From Klunkers to Mountain Bikes
In the early 1970s, young hippie bicycle enthusiasts from Marin County to Los Angeles began riding old Schwinns down mountain trails and fire roads.
Indy Staff
Recent Stories
What Plastic Bag Problem?
The idea of banning plastic bags is no more than just a silly, ideologically driven but costly and inconvenient program to make “progressive” people feel better about themselves.
Ride the Wagon to Recovery Ranch
An inside look at a structured sober living home for men in the Santa Ynez.
Tequepis Dayhike
Turn off the Chumash Highway for a vigorous half-day of hiking with profusely beautiful flora and stupendous views.
Inaugural Criterium Bicycle Races Set for Buellton
Free to Spectators; Public Welcome—More Than $15,000 in Cash & Prizes to be Awarded
Cottage Helipad Meeting, Part Deux
Neighbors to Santa Barbara’s only hospital are still frustrated with the lights and noise from helicopters.
Antioch University’s New Campus
The opening was Thursday night at Anacapa and Cota streets with friends and alumni in attendance.
Revised Burrowing Owl Report Now Available
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has released the 2012 Burrowing Owl Staff Report on Burrowing Owl Mitigation, a revision of a 1995 report on the species.
NOAA Seeks Input on Eelgrass Mitigation Policy
NOAA’s Fisheries Service is requesting the public’s input on a draft policy published in the Federal Register that will provide guidance in planning, protecting and preserving eelgrass in California, one of the state’s most important components for ecosystems in bays, estuaries, and near-shore coastal areas.
D’Penguineers First Competition of 2012 Commences
Since the close of build season three weeks ago—when the D’Penguineers had to put down their tools and seal off their robot’s bag—the students of the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy’s Team 1717 have been feverishly preparing for Friday’s Long Beach Regional.
