Explosive Entertainment

June 28, 2006 by

This engaging autobiographical tale comes in the form of Larson's rock-musical "tick, tick ... BOOM!" which is playing at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles until July 16.
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When It Comes to the Big Decisions, If the Rainbow Show Fits, Wear It

June 1, 2006 by

The sun is shining, the weather is clear and the Bob Marley references are already flowing like a nice, cold beer on a hot summer day.
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If You Don’t Give A Fuck About The Sunshine. . .

May 25, 2006 by

The recipe for A.S. Program Board's Extravaganza 2006, held on May 21, was fairly straightforward. Mix two parts laidback hippy festival, two parts rap fan's delight and one part reggae rock show, and...
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Fear Factor

May 18, 2006 by

Picture this: a country living in fear after a series of brutal terrorist attacks and a president manipulating that fear to strip citizens of their democratic freedoms. Sound familiar? That is because...
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County Postpones Plan for DP Bathrooms Indefinitely

May 17, 2006 by

Tentative plans to build public restrooms on Del Playa Drive have been stalled, for the time being, due to a lack of financing and county support for the project. Santa Barbara County 3rd District Sup...
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Keanu Reeves, Eat Your Heart Out

May 11, 2006 by

Films about hostage situations are usually limited to Bruce Willis saving children or Harrison Ford kicking people off his airplane. It is definitely rare to find a film about a hostage negotiation in...
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Locals To Protest for Immigrant Rights

May 1, 2006 by

Thousands of people are expected to protest, strike, boycott and march throughout Santa Barbara today as part of the Great American Boycott, also known as A Day Without an Immigrant. The protests, whi...
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County Links Transportation Tax Bills

April 21, 2006 by

The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments approved a proposal Thursday to combine two new taxes designed to replace Measure D, which expires in 2010, into a single measure on the November 20...
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Harbor Patrol Cites Boat Company for Santa Barbara Spill

April 20, 2006 by

A fuel spill in the Santa Barbara Harbor yesterday morning left gallons of fuel in the water and a local charter boat company facing at least one citation from local authorities.
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Court Sets Date for Goleta Murder Trial

April 17, 2006 by

The trial for Malinda Jones, the third defendant accused of participating in the 2004 murder of former UCSB graduate student Jarrod Davidson, is set for July, following a hearing that took place last ...
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SB Bank Funds Low-Income Housing

April 14, 2006 by

A local financial institution is banking on the construction of affordable housing in Santa Barbara, with a $500,000 donation to the nonprofit Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County.
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County Limits Park Games in I.V.

April 13, 2006 by

Local sloshball aficionados may find themselves striking out the next time they try to organize a game in Sea Lookout Park - more commonly known as Dog Shit Park - thanks to a new policy at the Isla V...
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IVFP Leads Inquiry Into Assault of Unconscious Woman Over Weekend

April 10, 2006 by

Officers from the I.V. Foot Patrol are currently investigating a sexual assault that occurred while the unidentified victim was unconscious in Isla Vista on Saturday night.
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Police Arrest Man for Breaking Into Local Restaurants

April 4, 2006 by

While most UCSB students spent their Spring Break resting and relaxing, deputies at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol spent the week dealing with burglaries and broken windows. IVFP Lt. Sol Linver said the o...
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Officials Cite Area Businesses for Selling Alcohol to Minors

April 3, 2006 by

Three local businesses could find themselves fighting to keep their liquor licenses following a recent undercover operation conducted by the California Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and th...
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