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Fiesta Preview
Viva la fiesta!
Gettin’ the party started. Read story.
Closure of Goleta Center Leaves Moms-to-Be One Less Choice
Special Delivery
The buzz about birth choices in Santa Barbara has grown audibly louder in recent months. Read story.
Cory Cordero-Rabe’s Sound Lab Brings a Community - Based Studio to S.B.
Sound Off
For 10 years, ninth-generation Santa Barbaran Cory Cordero-Rabe has nurtured his dream of opening a recording facility committed to helping area musicians succeed. Read story.
Documentary Chronicles Marta Becket’s 40-Year Solo Career
Amargosa, Population One
The eastern California desert is a beautiful, desolate place — a land of sand and tumbleweed, creosote bushes, wild burros, and gusts of wind that whip clouds of dust high into the sky. Read story.
Pedophile-Priest Victim Describes Meeting Pope
Between Faith, Fury & Forgiveness
Olan Horne does not mince words. “I’ve dealt with a lot of bishops, liars, and bullshitters in my time,” said the burly ex-Catholic who has spent the last eight years butting heads with the Boston Archdiocese over pedophile priests. Read story.
Fatherly Love
A Papa Deals with the Philosophical Problem of Pride
A dad named D.J. Palladino reflects on his son Zac's graduating, just in time for Father's Day. Read story.
High Price for Neglect
Grand Jury Faults Supes for Shortchanging Mental Health
Grand Jury faults County for shortchanging mental health. Read story.
UCSB’s 3rd Annual Human Rights Film Festival
Films for Those Who Care
Of all the cultural coups masterminded by UCSB Arts and Lectures in recent years, none is as globally relevant and thoughtfully progressive as the Human Rights Film Festival. Read story.
Pico Iyer’s New Book The Open Road Distills the Dalai Lama’s Teachings
The Opportunity of Loss
On June 27, 1990, when the Painted Cave Fire swept down from the Santa Barbara foothills, Pico Iyer’s family home went up in smoke. Read story.
An Interview with Willie Brown
Modesty Is Overrated
The always unfiltered Willie Brown chats politics with former News-Press and San Francisco Chronicle editor Jerry Roberts. Read story.
Humanitarian Greg Mortenson and Economist Jeffrey Sachs Chat with Howard Schiffer
Real Answers to the World’s Biggest Questions
The founder of Santa Barbara's Vitamin Angels interviews the famed humanitarian and poverty-ending economist. They'll be at the Arlington on May 13. Read story.
Chumash Dictionary Breathes Life into Moribund Language
Ancient Words Made Anew
Thought to be dead for more 40 years, the last surviving branch of Chumash languages was merely dormant. Read story.
County Mental Health Preps for Crippling Cuts
Pushed to the Edge
A passionate uprising from the community has sprung up as a result of anticipated cuts recommended by Santa Barbara County’s Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services. Read story.
Keeping Representative Walter Capps’s Legacy Alive at UCSB
What Would Walter Do?
Santa Barbara's beloved congressman lives on in the Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life. This story takes you inside. Read story.
Did Prosecutors Go Too Far in the Jesse James Hollywood Case?
Supreme Court Goes Hollywood
Should veteran prosecutor Ron Zonen be kicked off the Jesse James Hollywood case for helping the makers of the movie Alpha Dog? The state Supreme Court heard that matter this week. Read story.
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