Lacadia Olsen

May 22, 2003

Maritime Museum Trolls for New Exhibit Funding

By Lacadia Olsen

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is seeking donations to fund further explorations in nautical education.

May 19, 2003

Grants To Assist Local Environmental Projects

By Lacadia Olsen

April showers have brought green to the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper in the form of $5,000 grants from the International Academy at Santa Barbara.

May 1, 2003

Local Abuse Victims To Gain Safe Haven

By Lacadia Olsen

Santa Barbara County's Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS) has announced its plan to open a new housing complex that will cater to survivors of domestic violence.

April 28, 2003

UCSB Students Rally for Tibet

By Lacadia Olsen

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Approximately 30 people - including several representatives from UCSB's chapter of Students for a Free Tibet - gathered outside the Chinese Consulate on Friday. The students were recognizing the 14t...

April 17, 2003

Night of Surf Rockin’ To Fund Goleta Beach Protection Effort

By Lacadia Olsen

The Surfrider Foundation is hosting a benefit concert to raise money and generate interest in local environmental issues. SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, located at 1221State St., will host the Surfrider Benefit Concert ...

March 7, 2003

Goleta Water District Cleans Out Its System

By Lacadia Olsen

The city has completed its cleansing of local water mains, having flushed water out of its fire hydrants at a high velocity to rid the pipes of accumulated sediment .

February 25, 2003

I.V. Center Searches for Funds

By Lacadia Olsen

To be green or not to be green? This was the question raised at Monday afternoon's meeting of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District's Community Center Task Force.

February 13, 2003

Grants To Go Toward Regional Guide

By Lacadia Olsen

A recent grant of $35,000 will assist in the development, production and dispersal of the conservation guide aimed at identifying and mapping fragile ecological landscapes that the Conception Coast Project believes shoul...

February 11, 2003

Living Room Patrons Sound Off During City Meeting

By Lacadia Olsen

Over 30 local high school and Santa Barbara City College students came to Monday night's meeting to make a plea to save the soon-to-be-liquidated Living Room - Goleta's only all-ages, drug- and alcohol-free concert venue...

January 29, 2003

Meeting Addresses Beach Conservation

By Lacadia Olsen

Heads butted last night at a community meeting concerning the preservation of Goleta Beach, a local landmark slowly being washed away by the ocean's current and El Ni–o's winter storms.

January 27, 2003

‘No Place for Hate’ Launches SB Rally

By Lacadia Olsen

Congresswoman Lois Capps was capped as she arrived at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse on Friday morning for the kickoff of Santa Barbara's No Place for Hate campaign.

January 17, 2003

War Protesters To Rally in SB

By Lacadia Olsen

Get your fill of peace and love this weekend at Peace Congress 2003. The local peace rally is scheduled to begin this Saturday, Jan. 18 at 11:00 a.m. in Alameda Plaza.

January 9, 2003

EDC Program Receives Grant

By Lacadia Olsen

The Fund for Santa Barbara has donated a grant to the Central Coast Environmental Health Project (CCEHP) to aid in its effort to spread information concerning the dangers of pesticide use in North County communities.

November 25, 2002

Weekend Concert Promotes Peace

By Lacadia Olsen

Approximately 350 people gathered in Anisq' Oyo Park on Saturday to enjoy an afternoon of live music with a message. The student-led anti-war concert began at 1 p.m. with local band Tame the Atom.

November 22, 2002

Students To Host Concert to Protest War

By Lacadia Olsen

It's time we stop, children, what's that sound, everybody look what's going down in Anisq' Oyo' Park this Saturday. Four global studies students will host an anti-war concert from 1 to 9 p.m. in Anisq' Oyo' Park.