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- Story: KT Tunstall Talks Touring, Posing, and Living the Dream (Thursday, May 1, 2008)
... ngstress KT Tunstall made listeners sit up and take notice with her tune Bla ... de listeners sit up and take notice with her tune Black Horse and the Cherry ... ch galloped onto U.S. radio in 2005 with its blend of hard strumming acousti ... alloped onto U.S. radio in 2005 with its blend of hard strumming acoustic gu ...
- Story: Voices of the Evacuated (Friday, November 14, 2008)
... UPDATED CONTINUOUSLY: Accounts from witnesses and people most affected by th ... affected by the Tea Fire. While it is unclear precisely which addresses ... e than 2,500 people have evacuated, with more than 200 hunkered at the San M ... hool shelter, many watching the map with a view to trying to figure out if t ...
- Story: Letters 11/2/2006 (Wednesday, November 1, 2006)
... as on the News-Press news staff for 22 ... about the same number of years ago. As an avid employee and reader, I have ... of competence. But poor management has ended this by generating the recent ... ended this by generating the recent rash of resignations and dismissals. ...
- Story: The Elements of a Great Scientific and Technical Dispute (Thursday, September 17, 2009)
... c fight over the World Trade Center was not so hugely important, it might be ... Center was not so hugely important, it might be viewed as simply ridiculous ... hugely important, it might be viewed as simply ridiculous that core elements ... c fight over the World Trade Center was not so hugely important, it might be ...
- Story: Not in Kyoto Anymore (Thursday, July 23, 2009)
... homestays can be heaven or hell. It’s midnight, and you’ve just step ... ght-eyed 18-year-old who knows very little English, and you’re standing on ... ich you can barely read: “I am in Las Vegas for New Year’s. Feel free to ... u can barely read: “I am in Las Vegas for New Year’s. Feel free to make ...
- Story: Local Heroes 2008 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)
... ue of The Santa Barbara Independent. It was also our first honor roll of Loc ... f The Santa Barbara Independent. It was also our first honor roll of Local H ... r first honor roll of Local Heroes, with stories of men and women who truly ... ue of The Santa Barbara Independent. It was also our first honor roll of Loc ...
- Story: Eating (Thursday, October 15, 2009)
... ition Store Gourmet Food Store Sa ... Consider Lazy Acres’ salad bar as a microcosm. It has all the icon-foo ... y Acres’ salad bar as a microcosm. It has all the icon-foods of the health ... res’ salad bar as a microcosm. It has all the icon-foods of the health nut ...
- Story: Q Is for Quartet (Saturday, November 22, 2008)
... itlin Crandell talks with two renowned ... ith two renowned classical musicians ab ... n Crandell talks with two renowned classical musicians about the joys of ins ... f instrumental conversation. It’s commonly believed that the strin ...
- Story: Greka’s Monkey Business (Thursday, April 17, 2008)
... er soil Santa Barbara's backyard? Is it the county, the media, the environme ... tewart finds out. This weekend, with solar-powered pomp and eco-minded c ... again celebrate Earth Day, a holiday as ingrained in our city’s DNA as red ... Day, a holiday as ingrained in our city’s DNA as red-tiled roofs, Fiesta, ...
- Story: Humanitarian Greg Mortenson and Economist Jeffrey Sachs Chat with Howard Schiffer (Thursday, May 1, 2008)
... itamin Angels interviews the famed huma ... min Angels interviews the famed humanitarian and poverty-ending economist. T ... Arlington Theatre, not Campbell Hall as was initially reported. Earlier t ... ngton Theatre, not Campbell Hall as was initially reported. Earlier this ...
- Story: Last Calls (Thursday, July 27, 2006)
... y 60-year-old bar and restaurant on East Canon Perdido Street whose pagoda f ... Street whose pagoda façade is the last reminder of Santa Barbara’s once- ... for good on Saturday, July 29. The reason? Owner and chef Tommy Chung, Jimmy ... for a comfortable chunk of change, with which he’ll enjoy his golden year ...
- Story: Life in the Time of Torture (Thursday, April 13, 2006)
... their most sacred holidays — Passover, remembering the liberation of ... remembering the liberation of Israelites from bondage, and Easter, commemor ... ion of Israelites from bondage, and Easter, commemorating Christ’s resurre ... resurrection from death. In such a season of release and renewal, it seems a ...
- Story: Zaca Fire Impacts Will Linger for Years (Thursday, October 18, 2007)
... It’s been less than two months since ... o be historic in proportions — it was the county’s largest and the s ... historic in proportions — it was the county’s largest and the state ... d the state’s second largest, at least in recorded history — it is r ...
- Story: Bean Counting (Thursday, April 5, 2007)
... n Dan Randall first started coffee roasting 15 years ago, it was with one in ... tarted coffee roasting 15 years ago, it was with one intention — to cr ... ed coffee roasting 15 years ago, it was with one intention — to create ... offee roasting 15 years ago, it was with one intention — to create the ...
- Story: Voices Rarely Heard (Thursday, November 13, 2008)
... sors, students, and other activists within the social justice group PUEBLO b ... sors, students, and other activists within the social justice group PUEBLO ( ... ocial justice group PUEBLO (People United for Economic Justice Building Lead ... eir lives here. The resulting book, titled In the Shadows of Paradise, or En ...
- Story: Interview: The Bird and the Bee (Wednesday, February 4, 2009)
... OhO this Saturday. That awkward sit-down talk known as “the birds and ... That awkward sit-down talk known as “the birds and the bees” is some ... orward to. Parents must explain how little Johnny came about to, well, littl ... little Johnny came about to, well, little Johnny, while the kid is either h ...
- Story: The Price of Redemption (Thursday, June 7, 2007)
... child molester-turned-preacher who has come to Santa Barbara to reveal God' ... ing in Carpinteria, night hadn’t quite settled in. As the sky grew darker ... ia, night hadn’t quite settled in. As the sky grew darker and the air assu ... . As the sky grew darker and the air assumed an edge of chill, the town’s ...
- Story: Assessing What’s Burned (Friday, May 8, 2009)
... m. (map added) Although the task can be difficult in a wildfire zone ... a wildfire zone — especially one with as many twists, turns, and long dri ... ildfire zone — especially one with as many twists, turns, and long drivewa ... ny twists, turns, and long driveways as the foothills of Santa Barbara — T ...
- Story: Refugio Fire September 6-15, 1955 (Saturday, September 19, 2009)
... emains unburned, the greater becomes its potentiality for fires of uncontrol ... ed, the greater becomes its potentiality for fires of uncontrollable fury. T ... fires of uncontrollable fury. The reason is simple. In our very dry climate ... combustible debris becomes thicker with each passing year and as the fuel a ...
- Story: One World One God (Thursday, January 19, 2006)
... ut God, the religious scholar Reza Aslan challenges some of Western societ ... rgues that the core message of Islam as revealed by the Prophet Muhammad was ... as revealed by the Prophet Muhammad was and remains profoundly egalitarian, ... ammad was and remains profoundly egalitarian, noting that during Muhammad’ ...
- Story: News-Press Coverage | Letters (Thursday, July 13, 2006)
... ve been a newspaper reporter and writer for much of my long life. My wife ... During this time, I’ve had the pleasure of knowing various publishers and ... of knowing various publishers and editors at the NP, including respected jo ... n responsive to them. After 9/11, I was invited by the city editor to meet w ...
- Story: The Outsiders (Tuesday, October 13, 2009)
... confronted by a host of mayoral and city council candidates who did not rise ... through the ranks of established political organizations. Every two y ... confronted by a host of mayoral and city council candidates who did not rise ... through the ranks of established political organizations. Typically, these ...
- Story: Understanding the Complex Lives of Our Transgender Community (Thursday, February 19, 2009)
... have thought of this eclectic group sitting around the table. Gay, lesbian, ... ple — men and women who worked as psychologists, academics, community ... d as psychologists, academics, community organizers, and mental health profe ... professionals, and other interested citizens — had all been invited he ...
- Story: Burgers to Bistro (Thursday, October 16, 2008)
... cations, 564-1111 Rusty’s began its business in the heart of Isla Vista ... Since then, though, the pizza place has moved out into the mainstream locale ... into the mainstream locales of the city; in fact, there are eight locations ... sty’s claims a lot more than community saturation with great pizza deliver ...
- Story: Burgers to Bistro, BOSB'06 (Thursday, October 19, 2006)
... it’s official: the Benson family& ... icial: the Benson family’s on its way to an empire. With shops in Sol ... y’s on its way to an empire. With shops in Solvang, Los Olivos, Mont ... shops in Solvang, Los Olivos, Montecito, and the ever-popular store across ...
- Story: The Grownup’s Guide to Indie Rock (Thursday, August 20, 2009)
... ning: The following article is not suitable for young adults, particularly t ... n he does anyway. But if you do read it, please email the author with the na ... es anyway. But if you do read it, please email the author with the names of ... do read it, please email the author with the names of said bands. That way h ...
- Story: John Prine Comes to the Arlington (Thursday, October 26, 2006)
... ith the Legendary John Prine Here's th ... n Stewart's once-in-a-lifetime chat with songwriter John Prine, who comes to ... s once-in-a-lifetime chat with songwriter John Prine, who comes to town this ... to town this Saturday, October 28, with Jim James, frontman for My Morning ...
- Story: Getting Better with Age (Thursday, October 26, 2006)
... ith the Legendary John Prine Here's th ... n Stewart's once-in-a-lifetime chat with songwriter John Prine, who comes to ... s once-in-a-lifetime chat with songwriter John Prine, who comes to town this ... to town this Saturday, October 28, with Jim James, frontman for My Morning ...
- Story: Santa Barbara Gangsters (Thursday, July 7, 2005)
... leaves settled over the salon of La Casa de la Raza as a Chumash elder smudg ... over the salon of La Casa de la Raza as a Chumash elder smudged the crowd ga ... salon of La Casa de la Raza as a Chumash elder smudged the crowd gathered fo ... yo festival. Teenage girls in red, white, and green dresses from the Alma de ...
- Story: Featured Bands (Thursday, September 27, 2007)
... 2007 Locals Only Music Guide. Please read on, enjoy, and then go to inde ... ear the songs and vote for your favorites. Happy listening! Rock/Pop ... h an inflatable screen silently exhibiting the 1932 film Murders in the Rue ... list sawing his instrument while a classically trained keyboardist, a drumme ...
- Story: L Is for Lesbian (Thursday, April 19, 2007)
... ubject. A lively discussion follows with Leila Rupp and Verta Taylor, who we ... Verta Taylor, who were hired by UCSB as a couple and who chair UCSB's Women' ... discussed the subject of lesbianism with Professors Leila Rupp and Verta Tay ... ners of 28 years, were hired by UCSB as a couple. Formerly professors at Ohi ...
- Story: Arnold Revs Up The People's Machine (Thursday, September 21, 2006)
... r for the Los Angeles Times — has spent the past three-and-a-half year ... Angeles Times — has spent the past three-and-a-half years as a fly on ... pent the past three-and-a-half years as a fly on Governor Arnold Schwarzeneg ... nor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s wall. With California’s gubernatorial electi ...
- Story: Introducing SBIFF’s Guest Director, Norman Jewison (Thursday, January 24, 2008)
... t do a celebrated romantic comedy, a finely chiseled caper film, and a sociall ... t do a celebrated romantic comedy, a finely chiseled caper film, and a sociall ... ium have added up to a body of work with no easy description or pattern. In ... added up to a body of work with no easy description or pattern. In honor of ...
- Story: From Markets to Midnights, Eating Up the Hungry Cat (Thursday, August 23, 2007)
... treets and brew some coffee, pouring it hot and strong into clear pint glass ... it hot and strong into clear pint glasses and using it to chase the chunks ... ng into clear pint glasses and using it to chase the chunks of bright orange ... clear pint glasses and using it to chase the chunks of bright orange Charlen ...
- Story: Monkeys He Will Make of Men (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)
... rground stars Souls of Mischief and Casual—had a whiff of international fa ... whiff of international fame in 2005 as the lyricist on the song “Clint Ea ... s the lyricist on the song “Clint Eastwood” by the cartoon band Gorillaz ... rtoon band Gorillaz. But the rapper was so distracted by bad things in his l ...
- Story: Letters 3-15-2007 (Thursday, March 15, 2007)
... its end? Are these acts indications tha ... end? Are these acts indications that it is? Endorsing torture at home and ab ... rture at home and abroad. Spying on citizens’ phone calls, reading, and em ... future generations. America’s Last Chance “The nearer a governmen ...
- Story: Why I Quit the News-Press (Thursday, July 13, 2006)
... ast week, The Independent offices have ... pendent offices have been inundated with letters, phone calls, and emails, a ... to that paper’s acting publisher written by one of America’s preeminent ... ls can be found on The Indy’s Web site (independent.com). Nick Welsh has c ...
- Story: SBMA Exposes Santa Barbara Photographers (Thursday, July 12, 2007)
... Photography is at once art’s most literal and most deceptive medium. The c ... t deceptive medium. The camera began as a recording device, designed to capt ... g device, designed to capture scenes as they appear to the naked eye. But in ... century of artists, the instrument has become as expressive as the paintbru ...
- Story: Jeff Shelton, Santa Barbara’s Architectural Wizard (Thursday, June 25, 2009)
... e marina, red-tiled roofs defining white stuccoed buildings, the Santa Ynez ... buildings, the Santa Ynez Mountains cascading toward Rincon—a city of natu ... untains cascading toward Rincon—a city of natural beauty and human charm. ... e marina, red-tiled roofs defining white stuccoed buildings, the Santa Ynez ...
- Story: California’s Great Olive Oil Flood (Thursday, January 8, 2009)
... a and beyond tap into an ancient tradition. Late each fall, tense times ... imes arrive in the olive orchard at Pasolivo near Paso Robles. The annual wi ... the olive orchard at Pasolivo near Paso Robles. The annual wine-dark flood ... Robles. The annual wine-dark flood has already drenched the rest of the Cen ...
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