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New App Aims to Revolutionize Student Housing...
Freshly 18 and a student at UC Santa Barbara, Damon Dvorson solo-signed three leases for his fraternity in 2022. Unfamil ...
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Review | St. Vincent’s ‘All Born Screaming’ Tour...
“In Los Ageless, the winter never comes.” These were the first words I heard from rock princess St. Vincent as I watched ...
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Celebrating Fess with a Feast...
We enjoyed a Texas-style celebration at Fess Parker Winery and what a Fess-worthy feast it was. On what would have been ...
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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Unveils a New Era of Elect...
A small crowd braved the blistering sun on an August afternoon to witness a historic, albeit rather simple, ribbon-cutti ...
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In Remembrance of a Drag Icon...
I can’t think about a Santa Barbara pride festival without thinking about my partner, Faris, who was more commonly known ...
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Mickey & Minnie, Oliver and Penny...
Mickey & Minnie Mickey & Minnie are a bonded pair – which translates to twice the fluff and twice the love! Mickey, a ...
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UCSB Police Respond to Report of Sexual Violence i...
The UC Santa Barbara Police Department received a report of sexual violence that occurred in campus housing early Wednes ...
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SBMM Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series Unveils...
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is pleased to present the September offering of its Maritime Distinguished Speaker Ser ...
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Chelsea Handler is Blunt, Sharp, Funny, and Defini...
What do you do when you’re assigned to write about a comedy show that is laugh out loud funny, but so f#$%ing @#$% @#E#$ ...
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Send Off Summer With the Legends of the ‘60s, ‘70s...
With summer winding to a close, nostalgia always hangs in the air. Maybe you are finding yourself missing June — those f ...
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Review | Outside Lands 2024...
For its sweet 16th birthday party, Outside Lands 2024 gifted attendees an abundance of the newest and most popular artis ...
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Evacuation Warnings Issued in Response to Refugio ...
This article was underwritten in part by the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund for Social Justice, a proud, innovative supp ...
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Santa Barbara Unified’s ‘Off and Away’ Cell Phone ...
Many teenagers, at no fault of their own, are addicted to their smartphones. But teachers across the Santa Barbara Unifi ...
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DNC 4: Kamala Harris Promises ‘New Way Forward’...
Amid chants of “we’re not going back,” Kamala Devi Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night ...
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Sitting with the Sitar...
A new, ambient sound has arrived and it stars Santa Barbara-raised songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maxton Hunter an ...
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Buellton Library to Close This Wednesday, August 1...
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Buellton Library – Current and New Locations ...
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The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara...
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Photos courtesy of The Housing Authority of ...
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Stage Set for Three Santa Barbara City Council Rac...
The candidates for three Santa Barbara City Council seats are locked in, and after a few last-minute drop outs, the stag ...
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Santa Barbara’s Very Own School of Rock...
Step into Jasmine’s Alternative Music School (JAMS for short) and you’ve entered a completely new world. Instruments dec ...
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Objective Reviews: Defining the Architectural Styl...
For decades, Santa Barbara’s notoriously nitpicky review boards have made navigating the city’s design approval process ...
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