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She Was Their Guest

Amy Chong sneak previews Santa Barbara High’s Beauty and the Beast.

By Amy Chong on May 9, 2008
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Behind the Scenes @ Independent.com, Take One

Chris Meagher talks about his cover story on Santa Barbara County's 3rd District Supervisor race.

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“Suspicious” Fire Engulfs Orcutt Building

Fire season officially begins this Monday.

By Chris Meagher (Contact) on May 9, 2008

Jeschke Headed to Trial

Former high tennis coach will face 19 counts for alleged inappropriate behavior with underage women.

By Chris Meagher (Contact) on May 9, 2008
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Sierra Club Endorses Farr in 3rd District Race

Praise for Farr’s views on land use, coastal protection, other issues.

By Indy Staff on May 9, 2008
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Sanchez Press Conference on Arrests

Police Chief Sanchez calls gang assaults “shameful.”

By Martha Sadler on May 8, 2008
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Assassin’s Creed

Game Grid, the Independent's new video game review column, looks at this new multiplatform title.

By Ian Simmons on May 8, 2008
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Cheaper Energy From Beyond Edison?

Feasibility study searches for less expensive green energy.

By Nick Welsh (Contact) on May 8, 2008

New SB Condo Breed Inches Toward Reality

City council bestows project with “economic development” designation.

By Nick Welsh (Contact) on May 8, 2008
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School District’s Eric Smith Helms CASBO

Head honcho for California Association of School Business Officials.

By Ethan Stewart (Contact) on May 8, 2008
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Supes Pass Spay/Neuter Ball Back to Staff

After four hours of emotional testimony, the Santa Barbara County supervisors ordered staff to form a task-force on the mandatory spaying and neutering of pets.

By Chris Meagher (Contact) on May 8, 2008
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Up Against the Backlash

When it comes to jettisoning Native American imagery at Carpinteria High School, a backlash against the backlash seems to be shaping up.

By Barney Brantingham (Contact) on May 8, 2008
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Judge Joe Lodge Dies

Judge Joseph Lodge, one of the defining personalities of the Santa Barbara courthouse scene, died in his sleep not long after reading a poem to his family on May 5.

By Nick Welsh (Contact) on May 8, 2008
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Bawling for Dollars

I know some stuff. Cool stuff. Man stuff. Like how to hook up jumper cables and spackle drywall and calculate the volume of a sphere.

By Starshine Roshell (Contact) on May 8, 2008

Turtle Island Quartet Plays Coltrane in Ventura

The members of the Turtle Island String Quartet are coming off a second consecutive Grammy Award in the newly created category of “classical crossover artist.”

By Will Engel (Contact) on May 8, 2008
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Filmmaker Bill Carter Documents the Human Face of War

Not many people make a conscious decision to venture into the midst of a war zone.

By Brett Leigh Dicks on May 8, 2008
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Leslie Lehr’s New Book on Life After Marriage

Leslie Lehr, sister of KEYT anchor Tracy Lehr, takes on the issues that touch everyone: marriage, motherhood, and, now, divorce.

By Anita Reyes on May 8, 2008
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Mourning, presented by Eiko and Koma

Last week, Santa Barbara got an unusual double dose of modern dance: Eiko and Koma through UCSB Arts & Lectures one night, and Parsons Dance at the Lobero the next.

By Elizabeth Schwyzer (Contact) on May 8, 2008

5 Reasons to See Beauty and the Beast at SBHS

Most of us recall our first experience with Disney’s masterpiece Beauty and the Beast.

By Charles Donelan on May 8, 2008
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Four and a Half Historical Fictions

Last month, Hot Off the Press took a look at the latest in war-themed nonfiction — scholarly tomes brimming with facts, figures, and footnotes.

By Colin Marshall on May 8, 2008

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