Surf School To Offer Free Lessons for Locals

Santa Barbara surf school Surf Happens will host a free surf clinic and contest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday at Santa Claus Lane in Carpentaria. The event is open to participants of all ages a...
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SB Receives Funds for New Ice Rink

Allied Waste Services of Santa Barbara donated $7,500 to local nonprofit Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association to help fund the construction of an outdoor ice rink at Goleta’s Girsh Park. Th...
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Nonprofit Wins First Place Prize

UCSB nonprofit group Environmental Education for the Next Generation won the Dockers “Wear the Pants” contest on Monday, May 2 and taking home the grand prize of $100,000. EENG, founded by UCSB st...
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UCSB Hosts All Sorority Volleyball Tournament Fundraiser

UC Los Angeles’ Kappa Alpha Theta dominated UCSB’s eighth annual All Sorority Volleyball Tournament fundraiser on Saturday, dethroning last year’s UCSB champions Kappa Kappa Gamma. Nearly 2,700 ...
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I.V. Festival Brings Pride to Pardall

UCSB Pride Week came to a close with the second annual Isla Vista Pride Festival on Pardall Road yesterday.     The festival, hosted by the UCSB Pride Steering Committee, included student dr...
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Local Mickey D’s Increases Employment

McDonald’s franchises hired between 25 and 30 new employees from Santa Barbara County this week, in following with the company’s stated goal to hire as many as 50,000 new people nationwide. The co...
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Institute on World Affairs Examines Issues

The Santa Barbara Institute on World Affairs will host its first panel discussion on various global issues at the Lobero Theatre tomorrow.
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Legislation Jeopardizes UC Funding

A Republican spending bill passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday would reduce federal funding to the UC system.
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Food Truck To Trek the Tri-County Area

A ‘gourmet’ food truck will begin cruising through Isla Vista next month to serve its cross-cultural menu to the local community.
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Court Ruling Puts Housing Plans on Hold

The state Court of Appeal ruled against the city of Santa Barbara last week, finding that the city’s approval of the Veronica Meadows housing project violated the city charter.
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SB Board Gains Member

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors swore in newly elected Fifth District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino during last week’s first meeting of 2011.
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Local Under Arrest for Fraud

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives arrested 26-year-old former UCSB student Imoukhuede Ohiwerei Ehimika last month on several charges of identity theft.
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Charity Group Asks Area to Contribute

The Santa Barbara County FoodBank is requesting turkey donations from the community to address a significant shortage in this year’s holiday drive.
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Checkpoints Aim to Reduce Drunk Driving

County law enforcement is increasing patrol units in Goleta this weekend to address the expected increase of intoxicated drivers on the roads this Halloween.
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Goleta Prepares for Halloween

Local officials hosted a community meeting in Goleta’s City Hall last night, discussing how to address yet another Isla Vista Halloween.
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