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No Hard Feelings

Two men of war – the American pilot of a Stealth F-117 shot from the sky, and the Yugoslav colonel whose rocket launchers brought down the so-called “invisible” plane – are collaborating in a documentary.

Warped Tour’s Ones to Watch

The annual ode to rock branches out and returns to the Ventura County Fairgrounds on Sunday, June 24.

Olympic Mettle

In 1960, Jeff Farrell’s goal of an Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle in Rome seemed out of the question after undergoing an appendectomy six days before Olympic Trials.

Don’t Forget Your Bike

Getting to and from Solstice and a wealth of other summer happenings is a breeze on your bike.

Volunteer Recognition Ceremony

On Thursday June 21 at 3:00 p.m. the Santa Barbara City Fire Department will be recognizing American Red Cross and Fire Department Volunteers as at Fire Station 1, 121 W. Carrillo Street.

$1 million to be Pumped into Local Economy

Peoples’ Self-Help Housing has announced that the nonprofit organization has secured over $1,000,000 in funding to renovate Chapel Court Apartments in Carpinteria, a 28-unit farm worker housing project constructed nearly 40 years ago.

Septic System Regulations for California Adopted

After a year and a half of wrangling with language in workshops in Sacramento and numerous conference calls with staff from the State Water Resources Control Board staff, two ocean-environmental groups came home from the State Capitol on Tuesday June 19, 2012 with a successful end to their campaign to get septic system regulations adopted for the permitting or operation of septic systems in the state of California.

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