Garden Street Academy Gets Huge Gift
The Garden Street Academy—a small, independent K-12 school tucked behind the Mission on Garden Street—received a $2 million gift from an anonymous donor this week to fund a merit-based scholarship program.
Recent Stories
County Offers Rebates for Water-Wise Yards
The Smart Landscape Rebate program, put on by the county’s Public Works Department, is now offering increased cash rebates to Santa Barbara residents who make their yards more water-wise.
Man Robs Doctor’s Office
He makes off with a small stack of $5 bills.
Hedge Height Regulation Still on Hold?
The city’s Ordinance Committee this week voted to extend the suspension on hedge height regulation for another three years.
KEYT Employee Pleads Not Guilty to Child Porn Charges
Arrested after purportedly posting lewd image to public photo-sharing Web site.
S.B. Zoo Giraffe Gives Birth to Surprise Baby
Zookeepers keeping close eye on calf after young, first-time mother refuses to nurse.
Group Gets Store to Stop Selling ‘Racist’ T-Shirt
On MLK Jr. Day, Native American activists call the cops on a State Street shop owner.
Watch a Behemoth Blast Off
Liftoff video of largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast.
Cabrillo Ball Field Bleachers Fenced In
A new, $12,400 fence was erected around the Cabrillo Ball Field bleachers last week with the hope that homeless people will now find the area a less desirable place to congregate.
Pellet Gun Panhandler Faces Multiple Felony Charges
He’s a registered sex offender in Florida and has extensive criminal histories with other law enforcement agencies.
