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Los Baños Pool to Close for Heater Repairs
The current swimming pool heaters at Los Baños Pool, the City’s 50-meter outdoor pool at 401 Shoreline Drive, are scheduled for replacement with new and improved energy efficient heaters during the week of May 21-28.
Access Information Management Hosts Open House in Santa Barbara
Access Information Management, leading provider of records management storage and destruction services for hardcopy and electronic records, is hosting an open house on Friday, May 18th from Noon to 6:00 PM to mark the grand opening of the Santa Barbara facility.
Oracle Chairman's Gift to UCSB Supports Technology Innovation
Imagine an LED light with 20 times the efficiency of an incandescent bulb. Or a computer that can generate, transmit, and store data 100 times faster than those we use today. How much healthier would our planet be if we could turn waste heat into electricity, or improve the performance of low-cost solar cells, making them more efficient, and more accessible?
Felony Charges Filed Against S.B. Cleanup Contractor
Hayden Environmental Inc. allegedly overcharged the state $2 million.
Oracle Chairman Donates $50 Million to UCSB
Jeff and Judy Henley make the largest donation UCSB has ever received.
AAUW Tech Treck
The Santa Barbara–Goleta Valley branch of the American Association of University Women has selected 25 local 7th grade girls to attend Tech Trek, a science and math camp at UCSB, operated by AAUW of California.
Homage to Scolari’s
Eastsiders will adjust.
Family Flick Night Returns to La Cumbre Plaza in June
Bring the entire family to La Cumbre Plaza to enjoy free outdoor movies starting at sundown on the first three Fridays in June.
Santa Barbara Cocktails for a Cause
The EOS Lounge will be the site of a fundraiser for Mission Doctors Association’s James C. Carey Memorial Fund.
Local Home Buying 101
Low interest rates and lower housing prices are creating opportunities for local buyers to enter or ‘move up’ in our region’s housing market.
Annual Cancer Prevention Fair to be Held
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, Cancer Center of Santa Barbara, and Cottage Health System to provide free and low-cost cancer screenings for uninsured and under-insured community members
Viewing Features Saturn, Five of its Moons
The ringed planet Saturn is expected to dazzle stargazers at a free, public viewing with the powerful Keck Telescope Friday, May 18.
Third Graders Host “Activists for Animals” Event
Third graders at Cold Spring School are trying to raise over $5000 for their Activists for Animals event on June 1st, 2012 at the Project Fine Art Zone Gallery in downtown Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center Receives Support for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
SBRCC would like to thank the Fund for Santa Barbara for its sponsorship of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
and for joining SBRCC in its vision to end sexual violence.
High-Flying Dance Shows of the Week
Three hundred kids from the S.B. Dance Institute present Imagine That! while La Petite Chouette takes to the air in Indah.
Sound of My Voice
This low-budget psychological thriller is fresh, vivid, and proof that you don’t need big money to get big scares.
Fringe Beat
Free-form radio at UCSB turns a half century.
Sky-High in a Wheelchair
Disabled veterans soar with Eagle Paragliding.
Bringing Happy Canyon Bordeaux to El Paseo
This Memorial Day weekend, Grassini Family Vineyards opens a tasting room in downtown S.B.
Rolling Laughter
In advance of Wanda Sykes's performance at the Chumash Casino Thursday night, The Santa Barbara Independent got to chat with her.
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