Ryan Grandov

May 17, 2006

Three Officers Race Against Incumbent Sheriff-Coroner

By Ryan Grandov

As the June 6 elections approach, three local law enforcement officers are preparing to challenge current Sheriff-Coroner Jim Anderson for his position. Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. Lt. Ugo "Butch" Arnoldi, Lompoc Polic...

May 12, 2006

Flaming Furniture Ignites Officials’ Preparation

By Ryan Grandov

As the smoke clears from a recent string of couch fires, officials in Isla Vista and Santa Barbara County are preparing for the upcoming couch-burning season. Couch-burning season traditionally occurs when students decid...

May 8, 2006

Holiday Festival Highlights Latino Culture

By Ryan Grandov

Santa Barbara's Cinco de Mayo celebrations outlasted the fifth of May this year, as hundreds of Santa Barbara residents gathered at De la Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara to celebrate the weekend-long, 15th annual ...

May 5, 2006

Board Grants Eight-Hour Permit for Festival

By Ryan Grandov

Despite their concerns about combining a day of live music and educational activities with alcohol, the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District voted yesterday to allow the organizers of the upcoming Chilla Vista festiva...

April 26, 2006

Locals Put “Pickles” on I.V. Food Scene

By Ryan Grandov

Isla Vista restaurant owners could find themselves in quite a pickle as the only student-owned sandwich shop in town opens for business. The Mr. Pickles Sandwich Shop is scheduled to open next to the Study Hall at 6545 P...

April 21, 2006

Daylong Fair To Honor Earth

By Ryan Grandov

Santa Barbara residents can celebrate the environment, watch belly dancing and check out new environmentally friendly automobiles - all while enjoying the musical styling of local musician Crosby Loggins - this Sunday at...

April 19, 2006

SB County Supervisors Approve New Homeless Coordinator’s Contract

By Ryan Grandov

The Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors announced yesterday its plan to create a special position to combat homelessness throughout the county.

April 14, 2006

Juggling Festival To Feature Auction, Live Demonstrations

By Ryan Grandov

Instead of hunting for eggs this Easter weekend, a group of Santa Barbara jugglers will be throwing them, along with balls, batons and torches at the 30th annual Isla Vista Jugglers Festival.

April 7, 2006

Activists Assemble for Cannabis Conference

By Ryan Grandov

Doctors, health care professionals and a famous talk-show host will gather in Santa Barbara this weekend in an attempt to smoke out the truth about medicinal marijuana use.

April 4, 2006

Program Aids Endangered Plovers

By Ryan Grandov

Sex, sand and snowy plovers are coming together this spring as the endangered species - which is less than a month into its six-month breeding season - continues to bounce back from years of population decline.

March 3, 2006

By Ryan Grandov

The curtain has fallen on the Cinema Twin Theaters in Goleta, leaving students in the dark when it comes to finding cheap movie tickets in the Santa Barbara area. The Cinema Twin on Hollister Avenue, also known as the "t...

February 15, 2006

Raise in Living Wage Awaits Vote from City

By Ryan Grandov

The Santa Barbara City Council will soon decide whether to approve a new living wage ordinance that could raise the minimum wage for local companies contracting with the city by more than six dollars, thanks to a decisio...

February 9, 2006

Circumstances Cause Shift in I.V. Eats

By Ryan Grandov

Three restaurants on Embarcadero del Mar are stirring things up, as Sushi Teri is closed temporarily, The Cantina has cut back on its operating hours and business has started cooking at the town's newest restaurant.

January 30, 2006

Cannabis Competitors Roll to Victory

By Ryan Grandov

Approximately 400 people gathered on the grass in Anisq'Oyo' Park on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the skills of Isla Vista's best blunt and joint rollers at the 2nd Annual Joint Rolling Contest, nearly tripling the ev...

January 24, 2006

Local Gym Trains Boxers for Fight Night

By Ryan Grandov

While Dukes Boxing and Fitness has only been open for a little more than three months, several of the gym's members are already training to step into the ring as part of a 15-year-old UCSB tradition.

January 18, 2006

Local Program Teaches Tenants How to Party Safely

By Ryan Grandov

Local rental companies are now rewarding students for learning how to party, offering incentives to potential tenants that complete a new course on how to throw a bash without getting busted by law enforcement or landlor...