Drive Smart for Back-to-School Month: Slow and Look for Children
SANTA BARBARA, CA – August 19, 2025 As summer draws to a close and students prepare to return to school,
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Dylan Star Clothing Boutique Announces Evolution to Bespoke Shopping Service, Dylan Delivered
August 16, 2025, SANTA BARBARA – Clothing store Dylan Star announced Friday that their brick and mortar boutique in Santa Barbara’s
Hospice of Santa Barbara Announces 2025 Heroes of Hospice Award Recipients
Santa Barbara, CA — August 18, 2025 — Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) is honored to announce the 2025 Heroes of
“Children in Crisis” Event Addresses Impact of National Policies on Local Families and Features Organizations Poised to Help
Local ICE raids and deportations are having a significant and detrimental impact on local families and children. Raids and deportations
This Month Marks Members Only Barber Shop 30th Anniversary
Please join us to celebrate M.O.B.S anniversary Saturday Aught 23rd from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM, at 2005 State Street: Drinks
Local Artist Returns to Alma Mater with a Message of Hope and Legacy Through Mural Art
When Jose Bustos was a fifth-grade student at Arthur Hapgood Elementary in 1992, he entered an art contest that would
Political Theater
The Angry Poodle column of August 16 is unfair to Sheriff Bill Brown, both in terms of his actions during the recent immigration crisis and his historical positions on the subject.
Remembering Lost Colleagues
On World Humanitarian Day, ShelterBox USA honors the lives of three colleagues in relief aid: Haitham Juma, Ahmad Sa’ad, and Batoul Abu Samra.
Tear the Fascists Down*
Some like to parrot the ridiculous canard that the millions protesting Trump’s economic and immigration policies in all 50 states are “illegals, communists, and professional disruptors.”
Boom This
A letter in the Independent last week from Carpinteria suggested that 100 rocket launches annually from Vandenberg SFB “could” result in 124 sonic booms.
