Story Archive for January 2008
Thursday, Jan. 31
- Peeping McDreamy
- Split Verdict in Cooney's Case
- UCSB Extension Halves Programs
- Environmental Protection Agency Gets Tough on Greka
- This Weekend's Moviemaker Panels
- Palladino's Picks: Film Fest, Day Eight
- Woodard's Wraps: Film Fest Day Seven
- Lambda Theta Societies Recruit Fellow Latinos
- Santa Barbara Celebrates Carnaval, Brazilian Style
- Marine Sanctuary Looks to Protect Blue Whales
- Restore the Trees, Please
- Wet and Wild Weather Returns to the South Coast
- Proposed Beach Booze Ban Greeted Skeptically
- Ride for Rwanda
- Capps Praises Economic Package
- Atkins Charges Procedural Deficiencies in Juarez Prelim
- Rambo
- Hutton Foundation to Support Hospital Renovations
- Untraceable
- Looking a Gift Dog in the Mouth
- Film Festival: Day Seven
- South Coast Muslim Cleric Deported
- The Women's Literary Festival Celebrates Year Three
- UCSB Defender to Play for San Jose
- Capps Heads Healthcare Task Force
- James P. Lenfestey Featured at Santa Barbara Poetry Series
- Universal Healthcare Doesn't Pass In California
- Westmont Announces "Early Action" Stats
- UCSB Grad Lynne Cox Swims Far in Freezing Waters
- UCSB Professor Receives Award
- School District to Allow Flyers
- UCSB Study Favors Strong Fish
- Santa Barbara In Black Makes Last Stand
- Radio Station Wins Six Golden Mike Awards
- Positively State Street
- County Sues EPA
- Greka Names New President and Environmental Plan
- City Wins Award for Pest Management
- Montecito Road Construction to Cause Delays
- Strawberry Growers Flee North
- Judge Rules In Favor of Reinstated County Employee
- Museum of Natural History Elects New President
- Meter to be Installed on Freeway Onramp
- City to Adopt Energy Saving Technology
- Bren Receives $1 Million Grant
- Jake's
- On Drinking Yquem
- African Film Heritage Series
- Nava Holds Oil Companies More Accountable
- Hear Our Hearts Calling
- Songstress Jesca Hoop on Her Unconventional Rise
- vol. 22, no. 107, Jan. 31-Feb. 7, 2008
- WOODARD'S WRAPPING AND PALLADINO'S PICKING
- Authorities Continue Search for Missing Student
- Police Find Children During Meth Bust
- When Marriage Is a Four-Letter Word
- Art Film Installations
- How to Love Hate Mail
- The Bijou Gourmet
- Our Midfest Report for SBIFF 2008
- A Little Local Lagniappe
- Pure Popcorn
- Now Something from the Ladies
- Getting Rid of Pests
- Victor Quijada Keeps Stretching Dance's Boundaries
- Question: 'How many times has the Santa Barbara Mission been restored?'
- Give a Little
- The High, the Low, and the Hip
- Angelina Jolie Accepts SBIFF Award
- Cooney's Case Goes to Jury
- The Royal Philharmonic with Pinchas Zukerman, presented by CAMA.
- John R. Seeley 1913-2007
- SBIFFy Stylin'
- smART: Alpha Art Studio Group Show.
- Lights, Camera
- Quiz: Whom are you wearing?
- £850
- Naples Coalition Environmental Beach Hike
- What I Did for Xmas
- Radio Square to be Redeveloped
- This Week in History
- Notes on a Film Festival
- Tommy Lee Jones Comes Home to Santa Barbara
- Broadway Babies
- Animation Whiz Brad Bird Comes to SBIFF
- Breaking the Mold
- Therse Raquin at ETC
- FANdango
- Professor Riki Ott on the Dangers of Oil Dependency
- Three Ways Arts Alive! Is Saying Out With the Old for '08
- My Kid Could Paint That
Wednesday, Jan. 30
- A Case of the Mondays
- Review: Don Riders
- Brooks Appoints New President
- UCSB Receives 47,025 Applications for 2007-2008 School Year
- Review: Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil
- Reviews: Alexandria and Summerhood
- Film Festival Fotos, Day Six
- Palladino's Picks: Day Six
- Why Teens Matter on Super Tuesday
- KCLU Sweeps Radio Awards Again
- 2008 Election
- Back to the Tip of Mercury
- Area Imam Leaves United States Under Threat of Deportation
Tuesday, Jan. 29
- Search Continues for Missing City College Student
- Judge Considers Juarez Defender's Request for Mistrial
- Proposed Three-Story Building Gets Mixed Reviews
- Air Activists Again Sue EPA Over Channel Traffic
- Influx of Strawberry Growers Expected for SB County
- Tough Early Life Leaves Fish Better Off, Study Says
- Lois Capps, Salud Carbajal React to Bush's State of the Union
- Surf City Peeps
- Notes on a Scandal
- Top Sporting Events: January 31-February 7
- Woodard's Wraps: Film Fest Day Five
- The 25th Annual Writers' Workshop
- Public Places, Giant Steps
- Film Festival Fotos: Day Five
- The Bicycle Thief
- The Steve McQueen Affair
- Aphrodesia
- They Do Build Houses in Goleta
Monday, Jan. 28
- Heeger on Solar Futures
- Hutton Foundation Gives $250,000 to Cottage
- Last Chance to Get Vote by Mail Ballots
- UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science Gets $1 Million Grant
- UCSB Professor Lauded for Psych Research
- Woodard's Wraps: Film Fest Day Four
- Palladino's Picks: Film Fest Day Four
- One Boat Sunk, Six Washed Ashore
- Yoav
Sunday, Jan. 27
- On the Wings of Film
- Storm Damage Update
- Eucalyptus Falls On IV Apartment
- Say Hi to Fred
- Woodard's Wraps: Film Festival, Day Three
- Festival Fotos: Day Three
- Santa Barbara Lutherans
- Palladino's Picks: Day Three
Saturday, Jan. 26
- Festival Fotos: Day Two
- Severe Weather To Come, Precautions Taken
- Woodard's Wraps: Film Festival, Day Two
- Looking for a Fix
- How Weird Is Our Weather?
- Jane Germain
Friday, Jan. 25
- Screenwriters' Panel Cancelled
- Festival Entry Examines New Guinean Strife
- Saving Luna
- Santa Barbara Film Festival Picks
- Market: Close of Friday, January 25
- Westmont College Receives Donated Books
- Film Fest Peeps
- Raytheon Names Intelligence VP
- Palladino's Picks: Opening Night 2008
- Woodard's Words: Opening Night 2008
- U of Pacific Drowns UCSB Gauchos
- Running for Education
- Film Festival: Day One
- Andrew McCubbin and the Hope Addicts
- What's Your Cat's Real Age?
- Rep. Capps Praises Economic Stimulus Agreement
Thursday, Jan. 24
- Former UCSB Soccer Star Drafted by San Jose
- Short-lived Tornado Warning for Goleta This Morning
- Sheriff Touts Reverse 911 Emergency Notification System
- There's Snow Up There
- Russ Spencer on SBIFF's Santa Barbara Filmmakers
- Know Your 2008 Presidential Candidates
- Clinton Courts College Vote at UCSB
- Does Community Design Affect Health?
- Supes Take Major Step Toward Goleta Beach Solution
- Lowering Boom on Building Heights
- New Coalition Volunteers Look to Rehab Trails
- An Introduction to the 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
- A Valentine Wine Dinner to Love
- R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe.
- Solid Oak Unhappy With Myspace.com Management
- UCSB Grad Wins Race, $1 Million Prize
- Snakes, Lizards, and Toads
- California Tour to Begin Soon
- Police Investigate Possible Gang Stabbing
- San Francisco's Indie Heroes Head to Muddy Waters
- Youth Thinking Big
- Angela Correa Takes Her Show on the Road
- To the Maxxx
- Vietnamese Choreographer Ea Sola on Contemporary Dance
- Cloverfield
- Cassandra's Dream
- UCSB Basketballers Beat Up on Cal Poly Mustangs
- Positively State Street
- Short Cuts
- Presenting the Best in Santa Barbara-Based Filmmaking
- Mom Envy
- Cortez-Avila Arrested for Embezzlement
- Question: 'I'm interested in one of the early families in Carpinteria, the Olmstead family.'
- The Nonpartisan Pistachio
- Tradition and Transition: The California Missions
- Connecting Poetry and Community
- Meet Javier Bardem, This Year's Montecito Award-Winner for Classic Performances
- An Interview with SBIFF's Modern Master, Cate Blanchett
- Behind the Scenes with SBIFF's Reviewers, Who Screen Films All Year
- Eastern Bloc
- Actress Amy Ryan Joins the Cast of SBIFF's Virtuosos
- Introducing SBIFF's Guest Director, Norman Jewison
- East x West
- Reel Nature
- Getting a Grip on This Year's Flood of Documentaries
- The Latest Toque in San Roque
- Defense Calls Witnesses In Police Brutality Case
- Federal Jury Rejects Police Brutality Charges
- Woman Arrested for Burglary
- Latino Cinemedia
- Police Investigate Mysterious Vehicle Fire
- Neglect Suit Filed at Mission Terrace Covalescent Home
- Martin Luther King Rally Held at Marjorie Luke
- Santa Barbara Foodbank Solicits Increased Donations
- More Mud Slinging at Goleta Water District
- FBI Investigates Denison Disappearance
- Court Rules Against Photographer's Appeal
- Runway Construction Causes Problems at SB Airport
- State Discusses Governor's Budget Cuts
- Nava Outraged at Bush's Exemptions
- 220
- UCSB's World Music Series
- The Write Stuff
- Nintendo Makes Virtual Work of Cooking
- Quiz: Know Your SBIFF
- Rice Reflections
- WELL-PLACED MODIFIER
- Elizabeth Kucinich Visits Mission Terrace
- vol. 22, no. 106, Jan. 24-31, 2008
- Teen-Empowering Texts
- A Rundown of Group Talks You Don't Want to Miss
- This Week in History
- Nights at the Sea Center
- Surf's Up
- Locals Speak Out Against Slot Machines
- Give a Little
- WORK in Progress
- Times They Are a-Changin'
- Local Help for Giuliani?
- Various Artists
- Three Reasons Why Jack Reilly's Art in Shape Makes Math Fun
- Health at the Biko Co-Op
- Santa Barbara Symphony with Colin Currie
- Montecito Planning Commission Accepts Largura's Plans
- Curiosities
- More Improvements Planned for Freeway Widening
- Kenny Harbaugh 1960-2007
- Antioch Gets Grant for Latino Wellness Center
- News-Press Would-Be Buyer Starts Nonprofit
- Swegles Leaves Daily Sound
- Susan Spicer's Crescent City Cooking
Wednesday, Jan. 23
- Tenting It
- CyberSitter Skeptical
- Strange Weather
- This Week's Big Games: January 24-31
- Mad Money
- Santa Barbara Dance Theater presents Cycles. At UCSB's Hatlen Theater, Friday, January 18.
- Chemical Leaked into Las Flores Creek
- Jackknifed Truck Slows Northbound 101 Traffic
Tuesday, Jan. 22
- Female Fat Phobia
- FBI Searching for Missing SBCC Student
- Rugby Rumbles in Elings Park
- Ani DiFranco Announces SB Tour Stop
- Film Festival Honoree Heath Ledger Dead
- The Score
- She Fled Hitler
Monday, Jan. 21
- Civil Rights Leader King Celebrated
- Dog Killed in Vehicle Fire
- Thursday Night Stabbing Allegedly Gang-Related
- "¡Ask a Mexican!" Answers Our Questions
- Jools Holland
Sunday, Jan. 20
Saturday, Jan. 19
- General Plan Culling Begins
- Schwarzenegger Talks Budget Plan in SB
- Rabbit Cake and the Rabbi's Tarot
- Esau's to Return in Spring
- Is There Life After 401(k)?
Friday, Jan. 18
- City Planning for Healthy Living?
- Woman Arrested in Connection With Goleta Auto Burglaries
- Sheriff's Detectives Make Arrest in Local Embezzlement Case
- DP Chargers Beat SB Dons in Water Polo
- Market Close for Friday, January 18
- Hillary Clinton Rallies at UCSB
- Becoming the Pack Leader
- We Gave, the RR Gave
Thursday, Jan. 17
- Montecito Planning Commission Approves Largura Home
- Hillary Clinton to Visit UCSB Tonight
- Greka Cries Eco-Terrorism, County Beefs Up Oil Regulations
- County and Schools Scramble to Anticipate State Budget Cuts
- Blankenship Stops Building, Blames Loan Crisis and Permit Process
- Longtime County Counsel Prepares to Step Down
- Winter Arts Books & Lectures Preview
- Winter Arts Visual Arts Preview
- Winter Arts Pop & Rock Preview
- Winter Arts Theater Preview
- Teen Flips Car
- SB Stranded in Snow at Tahoe
- And the Show Goes On
- Channel 21's The Creative Community Begins Its Fourth Season
- Lucky Strike
- History in Focus
- The Faculty
- S.B. Symphony's International Percussion Festival
- David Daniels
- Camerata Pacifica
- Bill Frisell and Joey Baron
- Rogers Appointed to Retirement Board
- Dos Pueblos' Kiley Neushul Puts Other Water Polo Teams in the Deep End
- vol. 22, no. 105, Jan. 17-24, 2008
- The Thinker
- CINMS Seeks Members for Advisory Board
- UCSB Scientists Discover Double Einstein Ring
- Breakers Switch Leagues
- My New Stud
- Granada Garage Half-Full at Best
- Quiz: I Bought It on eBay!
- SB Surfrider Scores in the Fashion Scene
- The Bucket List
- GBMI Purchased by Titan
- Former Andalucia To Reopen as The Canary
- David Jacobs-Strain Rocks SOhO
- Esau's One Step Closer to Reopening
- Community Supported Agriculture
- Fresco at the Beach to Close for Renovations
- Human Skull Found in Goleta Park
- Ex-Roots Guitarist and Current Incubus Bassist, Ben Kenney, Goes Solo
- Smyser Announces Candidacy
- City Examines Nightclub Ordinance Revisions
- City to Broadcast Fincance Meetings
- City Appoints Commission to Make Cuts
- Home Depot Employee Arrested for Theft
- Mulitiple Meth Bust in Sycamore Canyon
- Spain Unleashes The Orphanage on American Soil
- Civil Suit Brought for Alleged 2006 Police Misconduct
- ThisWeekinHistory
- Voyage Imaginaire -From China to Paris: Recent Artist Books of Gunnar A. Kaldewey.
- Star Shows
- Emilio De Paola 1934-2007
- Give a Little
- Cool Culture
- StylePhile
- Oil Sheen Likely from Natural Seepage
- Winter Arts Preview Part II
- KSBY to Close SB Bureau
- The Art of Conscious Creation
- New Works, presented by Santa Barbara Dance Alliance.
- Judge Rules in Favor of Tour Operators
- Martinis and Bikinis
- $1 million
- Going, Going, Gone
- Rock the Vote
- Truffles Not to Trifle With
- Another Westside Stabbing
- The Adventures of Rina van de Kamp
- Outlaw Alcohol
- Granada Garage Half Full
- Carrot Margarita
- Thanksgiving Sliders with Cranberry "Ketchup"
- Don't Ask, We'll Tell
- The Beats Go On
- Honoring M.L.K.
- Positively State Street
- For President: Barack Obama
- Two Recent Cuts to the Bone of the Surfing Experience
- Big Waves, Beat Downs, and the Birth of Modern Surfing
Wednesday, Jan. 16
- Global Brand Footwear Reincarnated
- Daily Sound Co-Publisher Leaves Paper
- Dog-Day Peeping
- Santa Barbara Sports Schedule: January 17-24, 2008
- Women in History
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Monday, Jan. 14
- Goleta Teen Flips Car, Arrested for DUI
- "Be The Change"
- Starting the Year Off Right
- Just Say "No" - Again - to Goleta General Plan Amendments
Sunday, Jan. 13
Saturday, Jan. 12
- Gevirtz School, Community Members Talk Education Policy
- Daniel Wallace Possible Interim County Counsel
- Period Extended to Apply for Marine Sanctuary Advisory Board
- Shrines and Ley Lines
- Protect Your Pet From Household Dangers
Friday, Jan. 11
- Smyser Makes It Official
- Gubernatorial Appointment Goes to Carp Resident
- Market Close of Friday, January 11
- KSBY Closes Santa Barbara Bureau
- Meth Busts in Sycamore Canyon
- Electronic Waste Accepted This Weekend at Earl Warren
- Gaucho Women Win, Men Lose
- Who Is That Man?
- Senioritis, the Silent Grade Killer
Thursday, Jan. 10
- Home Depot Employee Busted for Embezzlement
- Police Take Stand in Cooney's Assault Case
- Montecito Association Gives Miramar Renovation Thumbs-Up
- Supes to Hear Greka Report at January 15 Meeting
- UCSB Athletic Director Retires
- Crooked Neck Giraffe Dies at 21
- Bye-Bye Barnwell, Hello Francisco
- County Money Problems Loom
- Two Talks Discuss What Eating Healthy Really Means
- Homework Time at Goleta's City Hall
- Fess Parker Offers Cash in Lieu of Cheap Beach Bunks
- Finally, Some Weather
- Winter Arts Jazz Preview
- Winter Arts Film Preview
- An Interview with Terence Blanchard of the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra
- Matt Costa Looks at Unfamiliar Faces, His Second Full-Length Album of Folk-Pop
- Deep Water
- This Week in History
- McCaffrey Steps Down as City Police PIO
- Sailboat Destroyed by Fire
- Give a Little
- Bottoms Up!
- Making Connections
- Julie Christie to be Honored By SB Film Festival
- The Savages
- Bye-Bye, American Pie
- Santa Barbarans Get Behind Microloans
- There Will Be Blood
- Quiz: Celebrated Singletons
- Cynthia Martin's Solo Flight Addresses Bipolar Disorder
- Listmania Continued
- The Best Wine Events of 2008
- Westheimer Runs For Brain Tumor Research
- Musings of a Single, Young (un)Professional
- Tebedge Pleads Not Guilty
- Gaucho Volleyball Coach Ken Preston Retiring After 30 Years
- Winter Arts Classical Preview
- What Comes Around Goes Around
- 120
- To a Tea
- JT and the Clouds Warm Up Hell
- Mommy's a Liar
- Disco Beats and Rasta Rhythms
- The Man Who Is Creating a World Without Poverty
- Man Dies on Highway 101
- Four Ways Give Wings to Your Dreams
- UCSB Professor Earns Faculty Honors
- UCSB's Athletic Director Announces Retirement
- Panel Studies Impact of Retiring Public Servants
- Miramar's Environmental Review Begins
- Suicide Barriers Examined for Cold Springs Bridge
- Teen Stabbed in Gang Fight
- Vehicle Rolls Over on Highway 101
- Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees
- Cordero To Stand Trial for 12 Felonies
- Terris Reelected to County Retirement Board
- Edwards Pleads Guilty to Murder
- Jeffrey Eugenides's Middlesex
- Nobel Peace Prize recipient Professor Muhammad Yunus
- vol. 22, no. 104, Jan. 10-17, 2008
- Carbajal Becomes Chair of County Board of Supervisors
- Two UCSB Grads Sue SB Police
- Weather Hits SB
- CallWave Partners with JAHJAH
- Los Banos Sewage Improvements Completed
- Navy Sonar Banned in Southern California Waters
- Plane Crash Survivor Returns to SB
- Living with Uncertainty
- Moving in a New Direction
- Man Rescued from Santa Maria River
- Voters Favor State Health Insurance Bill
- Local Leaders Celebrate Energy Bill
- Money Help
- Winter Arts Preview Part I
- Talia Stella Klein, 1994-2007
- Winter Arts Dance Preview
- A Conversation with Filmmakers Molly Bingham and Steve Connors
- Dantona Leaves Democratic Race
- One Missed Call
Wednesday, Jan. 9
- Radiohead Announces SB Tour Stop
- Friends Remember Michael Klein
- Rufus Wainwright
- The Link Between Astrology and Palmistry
Tuesday, Jan. 8
Monday, Jan. 7
Sunday, Jan. 6
Saturday, Jan. 5
- Restaurant Health Inspections Available Online
- Weird Santa Barbara: More Weird Zoology
- River Rescue in Santa Maria
- No Really, Greka Spills Again
- Matt McAllister Leaves KTYD
Friday, Jan. 4
- Fire Department Offering Free Sandbags
- Market Close for Friday, January 4
- Paying for Underage Drinking
- New Public Information Officer for SB Police Department
- The Endless Stunner
- What To Do When You See a Stray Animal
- Fired News-Press Worker's Victory Lap Captured on Google
Thursday, Jan. 3
- Gauchos Beat 49ers in Thursday's Big West Opener
- MachineTalker Acquires Micro Wireless Tech
- Gang Member Stabbed near Garden and Micheltorena
- The Two IRAs
- Capps Praised for Energy Act Passage
- Man Pleads Guilty to 1992 Murder
- Wet, Fierce Weather Predicted for California
- North County Wineries Snagged in Undercover Sting Operation
- Social Distortion's Jonny Wickersham on His Punk Rock Evolution
- Top Five Reasons to Spend 2008 with Los Lobos
- Loving The L Word
- Growing Artichokes in S.B.'s Climate
- Resolutions
- Beetlemania!
- Rain Blamed for Electrical Explosion
- High Speed Pursuit Ends in Fatality
- vol. 22, no. 103, Jan. 3-10, 2008
- Swearing Off New Year's Promises
- Police Arrest Suspected Bank Robber
- Motorcycle Chase Ends In Collision
- Police Report Eastside Stabbing
- Sailor Rescued at Channel Islands
- Judge Denies Prosecutiorial Misconduct Charges In McDermut Hit-and-Run
- Santa Barbara Regional Health Changes Name, Expands Services
- Goleta Water Investigates Conflict-of-Interest Charges
- Another Spill At Greka
- So This Is the New Year
- Calexico
- Soul Food
- Baby to the Max
- Gaucho Men Get Ready for Regular Season; Plus More Holiday B-Ball Highlights
- Positively State Street
- Greka Faces Review at Special Hearing
- SBCC Professor David Starkey's Living Blue in the Red States
- Man Arrested for Copper Theft
- Humbug! A (Lit Moon) Christmas Carol
- A Magical Musical Tour: 103 Years of Songs from Peter Pan
- Brian Setzer Orchestra
- Plane Crash Survivor Released From Hospital
- New Year's Resolutions from a Self-Proclaimed Wine Geek
- El Mirasol
- Rooftop Escape
- CAMA Presents David Daniels, Countertenor, in Recital
- S.B. Memoir Contest Winners
- 30%
- Quiz: New Year's Around the World
- Julie Rofman. At Gallery Ocho.
- Brookies Explore Territory Ahead
- Rockin' Good Cause
- State Street Dining
- High Winds Cloud Skies With Ash
- EPA Rejects California's Fuel Economy Standards
- CBD Delivers Complaint to US Fish and Wildlife Service
- USS Ronald Reagan to Visit SB
- McAllister Moves to Arizona
- Gauchos Defeat EWU
- SMHS Band to Play at Orange Bowl
- Michael Klein, 1970-2007
- Winery Clerks Fined
- Santa Barbara County Gets Walgreens Settlement Money
- Santa Barbara County's Newest Caterer
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