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Mary Elon Bell Chatham: 1910-2012

Sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee, Granny hears the door open and a cheery little voice. “Look what we have here,” she says as her great-granddaughter, Lexi, marches into the room.

City Fire Chief Retiring

Just a few days after he was appointed the City of Santa Barbara’s fire chief, Andrew DiMizio took charge of organizing a massive effort to fight the Jesusita Fire.

First Cold Spring Bridge Suicide Since New Barrier

Sheriff’s deputies Monday morning responded to an apparent suicide at Cold Spring Bridge at 1:40 a.m. and found the body of 30-year-old Santa Monica resident Peter Roycewicz near Stagecoach Road, which runs under the 1,148-foot span on Highway 154 just north of San Marcos Pass.

Three People Sentenced in 2009 Murder Case

While Andrew Baldarez, accused in the 2009 Westside murder of 22-year-old Baldemar Leal, is headed toward a competency trial in December, Judge Frank Ochoa sentenced Jonathon Alonzo, Imelda Guevara, and David Martinez for their involvement in Leal’s death.

The Price of Protest

It was a shame to loose Keith Rivera as an Architectural Board of Review (ABR) member.

Coast Village Classic Car Show

Special Olympics Santa Barbara will host the new Coast Village Classic Car Show on Sunday, September 16, 2012 from 8:00 am-2:00 pm.

Tiki Toss Fundraiser

After experiencing exponential growth within the past year, Mellow Militia, a Santa Barbara-based app development company, has announced its decision to launch a crowd-funding campaign through the major global funding platform Indiegogo to meet increased demand for the new physical version of its popular mobile app game, Tiki Toss 3D.

Time-Lapse Awesomeness

Santa Barbara stars in hypnotic short film focusing on nature versus development.

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