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- Story: Tis the Season 2008 (Thursday, December 4, 2008)
... the most wonderful time of the year agai ... the year again in Santa Barbara, and The ... the year again in Santa Barbara, and The Indy’s newest holiday-spirit enfor ... make sure you celebrate our warm-weather winters to the fullest. Gr ...
- Story: 'Tis The Season (Thursday, November 29, 2007)
... the most wonderful time of the year agai ... It ’s the most wonderful time of the year again, and luckily for you, our ... orcer, Rachel Weight, has undertaken the overwhelming yet exciting task of co ... day event in Santa Barbara. It's the most wonderful time of the year agai ...
- Story: 'Tis the Season (Thursday, November 30, 2006)
... The weather outside may not be frightful ... ther outside may not be frightful, but t ... er outside may not be frightful, but the holiday season is upon us nonetheles ... ut the holiday season is upon us nonetheless. The month of December offers a ...
- Story: Obama Wins, Election Results (Thursday, November 6, 2008)
... questionably instrumental in pushing the United States in a new direction. ... y instrumental in pushing the United States in a new direction. Hotly ... questionably instrumental in pushing the United States in a new direction. Al ... y instrumental in pushing the United States in a new direction. All three descr ...
- Story: Our 2008 Endorsements (Thursday, October 9, 2008)
... The Santa Barbara Independent voters’ ... bara Independent voters’ guide for the November election. The vot ... for the November election. The voting season officially began this ... Santa Barbara voters began receiving their requested absentee ballots in the ...
- Story: Life in the Time of Torture (Thursday, April 13, 2006)
... Jews and Christians celebrate two of their most sacred holidays — Passo ... idays — Passover, remembering the liberation of Israelites from bondag ... ate for all Americans to contemplate the moral question of torture. This w ... Jews and Christians celebrate two of their most sacred holidays — ...
- Story: The Fight for the Bight (Thursday, July 30, 2009)
... quare off over marine reserves in Southern California. It’s the g ... outhern California. It’s the golden hour on the Santa Barbara wat ... It’s the golden hour on the Santa Barbara waterfront, with a war ... ically peaceful light sparkling into the early July evening. But across the s ...
- Story: Letters 8-17-2006 (Thursday, August 17, 2006)
... Schultz: “Most recently he covered the courts with an understated ease that ... y he covered the courts with an understated ease that belied the complexity of ... with an understated ease that belied the complexity of the assignment. … [A ... d ease that belied the complexity of the assignment. … [A]nyone who’s spe ...
- Story: Eating (Thursday, October 15, 2009)
... salad bar as a microcosm. It has all the icon-foods of the health nut: sprout ... rocosm. It has all the icon-foods of the health nut: sprouts, sunflower seeds ... t when one establishment can suggest the unlikely hybrid of a whole grain/org ... St., Ste. E, Lompoc, 736-0020 In these times of trendalicious Korean-infl ...
- Story: Letters 11/2/2006 (Wednesday, November 1, 2006)
... the News-Press news staff for 22 years, ... ff for 22 years, and I retired about the same number of years ago. As an avid ... employee and reader, I have watched the news staff improve to an unusually h ... agement has ended this by generating the recent rash of resignations and dism ...
- Story: Annapolis Balancing Act (Monday, November 26, 2007)
... been steadily engaged in a project—the occupation of the West Bank and the ... ged in a project—the occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip—that ... the occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip—that has had dual conse ... been steadily engaged in a project—the occupation of the West Bank and the ...
- Story: Pablo de la Guerra Speaks Out Against Injustice (Thursday, August 2, 2007)
... The Hispanic-American civil rights strug ... ghts struggle is rooted, in part, in the Mexican-American War and the resulti ... art, in the Mexican-American War and the resulting Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalg ... Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848). The treaty was negotiated by the United ...
- Story: Massive Tuition Hikes Passed (Monday, November 23, 2009)
... culminated Thursday, November 19 on the UCLA campus when, to the fear of pro ... ember 19 on the UCLA campus when, to the fear of protesting students and work ... us chants created an eerie effect as they penetrated the third-story walls of ... d an eerie effect as they penetrated the third-story walls of the meeting roo ...
- Story: Sheriff Unveils Plan for New Jail, Expanded Prevention Program (Thursday, February 14, 2008)
... s to relieve chronic overcrowding at the county jail to the Board of Supervis ... c overcrowding at the county jail to the Board of Supervisors this past Tuesd ... s to relieve chronic overcrowding at the county jail to the Board of Supervis ... c overcrowding at the county jail to the Board of Supervisors this past Tuesd ...
- Story: Israel, Palestine and Annapolis, Maryland (Friday, November 30, 2007)
... at was achieved? On November 27, the Bush administration will convene a p ... gh-ranking ministers from Syria and other Arab states, in Annapolis, Maryland ... ministers from Syria and other Arab states, in Annapolis, Maryland. The meetin ... Arab states, in Annapolis, Maryland. The meeting has been advertised as a gra ...
- Story: Toxic Uproar at El Puente School (Thursday, August 23, 2007)
... wntown’s busy Gutierrez Street, in the middle of an industrial zone, sits a ... at 430 East Gutierrez Street, across the street from Ace Hardware. With its d ... ull-ivory façade and dirty awnings, the building looks more like a gas compa ... wntown’s busy Gutierrez Street, in the middle of an industrial zone, sits a ...
- Story: One World One God (Thursday, January 19, 2006)
... the religious scholar Reza Aslan challen ... ejudices about Islam. He argues that the core message of Islam as revealed by ... core message of Islam as revealed by the Prophet Muhammad was and remains pro ... during Muhammad’s lifetime, women, the economically and socially dispossess ...
- Story: Spring Arts Preview- Pop and Rock (Thursday, March 22, 2007)
... the S.B. Bowl season pushed back due to ... ok elsewhere to get your fix through the spring. Fortunately, SOhO, UCSB, Ven ... ng. Fortunately, SOhO, UCSB, Ventura Theatre, and other venues have loaded us ... y, SOhO, UCSB, Ventura Theatre, and other venues have loaded us up with a sea ...
- Story: Burgers to Bistro, BOSB'06 (Thursday, October 19, 2006)
... the Benson family’s on its way to ... Solvang, Los Olivos, Montecito, and the ever-popular store across from Our D ... Barbara Street, Carter Benson admits they have their eye on conquering Carpi ... reet, Carter Benson admits they have their eye on conquering Carpinteria and ...
- Story: The Granada Begins a New Century (Thursday, February 21, 2008)
... The most anticipated renovation since th ... he most anticipated renovation since the Parthenon is about to be unveiled in ... anticipated renovation since the Parthenon is about to be unveiled in a mara ... in a marathon of special events The most anticipated renovation since th ...
- Story: A Divided Holy Land (Thursday, February 7, 2008)
... the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In ... Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the ... The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East, journalist ... ee: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East, journalist Sandy Tolan ...
- Story: Laws of Vanity (Thursday, October 2, 2008)
... the November ballot the Rich Guy Relief ... the Rich Guy Relief Act of 2008: No less ... initiatives for pet causes. Call the November ballot the Rich Guy Relief ... causes. Call the November ballot the Rich Guy Relief Act of 2008: No less ...
- Story: A Proposition for You — Or 12, Actually (Sunday, September 28, 2008)
... the 12 ballot measures California voters ... are facing this November. Call the November ballot the Rich Guy Relief ... ember. Call the November ballot the Rich Guy Relief Act of 2008: No less ... pet causes. For more information on the props, check out the Legislative Ana ...
- Story: Taxi Timebomb (Thursday, July 24, 2008)
... the hard work of taxicab drivers to keep ... hard work of taxicab drivers to keep the city safe at night and moving during ... city safe at night and moving during the day, they're complaining that they ... at night and moving during the day, they're complaining that they’re being ...
- Story: Arnold Revs Up The People's Machine (Thursday, September 21, 2006)
... Gregarious and solidly built, Joe Mathews — a reporter for the Los Ang ... , Joe Mathews — a reporter for the Los Angeles Times — has spent ... Los Angeles Times — has spent the past three-and-a-half years as a fly ... al election just seven weeks away, Mathews’s book — The People’s Ma ...
- Story: Summer Arts Pop and Rock Preview (Thursday, June 21, 2007)
... The revamped S.B. Bowl leads by example ... g for all musical palates, including the 12th Annual Mariachi Festival and Gw ... Mariachi Festival and Gwen Stefani. Other venues that may have slipped past y ... Guitar’s Mainstage, Velvet Jones, the Chumash Casino, and Muddy Waters. Wh ...
- Story: Business Comings and Goings (Wednesday, December 3, 2008)
... The Santa Barbara Independent is initiat ... s and disappearances. Hot Spots The beachy coffee shop and visitor infor ... opening at its original location, 36 State Street, in February. The building ha ... ation, 36 State Street, in February. The building has sat empty for four year ...
- Story: The Retail Detail (Sunday, February 15, 2009)
... ’s happening with commercial real estate in Santa Barbara? Walk any l ... Barbara? Walk any length of State Street these days and you’ll find ... Walk any length of State Street these days and you’ll find locked door ... shops that buzzed with business and the cha-ching of cash registers. Instead ...
- Story: Stimulating Santa Barbara (Thursday, March 12, 2009)
... the Recovery Act is predicted to affect ... Recovery Act is predicted to affect the city. Since President Barack Oba ... esident Barack Obama’s approval of the economic stimulus package on Februar ... 7, Americans have been contemplating the numbers being thrown at them in an a ...
- Story: California's Prop. 8 Defeat: A Bungled Campaign (Thursday, December 4, 2008)
... ing in Beverly Hills to hear some of the leaders of the No on Prop. 8 campaig ... Hills to hear some of the leaders of the No on Prop. 8 campaign discuss why t ... e No on Prop. 8 campaign discuss why they thought we lost. Last night I a ... ing in Beverly Hills to hear some of the leaders of the No on Prop 8 campaign ...
- Story: Highbrow to Get-Down, BOSB'06 (Thursday, October 19, 2006)
... the museum’s 90th birthday come J ... and, as far as anyone can remember, the first year it has won this category ... r it has won this category. This is the museum with the rattlesnake box, the ... is category. This is the museum with the rattlesnake box, the planetarium, a ...
- Story: The Dog Who Cried ‘Woof!’ (Thursday, May 24, 2007)
... know a Delta Smelt if one bit me on the ass. And neither, I’m guessing, wo ... elt if one bit me on the ass. And neither, I’m guessing, would most of you. ... esn’t mean I want to be a party to their annihilation from planet Earth. Wh ... know a Delta Smelt if one bit me on the ass. And neither, I’m guessing, wo ...
- Story: The Independent’s 2006 Endorsements (Thursday, October 12, 2006)
... the absentee ballot has become an increa ... s in a series of endorsements during the next three weeks. As has always been ... ieve we can offer informed opinions. The most important point we want to make ... important point we want to make, whether you agree with our endorsements or ...
- Story: Measuring Measure D (Wednesday, October 18, 2006)
... unty supervisors, a former member of the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury, and ... nd concerned citizens weigh in on whether or not voters should approve a one- ... unty supervisors, a former member of the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury, an ... nd concerned citizens weigh in on whether or not voters should approve a one ...
- Story: Burgers to Bistro (Thursday, October 16, 2008)
... 1 Rusty’s began its business in the heart of Isla Vista during the year ... ss in the heart of Isla Vista during the year of rebellion, 1969. Since then, ... g the year of rebellion, 1969. Since then, though, the pizza place has moved ... rebellion, 1969. Since then, though, the pizza place has moved out into the m ...
- Story: Letters 11-9-2006 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)
... ychologically secure basis to life, there is great likelihood for infection ... ohandas Gandhi wrote that poverty is the worst form of violence.) As a cultu ... we only now seem to be awakening to the implication of these truths. Domest ... be awakening to the implication of these truths. Domestically and internati ...
- Story: Oily Dog Gets Wormed (Thursday, January 29, 2009)
... know if Santa Barbara actually is “the birthplace of the environmental move ... ara actually is “the birthplace of the environmental movement,” but by no ... I have heard it said. BLAST FROM THE PAST: I don’t know if Santa Barba ... know if Santa Barbara actually is “the birthplace of the environmental move ...
- Story: Winter Arts Pop & Rock Preview (Thursday, January 17, 2008)
... ved Bowl may have closed up shop for the season, a quick look at some of the ... the season, a quick look at some of the pop and rock acts currently schedule ... ock acts currently scheduled to make their way through town will prove the ar ... ke their way through town will prove the arts don’t hibernate through Santa ...
- Story: Strickland vs. Jackson: California’s Showcase Race (Thursday, October 9, 2008)
... State eyes in the 2008 election are focuse ... the 2008 election are focused on this Ce ... on are focused on this Central Coast State Senate showdown Whoever wins ... Senate showdown Whoever wins the showcase race for California’s 19t ...
- Story: 2008 Wedding Guide Listings (Thursday, February 28, 2008)
... rillo Blvd., east of Milpas, next to the Cabrillo West parking lot, 564-5418, ... MacKenzie Adult Building 3111 State St., 564-5418, capacity 100. sbparks ... m Opal Restaurant and Bar 1325 State St., 966-9676, capacity 55. opalrest ... atering.com Ruby’s Café 734 State St., 962-9688, eastside room capacit ...
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