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UCSB Demolishes Oldest Dorm to Make Way for New Housing
1+ hour ago (309+ words) After more than 70 years, Santa Rosa Hall — UC Santa Barbara‘s first residence hall — has come tumbling down. The 412-bed residential hall will be replaced with four new buildings and 1,688 beds as part of the East Campus Housing Project. The…...
Collin Harmon: 4 Cocktails That Capture the Spirit of Santa Barbara
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (729+ words) Santa Barbara has always known how to live well. The mountains fall into the ocean here, the wine country starts basically in someone’s backyard, and the farmers market operates with the quiet confidence of a place that has never once…...
Reader Callout: How Do You Deal with Beach Tar?
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (114+ words) Going to the beach in Santa Barbara can come with a price. Residents and visitors this month have noticed “higher than normal rates” of tar and oil at beaches across Santa Barbara County’s South Coast, Noozhawk previously reported. The U....
4 Myths about Insurance in California
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (879+ words) Editor’s Note: Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers. Many Californians have seen rising costs, less availability and are running into other issues with insurance — including delays and denials…...
Santa Barbara Foresters Roll Past Great Bend in NBC World Series Opener, 8-0
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (382+ words) The Santa Barbara Foresters began their quest for an NBC World Series title with an 8-0 mercy-rule win over the Great Bend Bat Cats on Friday at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kansas. After Santa Barbara starter Noah Waldeck (Mercer) worked around…...
Endangered Sunflower Stars are Back at Sea Center on Wharf
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (775+ words) The Sea Center on Stearns Wharf is the new home of two 18-armed, tube-footed, pale purple urchin eaters called Sunflower Stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides as they are known to scientists). The outbreak of sea star-wasting disease in 2013-14 devastated Sunflower Stars. It…...
Beached Day | Photo of the Day
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (23+ words) Beached Day Noozhawk As an independent publication, we rely on contributions from readers like you to fund our journalism. Thanks for your contribution!...
Downtown Renewal, California’s Future in the Spotlight at Santa Barbara Forum
23+ hour, 9+ min ago (852+ words) California policy experts and community leaders talked downtown revitalization, education and the state’s alarming population shift on Thursday night in Santa Barbara. Dozens of residents and politicians attended Spotlight Santa Barbara’s second speaker event at the Lobero Theatre. Panelists included…...
Marcia Heller: High School Reunion — The Old Meet the New
1+ day, 50+ min ago (1377+ words) In my last column, “Shopping Like It’s 1966” about deciding what to wear for my 60th high school reunion, I said I might follow it with a post-reunion write-up — depending on how things went. For my columns, I try to work in…...
Colorthon 5K Raises Funds, Promotes Fitness and Health
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (350+ words) Registration is open for the annual Colorthon 5K, hosed by Lompoc Hospital District Foundation, Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Mission Club in Vandenberg Village. The family-friendly event combines fitness, fun and philanthropy. Participants of all ages and fitness levels are invited to…...