Natalia Cohen
The Indy’s first ever film writing intern is Natalia Cohen, who grew up in Woodland Hills and will be a senior at UCSB this year in pursuit of degrees in English, film/media studies, and professional writing.
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Laney Beaver
Even though Indy intern Laney Beaver didn’t grow up here, she still feels right at home in Santa Barbara.
Porter Spencer
Copies of The Independent are showing up in far-flung corners of the world, but this shot from Porter Spencer—who manages hydraulic lift equipment for Bardex Corporation in Goleta—was the first we’ve seen from Asia, specifically Batangas in the Philippines.
Laura Tsunoda
Laura Tsunoda comes to us from Brown’s alternative weekly, The College Hill Independent (nicknamed The Indy), but has had no qualms transitioning from a feature editor to a newsroom intern.
Kathy Pfeifer
County planner Kathy Pfeifer started reading The Independent in 1982 when it was the News & Review, and she decided to bring a copy along during a recent backpacking trip to the Olympic Peninsula coast in Washington with her son Zac and friends/former S.B. residents Gilda and Ben Wheeler and Ara Erikson.
Chelsey Steinman
Recent UCSB grad Chelsey Steinman is The Indy’s first wine writing intern ever, penning both feature articles as well as our new wine blog, Tasting the Transverse (independent.com/wine).
Robby Robbins
One of the first things that The Independent’s Robby Robbins did when he moved here from North Carolina was get the office involved in the Summer Solstice parade.
Celeste Phillips
You might not think it from looking at her, but Indy intern Celeste Phillips has a mean right hook that — as a graduate of UCSB’s Professional Editing program — she’ll nail you with if your grammar and punctuation aren’t on-point.
Blake and Sue Haralson
When Blake and Sue Haralson moved to Goleta in September 2009 after Blake’s job was relocated here, the first advice they got was to pick up a copy of The Independent to see what was happening around town.
Dolphin Sisters
Does this statue look familiar? That’s because James “Bud” Bottoms sculpted it, just like he did the one at the base of Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara.