Island Packers Summer Schedule to Include Summer Whale Watching and Special Trips
Ventura, CA – With summer upon us, visitors can now board an Island Packers vessel for some additional seasonal trips.
Indy Staff
Recent Stories
The Plight of State Street
I have questions about the restrictive and illogical zoning of that once busy, booming avenue, State Street.
Fly the Flag
Flag Day is June 14, and I encourage you to display the United States of America flag this Friday.
The Journey of Lot 6
You think of me as ol lot 6 / But once I was wilderness out in the stix
Jack Be Nimble
As a young ’80s-era county planner, I was privileged to know and drink with Jack and other ’80s era environmental giants such as Supervisors Bill Wallace and Tom Rogers.
Santa Barbara Celebrates James Joyce and ‘Ulysses’
Bloomsday, censorship, dirty books, and dirty minds.
Less Is More
It is no secret that the supply of restrooms in downtown Los Olivos is woefully inadequate to support the tourism generated by a hotel, three restaurants, dozens of wine tasting rooms, a couple of sandwich shops and coffee houses, and a brewery.
Trees Shade Habitat
I just read the excellent and timely article in the Santa Barbara Independent on the Urban Mini-Forest by Dennis Allen.
Lawyer for the Sharks
This summer, I ventured to join the Santa Barbara community in order to help protect our ocean — a dream I have had since I was a child hoping to be a lawyer for the sharks.
In Memoriam:
Richard A. Ross, MD, MPH
1943–2024
Several months have transpired since the unexpected passing of my friend Dick Ross. I’ve taken that long to rediscover serenity.
