Jimmy Fremgen

January 29, 2009

Flutter By Ellwood Preserve

By Jimmy Fremgen

Butterflies. Not exactly what people think of when they think of Goleta. The average person is more likely to picture the beer-swilling, good looking, brilliantly scholastic UCSB student. In spite of this, the two specie...

January 22, 2009

Hike Up SB’s Seven Falls

By Jimmy Fremgen

The Santa Ynez mountains above Santa Barbara mean several different things to people. They stand for wealth, for the massive homes that peer over our fair city and out to the ocean. They stand as a constant reminder of d...

January 15, 2009

Hanging Out in the SB Harbor

By Jimmy Fremgen

This week, I set out to the city for which our humble university takes its name. It’s worth the time to get to know Santa Barbara itself and not just State Street. One of the easiest — although not cheapest &...

January 8, 2009

Escape the Isla Vista Bubble

By Jimmy Fremgen

I'm just back from Scotland and settling into my old routine. I moved about six feet to the apartment next door, applied for my old job and last, but certainly not least, returned to this little opportunity: writing the ...

October 1, 2008

Escape From I.V. – The Extreme Edition

By Jimmy Fremgen

Editor's note: Jimmy Fremgen, the "Escape from I.V." columnist, really escaped - to London. He will be writing a weekly online column, "Escape from I.V.: Extreme Edition," documenting his foreign adventures.