals
Here’s our annual Year in Pictures issue, featuring the faces and places that made headlines in Santa Barbara’s 2011.
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Who’s to Blame for Fatal Fire?
Investigators and survivor Justin Mezey search for truth in the suspicious blaze that killed a homeless woman.
Searching for Captain Kew
A look inside the rambling and wonderful surfing life of Rincon-based writer Michael Kew.
Diamonds on the Soles of Their Shoes
From their headquarters in Goleta, the team at Deckers Outdoor Corp is methodically taking over the footwear world.
’Tis the Season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year again! To help you make the most of another warm-weather winter season in Santa Barbara, The Indy‘s Calendar Editor Devon Claire Flannery has compiled a comprehensive guide to the plethora of holiday events on the Central Coast.
Local Heroes 2011
Here is The Santa Barbara Independent‘s 26th annual ode to our region’s most charitable and kindhearted souls.
Surfer, Robber, Writer, Lifer
A Santa Barbara Independent writer gets to know Ben Greenspon, Santa Barbara’s bank-robbing son.
Special Delivery
A free-standing birth center has been a missing link in the continuum of perinatal services in Santa Barbara — until now.
Our Best Bands and New Noise 2011
We dish on some of our favorite local music makers and breakdown this weekend’s third annual New Noise Santa Barbara music festival and conference.
This Is Not Your Daddy’s Protest
After hanging out in De la Guerra Plaza and marching up State Street, our correspondent delivers this idiot’s guide to Occupy Santa Barbara.