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Capitol Letters
By Jerry Roberts

Invisible Man

Republican Frontrunner Blakeslee uses Rose Garden Strategy in Special Election Race

Republican frontrunner Blakeslee uses Rose Garden strategy in special election race Read story.

Eye on Isla Vista
By Cat Neushul

Keeping It Clean

Picking Up After Isla Vistans

Adopt-a-Block volunteers pick tons of trash up off of Isla Vista streets, keeping it out of wetlands and ocean. Read story.

Starshine
By Starshine Roshell

Comic Books

Super-Fans Speak Out

Super-fans speak about why comic books are the coolest. Read story.

Positively State Street
By Aly Comingore

Flock of Pigeons

New York Experimentalists Bring the Party to Biko

The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! Teams up with Kinderbrute, Mothras for an I.V. dance party. Read story.

Outside Insider
By Ray Ford

Starbucks Leaves a Bad Taste in a Very Needy Guy

Great Tasting Instant But Is It Right for the Trail?

Ray checks out the new VIA line of coffee. Read story.

High School Traffic
By Maren Schiffer

The Thursday Paper

School’s Out Forever

High school graduate stops to note childhood’s end. Read story.

Ask a Stylist
By Crescent LoMonaco

Dry Scalp Is Dry Skin

Don't Be Flaky

Ask a Stylist tells you how to deal effectively with it. Read story.

On the Beat
By Barney Brantingham

The Case of the Tainted $25,000

Three-Way Money

Suppose you’re a Santa Barbara attorney and the state of Iowa wants you to investigate a gambling-money case. Gambling? In the Corn Belt state of Iowa? A tainted $25,000 donation ... Read story.

Angry Poodle
By Nick Welsh

Girl with the Canine Tattoo

An Immodest Proposal

How to make money doing nothing. Read story.

Fringe Beat
By Josef Woodard

Janiva Magness Broadens the Blues

Blues Soul Singer Magness Comes to Earl Warren

On her latest album, The Devil Is an Angel Too, Janiva Magness has put it all together in a compelling package of hybrid blues. Read story.

Pet Chat
By Lisa Acho Remorenko

Crush Videos

Animal Snuff Films May Finally Become Illegal

Animal snuff films may finally become illegal. Read story.

The Pet Psychic
By Laura Stinchfield

Praying in the Catacombs

Old Griffith Park Zoo

Pet Psychic visits the old Griffith Park Zoo, abandoned except for some animal spirits needing to be set free. Read story.

The Green Scene
By Michelle Howard

Great Green Roots

The Intersection of Avatar and Earth Day

The intersection of Avatar and Earth Day. Read story.

Biology Bytes
By Teisha Rowland

The Immortal Jellyfish

Turritopsis Can Change the Direction of Its Life Cycle

Turritopsis can change from an adult to a juvenile indefinitely, making it potentially immortal. Read story.

Talking Turkey
By Chris Salcedo

Postscript from Turkey

Reaction to Flotilla Fiasco

Our man in Ankara reports, with sorrow and warning, on hate-filled reactions to assault on humanitarian aid flotilla. Read story.

Gay Girl/Straight World
By Penny Patterson

Gay Pride at the Beach

Pacific Pride Foundation Hosts 2010’s Pride Festival

PPF and a volunteer committee are gearing up for this year’s Pride Festival at Chase Palm Park. Read story.

History 101
By Michael Redmon

DeMille’s Legendary Film

The Filming of The Ten Commandments

What is the background of the silent movie The Ten Commandments; was it made around here? Read story.

John Zant
By John Zant

Baseball Drama

When the L.A. Dodgers Play the S.F. Giants, Wackiness Ensues

The L.A. Dodgers play the S.F. Giants and wackiness ensues. Read story.

Gardening
By Virginia Hayes

Landscape Plants for California Gardens

Author and Landscaper Bob Perry’s New Book

The main feature is of the book is the encyclopedic “plant compendium” that references an “A-Z Listing of 2,100 Plants.” Read story.

The Goleta Grapevine
By Martha Lannan

Summer Concerts at the Ranch

Four More Tuesdays to Party

Lots of lawn, shade, and a variety of excellent bands at Rancho La Patera, for free. Read story.

KCSBeat
By Colin Marshall

No Limits

Crawling Into Marta Ulvaeus’s Roots to the Source

The KCSBeat crawls into the music of Marta Ulvaeus’s Roots to the Source Read story.

Dating & Delirious
By Prima Donna

When to Get Naked

Catching Up with Euro-Guy

Prima Donna realizes that putting out on the first date probably isn’t the way to go if you’re looking for a serious relationship, regardless of what country you’re in. And ... Read story.

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