Indy Staff, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Dance By Elizabeth Schwyzer | Tue Jan 31, 2012 | 6:00am

A Review of Nebula Dance Lab’s Premiere

On Friday, January 27, at Center Stage Theater, Clair-Obscur marked the launch of an ambitious new modern dance company.

Living By Mary Hindge, | Tue Jan 31, 2012 | 12:00am

Genocide Touches Nerves

How egregiously insensitive of Matt Kettman to say that “only” half a million Roma died in the Holocaust, and how meanly competitive of him to call it only a “fraction” of the number of Jews who perished.

Outdoors By Dan McCaslin | Tue Jan 31, 2012 | 12:00am

Figueroa Mountain One-Day Hike/Bike

Mileage: 3.0 ascending hike and 8.5 miles easy cycling. Suggested time: Approximately 4 hours, not including driving time to Santa Ynez

Living By Gary Boyd, Mammoth | Mon Jan 30, 2012 | 5:14pm

Mourning in Mammoth

This last month we were shocked and saddened to learn of the arrest of Andrew Bourne, M.D., who was Mammoth Hospital’s preeminent General and Vascular Surgeon.

Living By Grant Marcus, R.N., Ventura | Mon Jan 30, 2012 | 4:31pm

Occupy Abstaining Democrats

There is a vote in the California State Senate on Health Care for All tomorrow, and just two more votes are needed for passage.

Arts & Entertainment By Levi Michaels | Mon Jan 30, 2012 | 4:00pm

Angels & Airwaves at Velvet Jones

The Blink 182 vocalist and his new crew kicked off a transcontinental tour in Southern California last week.

Living By Virginia Mariposa, Santa Barbara | Mon Jan 30, 2012 | 3:38pm

Fie on Developers

Do you think the Veronica Meadows development project would be on the ballot, a costly June ballot we can ill afford, if Das Williams were still on the City Council?