Story Archive for February 2008
Friday, Feb. 29
- Missing Mesa Woman Found
- Markets: Close of Friday, February 29
- UCSB Announced New Program for Energy Efficiency
- Anti-Military Protestors to Rally Against Vandenberg
- Vandenberg Missile Launch Postponed
- Classroom Democracy
- To See and Not Be Seen
- Downed Cow Disgrace
Thursday, Feb. 28
- Got Smoke Detectors? Here's a Pizza
- New Upper State Hotel: Too Big?
- Never Again, Never Again, Never Again!
- Judge Hears Frimpong's Retrial Motion
- Sara Miller McCune Grants Endowed Chair to UCSB
- Mesa Woman Missing
- To Endure, and to be Heard
- crosswordpuzzle
- New Phone Tax
- County Making Plans Now for Big Reductions Later
- Protesters, UCSB Argue Researchers' Role in War Efforts
- Punk Rock-Out
- Remembering a Friend
- The Wendy Chronicles
- Question: 'What was the practice of medicine like in the Spanish era?'
- This Week in History
- Pointer Announces Candidacy for 3rd District Seat
- Amgen Tour Breezes Through SB
- Sorenson Sues Pacificor
- Chumash Casino Named as Fast-Growing Employer
- Romancing the Indian: The Photographs of Edward S. Curtis.
- Raytheon Receives $100 Million In New Contracts
- Uncertain Future for Nevrland Ranch
- Nava Unleashes New Sex Offender Laws
- The Last Days of Empire by Bob Potter.
- Wound Closure Company to Headquarter in SB
- Truston Partners with Identity Force
- DA Opposes Frimpong Retrial Motion
- Week Spot Photo: The Essential Worker
- Morgan John Cowles 1968-2008
- Language of Love
- Positively State Street
- Vandenberg Tracks Bits of Blown Up Satellite
- Giselle, presented by the State Ballet of Georgia
- Rufus Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Penny! Penny! Penny!
- US Scientists Lead Dark Matter Research
- Officers Support "Don't Ask Don't Tell"
- Turning Science into Social Change
- Memorial Held for Lawrence King
- Pulitzer Prize Winner Passes On
- SB Schools May Lose Healthcare Money
- SB Business College Goes Cyber
- Film Shown for Ugandan Children
- Give a Little
- Nava Combats Dog Fighters
- Cask-Conditioned Ale at Hollister Brewing
- LIBBY, LINE 1-18:
- vol. 22, no. 111, Feb. 28-Mar. 6, 2008
- Amgen Cycling Tour Blows Through Town
- The Next Great Awakening?
- Ridding Fruit Trees of Menacing Larvae
- 2008 Wedding Guide Listings
- Lompoc Federal Penitentiary Goes On Lockdown
- She's Great. Him I Hate.
- Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess!
- Bridal Wear
- Going to the Chapel
- Wear the White Tuxedo
- Annual Songwriters Expo Converges on the Valley
- Music at the Tavern
- Be Kind Rewind
- Adventures of an Independent Woman
- Blaze at Warner Estate Burns Mansion
- Photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale Speaks at UCSB
- Pinback and MC Chris.
- Supervisors Clash Over Cash for the Coast
- Oblivion: David Maisel
- The Shape of Jazz Festivals to Come
- SB Home Prices Fouth Highest In State
- De la Guerra Plaza Plans in the Air
- Great to Dine with the Danes
- Teamsters and News-Press Charge Unfair Labor Practices
- Carpinteria Limits Big Box Development
- Bus Stop by William Inge, presented by Rubicon Theatre Company.
- Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliaccipresented by Opera Santa Barbara.
- Fiction with Novelty
- Philip Glass on 50 Years of Collaborations
- The Giant Among Us
- Online Only
- Granting Wishes
- Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
- FoodHits the High Notes
- What to Eat
- Vantage Point
- Three Reasons to Appreciate Isaac Julien's Moving Pictures
- Snowy Plover Breeding Prompts Beach Closures
- Opera Santa Barbara Receives $5M Donation
- Violence In Oxnard
- Anon(ymous), an adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey by Naomi Iizuka.
- SB Zoo Receives $150,000 Grant
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Principal Deposed
- Balance of Power
- Trouble in Africa
- Fulfilling Fun
- Global Telescope Network Created in Goleta
- The Independent Wedding Issue
Wednesday, Feb. 27
- Where We Fall Down
- Blue Whale Death Investigators Point Finger
- Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man
- Eyes Are the Coal Mine Canary of Malnutrition
Tuesday, Feb. 26
- Top Sporting Events: February 26-March 6
- Anarchy on the Streets
- Michael Buble Confirms Two Bowl Dates
- Beating the Hope Drum
- Ole, Ole, Ole
- Various Artists
Monday, Feb. 25
- Discovering the Power of Awareness
- Santa Barbara Opera Receives $5 Million Donation
- Gone to NAMM
- Africa's Most Dedicated Witness
- Health for Pune City's Poor
- Is the Good Land Ready for Disaster?
- Sneak Attack!
Sunday, Feb. 24
- Big Waves Return to SB
- Nava Seeks Tougher Sex Crime Laws
- Youth Violence and Religion
- Welcome to Bombay
Saturday, Feb. 23
- Remembering Lawrence King
- UCSB Scientists Map Human Effect on Oceans
- Leipheimer Leads Amgen Tour
- Our Glorious Leaders
- Plover Lovin' Prompts March 1 Closure of Vandenberg Beaches
- Care and Feeding of IRA
Friday, Feb. 22
- Dos Pueblos, Santa Barbara High Face Off
- Healthspan
- Market: Close of Friday, February 22, '08
- Blaze Burns Billionaire Beanie Baby Baron's Bedroom
- Plays Well With Others
- UCSB Scientist: "Potato Chip of the Ocean" at Risk
- Buellton Councilwoman Announces Candidacy for 3rd District Supervisor
- Shooting of Gay Oxnard Student Resounds in SB
- Cuba Libre
- Uno Is Not for Everyone
Thursday, Feb. 21
- Teamsters, News-Press Trade Unfair Labor Practice Charges
- Top Sporting Events: February 21-24
- Paul Veblen, Former News-Press Editor, Dies
- BioIQ Scores Venture Capital
- Nava Measure Would Make Dog Fighting a Felony
- More Than 700 Attend DP High "Invisible Children" Screening
- Robert Plant, Alison Krauss Announce SB Stop
- The Swing of Things
- The African Heritage Film Series Offers Honeydripper and 9 More Films
- School District Braces for More Massive Budget Cuts
- Rickey Ederington 1953-2007
- The Future of Biofuels Takes Root in S.B.
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo Sing of a Hero and a Country
- Theatrical Time Warp
- Eucalyptus Trees Take Root in California
- A Vote for Change
- Dr. Luis Castillo and Diane Appelbaum Bring ¡SALUD! to Town
- Positively State Street
- The Granada Begins a New Century
- ¡Bailamos!
- Sings Like Hell, with Kelly Willis and Chuck Prophet.
- Getting Personal with Phillip Lopate
- In Bruges
- Jumper
- Polly Caldwell Bookwalter's Butterfly Beach
- Oval Office Antics and Achievements
- vol. 22, no. 110, Feb. 21-28, 2008
- The Barren Beauty of Death Valley
- The Music Man
- Pro Ballplayers Train at Santa Barbara's Peak Performance Project
- Quantum's Flat Iron Steak Sandwich
- The Really, Really Free Market
- Get Your Game On
- The Solar Power of Costco
- This Week in History
- Almaz Damanias and the Blue Nile Cafe
- Mountain Movies
- Give a Little
- New Names, New Faces
- SBMA's Electronic Poetics Brings in the Community
- Jazz Takes a Bow
- Roy Fowler
- Opera Santa Barbara Opens Three "Italian Passions"
- Ron Reihel: The Presence and Absence of Light
- The Many Reasons to Love a Cupcake
- David Oliveira Visits Santa Barbara
- Question: 'Weren't there ostrich farms around here at one time?'
- CompUSA Store Space Yet to be Filled
- Chamber of Commerce Explores Healthcare Options
- Goleta's Shelby Trust Moves Toward Re-zone, Development
- Santa Barbara Readers Take On the World Economy
- Santa Barbara To Have Major New Marijuana Ballot
- UC Fixes Mesa Road Potholes
- Report Examines UC Service Workers' Wages
- Turnbull Defects to Santa Ynez School District
- Amgen Tour of California Begins
- Oil Spill Contained at Richards Oil
- Vital Link in the Food Chain Threatened
- UCSB Study Analyses Human Impact on Oceans
- Sea Otters on the Rise
- EDC Receives Jim Ryerson Award
- Shoreline Sinks Shoreward
- Smoke Detector-less House Burns
- Six Arrested for Selling Crack
- Teen Stabbed on Westside
- Military Conference Moved from UC Campus
- The Knight from Olmedo
- Denison Murderer Still at Large
- Steelhead Seen In Mission Creek
- Kickin' Balls
- High School Student Casts Fraudulent Ballot
- Jumper Dies at Cold Spring Bridge
- Single and (Un)Professional: 1, 2, 3 : Fall in Love
- When the Spirit Moves the Wine
- Cream of Leek and Potato Soup
- Mercury Lounge Spotlights Santa Barbara Artists
- Brown Pelicans To Be Delisted?
- The Tempest, presented by The Acting Company
- Denver's Hotel Teatro Offers the Perfect Escape
- Ty One on at the Biltmore
Wednesday, Feb. 20
- Methane, H2S, and Oil Spilling
- Citizens Invited to Vigil for Slain Oxnard Student
- Two Arrested Following Jack in the Box Assault
Tuesday, Feb. 19
- Supes Terminate Terrace
- DP High Screens New "Invisible Children" Documentary
- Failing California Communities and the UC System
- Starbucks, iPods, School Shootings
- Southern Strategy
- Top Sporting Events: February 19-25
- How to Make a Practice with All These Pieces
- The Mars Volta
Monday, Feb. 18
Sunday, Feb. 17
- Ship Shape: And Very Strange
- Gaviota's Highway 101 Lane Closed
- UCSB Conference Looks at 1968 East LA Walkout
- B'nai B'rith Recognizes Work by SB's Judy Meisel
Saturday, Feb. 16
- Developer Won't Give Up Transit Center Dream
- Missing SBCC Student Found Dead in Reno
- Lights, Camera, Brooks Students Say, "Action!"
- Teenager Stabbed Near Cottage Hospital
- Is Now the Time to Buy a Home?
- Unclear Results of UCSB Anti-Military Rally
- Judaism in Santa Barbara
Friday, Feb. 15
- What's Funny About the News-Press
- Close of Market: Friday, February 15
- Marijuana Legalization on the Ballot?
- Eddie Vedder Heads to the Arlington
- Trail Organization Slammed For Supporting Multi-Use
- Whining in Rome
- Puppy Love?
Thursday, Feb. 14
- Surfing Rabbi Charges I.V. and Rincon
- Trash Bin Fire Scorches Goleta Home
- Goleta Organic Farm Bows to Neighbors' Complaints
- Scientology Church Decries Wave of Worldwide Persecution
- Agnes Guevara's Living Legacy of Mexican Cuisine
- 49th Winter Antique Gun Show
- Catalan Violist Jordi Savall Writes History with Music
- St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) on Sufjan, Coachella, and Going Solo
- Mama Pat's Inner Light Community Gospel Choir.
- Capps Praises College Affordability Legislation
- Juarez Pleads Not Guilty to Re-filed Charges
- Jackson May Lose Neverland Ranch
- Get Oil Out Has Commemorative Cruise
- Think Big!
- Piece by Peace
- Blatant Self-Promotion (dot com)
- Egar Gets Day In Court
- Blood Oranges
- It's Elemental, Being Green
- Why It's Smart to Invest in Art
- Lisa Lampanelli
- Light Brown Apple Moth Returns to SB County
- UCSB Receives Grant for Alzheimers Research
- Positively State Street
- Bobby Bradford and the Mo'Tet.
- Ballroom, presented by State Street Ballet.
- Othello, presented by PCPA and directed by Patricia Troxel.
- Camerata Pacifica
- vol. 22, no. 109, Feb. 14-21, 2008
- Dos Pueblos, San Marcos, and Santa Barbara High Schools Prepare for Prep Playoffs
- New Candidates Run for Superior Court Judge's Seat
- CALobster Formed to Study Effects of MPAs
- Seared Duck Breast
- Kathryn Ish-Stahl 1936-2007
- Debbie Stanbro 1956-2008
- Creative Philanthropy
- Improvability
- Southern California Dreamin'
- Give a Little
- This Week in History
- Love on the Wild Side
- 5,924 miles
- Single and (Un)Professional: Ode to Valentine's Day
- Quiz: My Funny Valentine
- WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU
- Peeps Is Like a Box of Chocolates
- Egar Gets Day In Court
- Voting Mishaps Explained
- Clean Air Bus Catches on Fire
- Three Ways Santa Barbara Artists Are Putting the "Art" Back in "Heart"
- UCSB Student Mugged on Campus
- Tennis Coach Faces Additional Charges
- Hit-and-Run Convict Sentenced
- The Tempest
- Meditations in Silver: Photographic Studies by Paul Caponigro.
- Kelly Willis and Her Wandering Ways
- Elastic Perspective Redux, presented by Rubberbandance Group.
- Annual Orchid Show
- Sex Offender Denied Movement Privilege
- Voters Complain About Rigged Election
- Dispensary Regulation Debate Continues
- Tierney Gearon's Mother Project
- Chumash Foundations Found at Mission
- Colman McCarthy on Teaching Nonviolence
- Prima Ballerina Nina Ananiashvili to Grace Santa Barbara
- Recycled Cellular Phones for Soldiers
- Val Days
- Sheriff Unveils Plan for New Jail, Expanded Prevention Program
- Anglers Push for Artificial Reefs
- Greka Investigates Sabotage Claims
- The Work of Love
- Ode to Real Love
- UCSB Freshman Breaks Freethrow Record
- Gallegly Files for Reelection
- Groundation
- Persepolis
- Voting Mishaps Explained
- UCSB Library Wins Award for Outreach
- SB Middle Schoolers Ride 4 Rwanda
- City to Improve Mission Street Bike Lane
- City to Filter Debris From Water
- City Adopts Ahwanee Water Principles
- Knock, Knock: Plow's There
- Will.i.am's "The Yes We Can Song"
- Fools Gold
Wednesday, Feb. 13
- Military Conference Sparks UCSB Protest
- DNA Leads to Arrest in 2006 Hotel Stabbing Case
- Cold Springs Rehabilitation Project
- They Can't Read and Write, But They Sure Can Multiply
- Ugandan Brings Art for Peace
- Top Sporting Events: February 14-24
- Carp High's Jason Ranger Nominated All-American
Tuesday, Feb. 12
- Clean Air Bus Spews Black Smoke
- The Hottie and the Nottie
- UCSB Library Lauded for Earth Day Efforts
- Bren School Scientists, Fisherman Examine Marine Reserves
- Goleta's New Citizens
- Staying Classy
- Vampire Weekend
Monday, Feb. 11
- Frimpong Lawyer Files Motion for Retrial
- From Hors d'Oeuvres to Dessert
- SB Police Tangle With Rock-Wielder, Drug Pusher
- Striking Out Together
- Clean Water 39 Years Later
Sunday, Feb. 10
Saturday, Feb. 9
- Greka Finds Evidence of Sabotage
- UCSB Women's Center Sponsors Three On-Campus Lectures
- College Bill Passes
- Anna Schwab Wins Middle School Math Bee
- Whom Are You Going to Believe?
Friday, Feb. 8
- How to Take Years off Your Age Without Lying About It
- Market: Close of Friday, February 8
- Middle Schoolers Benefit Rwanda, Chat up Film Fest Celebs
- Evolution Weekend
- Obama Country
- High School Politics
Thursday, Feb. 7
- Donated Phones Bring Soldiers Closer To Home
- Police Warn Motorists to Hide Valuables, Lock Cars
- A Divided Holy Land
- Ken Williams's New Book Addresses Homelessness in Santa Barbara
- 1-800-Got Junk?
- Top Sporting Events: February 7 - February 14
- Financial Reprieve for County Mental Health
- Supes Arrange Naples Transfer of Development Rights
- UCSB Extension Retreats onto Campus
- Bye-Bye Bazaar, Hello New Building
- Can Mike Foley House Santa Barbara's Homeless?
- Farr Leads 3rd Dist. in Campaign Money
- Free Family Day
- African Musicians Bearing Deep Messages
- SBIFF 2008 Comes to a Close; Third Weekend for Locals on the Way
- From Birth to Victory, The Saga of a Santa Ynez Valley Racehorse
- Internet Matchmaking
- Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion Take Their Tales to the Tavern
- Molly Inspires
- General Plan Review Concludes
- Puppy Love
- Punk Rock Pup
- Quiz: Animal Crackers
- 127,750
- Furry Facebook
- The Art of Wine and Chocolate
- There's Got to Be a Morning Drink After
- Cook In
- Chocolate Guinness Cake
- This Week in History
- Take a Tour
- Give a Little
- Little Stacks, Big Help
- Merit Badge
- 'Zine and Heard
- Wildling Out
- Five Reasons to Indulge at CAF's Chocolate
- Concert for a Cause
- Dioji Offers Owner-Approved Pooch Pampering
- Teen Arrested for DUI
- No Sonar Order Holds
- First Trout Seen At Fish Ladder
- ForestWatch Sues For Spills
- Five Years of MPAs Evaluated
- Greka Threatens To Sue County
- Greka Faces Stiff Daily Fines
- CHP Gets Money For DUI Enforcement
- Carbajal Campaign Enjoys Strong Finances
- Arthritic Anteater Passes On
- Solar Bathroom Added at Marina
- Veronica Meadows EIR Deemed Insufficient By Some
- Scientists Look For Answers in Whale Death
- Murderer Sentenced to 25 Years
- Capps Decries ExxonMobil's Record Profits
- Sorority Smashing Protected By Free Speech
- Alleged Child Molestor Pleads No Contest
- Music Is for Lovers
- The Eye
- KOOL KELA
- vol. 22, no. 108, Feb. 7-14, 2008
- UCSB Grad and Global Superstar Jack Johnson Releases Sleep Through the Static
- Loose Pooch Social Club Offers Doggy Daycare Done Right
- High School Paper Robbed
- Strange Wilderness
- Fred Armisen
- Brush Buddy
- James Carroll on Religion and War
- UCSB Employee Killed In Avalanche
- Every Dog Has Its Day
- Michael Jason Spradling 1982-2007
- Drought and Rain Vol. 2, presented by Company Ea Sola.
- Riders to the Sea, presented by UCSB Opera Theatre.
- Members Collect III.
- John King: Encaustic Paintings, Drawings, Prints.
- Cool Cats
- Cooking with Your Valentine
- Question: When did the first automobile come to Santa Barbara?'
- Into the Woods, presented by Westmont College.
- Goleta To Be Sister Cities With La Union, Mexico
- City Sewer Program Enjoys Explosive Popularity
- Therse Raquin
- Chelsea Clinton Visits SBCC
- Woman Drives Wrong Way on Highway 101
- Sanger Calls for New Frimpong Trial
- Japan's Gift to Wine Lovers
- Rescue Searches For Downed Plane
- Acreage Protected for Endangered Fish
- Hang the Potty
Wednesday, Feb. 6
- Winners Announced for SBIFF's Audience Choice Award
- Obama, McCain Victorious in SB County
- Apollo and Jupiter
Tuesday, Feb. 5
- Police Pursuit Ends in Arrest of Underage Driver
- Dead Whale Washes Up on Ventura Shores
- Goleta Looks South to Potential Sister City
- The Original Culture War
- Talking with Jack Johnson
- The Mean Greens
- Hot Chip
Monday, Feb. 4
- Charges Dismissed Against Accused Murderer Juarez
- Plane, Pilot Missing Near Cuyama
- Brangelina Peeps
- Woodard's Wraps: Day Eleven
- Big Laughs at the Director's Panel
- Calling on Our Ancestors: The Healing Connection
Sunday, Feb. 3
- Palladino's Picks: The Film Fest Finale
- Woodard's Wraps: Film Fest, Day Ten
- Capps Decries Exxon Mobil Profit
- CHP Warns Against Super Bowl Sunday Drunk Driving
- Grant to Help CHP Battle Winery-Related DUI
- Spotlight on Women's Portrayal in Media
- A Cry From the Cross
Saturday, Feb. 2
- Film Festival Fotos: Day Ten
- Montecito Drivers Alerted to Road Construction
- Film Festival Fotos, Day Nine
- Woodard Wraps: Film Fest, Day Nine
- The Forge Is Cracked
- Woman Drives Wrong Way on Highway 101
- The Butcher, the Baker, and: the Taxidermist?
- Greka Threatens to Lay Off 100 Workers
Friday, Feb. 1
- Her Mother's Daughter
- UCSB Women Beat Riverside
- Bluff 'n Back
- Market: Close of Friday, February 1
- Little Pine Mountain
- Buckhorn Trail
- Confessed Murderer Edwards Sentenced 25 Years to Life
- Palladino's Picks: Film Fest, Day Nine
- The Case of the Missing Conductor
- How to Save for College
- Camuesa Connector
- Woodard's Wraps: Day Eight
- Students to Gather for "Day of Action" on Saturday
- Festival Entry Examines India-Pakistan Split
- Last-Minute Decision
- What's Your Dog's Real Age?
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