Missy Maynarich

March 6, 2003

Funding Cutbacks May Leave Ballet Group Paralyzed

By Missy Maynarich

The ballerinas and cavaliers of Channel Islands Ballet are hoping for $150,000 dollars in donations this month in order for the company to keep dancing. A severe shortage of funding since Dec. 1 caused CIB to lay off its...

February 3, 2003

Lecture To Focus on Women’s Sports

By Missy Maynarich

In the midst of a renewed national debate over Title IX, professional volleyball player and 1988 United States Olympian Liz Masakayan is kicking off National Girls & Women in Sports Week at UCSB with a lecture on her lif...

January 22, 2003

NBC May Feature Solvang in Sitcom

By Missy Maynarich

The lights! The glamour! The... Danish butter cookies? Comedian D.L. Hughley and NBC Studios are in talks to develop a sitcom set in the Danish-themed village of Solvang.

December 5, 2002

‘Tree of Life’ Lights Up in Marketplace

By Missy Maynarich

For the last 18 years, families and friends have gathered in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria for the annual Hospice of Santa Barbara, Inc. "Light Up a Life" holiday event.

November 21, 2002

Activists Argue for Choice

By Missy Maynarich

With a shift in congressional power, pro-choice supporters are concerned that Roe v. Wade may turn into Republican v. Democrat, while conservatives argue there are bigger issues at hand.

October 25, 2002

IVRPD Bends Rules for Celebration

By Missy Maynarich

Halloween weekend will be a non-stop celebration in Anisq' Oyo' Park this year as the D’a de los Muertos festivities continue through sunrise with drumming and conch sounds to promote the Mexican tradition.

October 22, 2002

Groups Call for Protection of Gaviota Coast

By Missy Maynarich

Local environmentalists are concerned that the last stretch of undeveloped land on the Southern California coastline faces the threat of commercialization.

October 15, 2002

UCSB Smokers May Have to Step Back

By Missy Maynarich

The Tobacco Control Ordinance, which bans smoking within 20 feet of businesses in Isla Vista and other unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County, was passed in November 2001.