UCSB honors student teachers at 2020-2021 Gevirtz School Fellowship Breakfast
The annual 2020-2021 Fellowship Breakfast at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School honored the teachers of the future Friday morning with a Zoom…
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Drive-Up COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at GVCH booked for those 75 and older
A sense of relief and perhaps a sore arm for hundreds of people, 75 and older, in the South…
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Annual pruning event at Mission Rose Garden cancelled
A less obvious side effect of the COVID pandemic will be the appearance of straggly rose bushes this month at an iconic landmark in Santa…
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NewsChannel partners with Vitalant ahead of Monday’s MLK National Day of Service
Your local NewChannel celebrates a three-year partnership with Vitalant ahead of Monday’s MLK National Day of Service in honor of Martin Luther King,…
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SB South Coast Chamber of Commerce releases new ‘Heart of the Community’ campaign
Business is personal. That’s the message behind a new ‘Heart of the Community – Safe Return to Work’ video campaign. The 30-second clip highlights…
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Cat belonging to Montecito mudslide victim found three years later
A miraculous story of survival, three years in the making.Meet Patches, a beautiful Calico that turned up at the ASAP cat shelter last month in…
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Raising Our Light event commemorates three-year anniversary of Montecito mudslide disaster
Saturday marks the three year anniversary of the 1/9 Montecito mudslide…
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Family recipe for resilience in 2021
There is a recipe for resilience during these strange times. For two generations of the Fleming family, the ingredients include equal parts flour,…
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Elves at Santa’s Christmas Cheer Workshop spread holiday joy on a small scale
There is a magical place, somewhat hidden away, in downtown Santa Barbara. It is one of Santa’s workshops, tucked inside the Unity Shoppe toy…
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Shop local and last minute takes the giving spirit into 2021
Last minute shopping during the pandemic holiday season could be one of the bright spots as we close the chapter on 2020 and head into 2021.…
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Ventura Harbor Village hosts Holiday CAN-Tree Food Drive
Ventura Harbor Village is the latest spot to embody the giving spirit of the season with a Holiday CAN-Tree Food Drive for Food Share Ventura…
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Illegal tree removal on Santa Barbara’s Riviera brings criminal charges
If there is one thing many people in Santa Barbara can agree on, it is a love for the trees in the community. An alleged illegal tree removal…
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Sansum CEO sends open letter to patients with dire COVID-19 message
A lengthy, nine page letter went out Tuesday from Sanum Clinic updating its patient community on all things having to do with COVID-19. It was…
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Lompoc Unified School District rallies community support to feed families in need
The spirit of giving during the on-going COVID pandemic was boosted by the Lompoc Unified School District with a Winter Grocery Basket distribution…
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SB Co Health Officer on London COVID-19 virus mutations: ‘Unheard of’
Local health officers in our tri-county area are closely monitoring the lockdown situation in London after learning that the COVID-19 virus there…
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Environmentalist responds to Mission Canyon rock dumping settlement against SCE
A board member of the Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council (UCC) reacted to news of a settlement over last year’s massive rock dumping incident…
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Los Padres National Forest newly staffed with third Interagency Hotshot Crew
Los Padres National Forest heads into the 2021 fire season with a third Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) after the Ventana Hand Crew successfully…
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Santa Barbara metal artisan weighs in on mysteries of metal monoliths
The recent appearance (and reported disappearance and apparent vandalism) of a metal monolith in San Luis Obispo County has local artisans hammering…
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Ortega Park murals under evaluation ahead of massive redesign project
Redesign plans for Ortega Park put a bullseye on part of Santa Barbara’s…
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CoastHills Credit Union Delivers $10,500 to local causes on Giving Tuesday
CoastHills donated $3,000 to the Allan Hancock College Student Emergency Fund and $2,500 to San Luis Obispo Food Bank. The Credit Union’s Giving…
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