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Business By J'Amy Brown | Thu Jul 26, 2007 | 12:00pm

The Man Who Would Remake the Miramar

Rick Caruso, L.A.’s bling-mall developer, is gambling millions that he can do what Ty Warner and Ian Schrager failed to do: Get the Miramar Hotel up and running. Last January, Caruso reportedly paid Warner $50 million for 14 acres in Montecito, some dusty permits, and broken-down cottages near the water’s edge-even after Warner warned everyone within John Davies’s reach that Montecito’s exacting building policies and process cause exasperation and exhaustion.

Business By Club Reporter | Sun Jul 15, 2007 | 10:44am

Outstanding In Our Field

Many Tri-County newspapers show strong in the annual competition for journalistic excellence, sponsored by the California Newspaper Publisher’s Association. Ventura County Star wins General Excellence for the second year in a row.

Outdoors By Ray Ford | Thu Jul 12, 2007 | 12:00pm

Zaca Fire Rages in Backcountry

What started as an auspicious Independence Day did not end that way, at least not for several area ranch hands repairing a water pipe in the Santa Ynez Valley. Sparks from a metal grinder ignited nearby brush, and the flames spread before the crew could stomp them out. The location was Bell Canyon-not too far from Zaca Lake and about as unfortunate a location for a fire to start as one could find.

Living By Ethan Stewart | Thu Jun 21, 2007 | 12:00pm

Life and Death in the Sandy Shadows of Coastal Armor

Whether or not Al Gore is responsible for it, mainstream America seems to be fast waking up to the realities of global warming and the associated doom and gloom of Earth’s rising sea levels. And while these new ocean heights will no doubt equal polar bears dancing on ice cubes and State Street going all Lost City of Atlantis, they also portend some very real and disturbing scientific trends, the depths of which the scientific community has just now begun to examine.

Business By David Cotner | Thu Jun 14, 2007 | 12:00pm

Zoom Motors and the Road Ahead

In the garage at Zoom Motors, the newest car dealership in Santa Barbara, a chrome figure reclines on the hood of a ’59 Nash Metropolitan convertible, contemplating the road ahead. She lies patiently atop wings, her mouth formed into an enigmatic, endless smile. These are the kind of cars on which hood ornaments served as the driver’s crosshairs, the target to shoot down the miles of highway as one sped along. At Zoom, the promise of yesterday is the currency by which it is buying its future.

Business By Beth Taylor-Schott | Thu Mar 29, 2007 | 12:00pm

Replay, Reuse, Recycle

If you’ve driven down upper De la Vina Street between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, you’ve probably noticed Replay, the used toy and collectible store. Though the uninitiated generally refer to it as “that place with the stuff in front,” if you’ve been in Replay, and if you have a child in your life-or if you are the child in your life-you’re likely the member of a growing and devoted following.

Business By Indy Staff | Thu Jan 04, 2007 | 4:44pm

The Business Trip: When Getting Away Is No Getaway

As appealing as a weekend away may seem to a harried stay-at-home columnist mom, Starshine finds that a solo trip can be just as taxing.

Living