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PHOTOS: 5 Summer Road Trips On Half A Tank

ShermansTravel | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Boston, Gas Prices, Zion National Park, Asheville, Road Trips, Summer, Lake of the Ozarks, Santa Barbara, Channel Islands, Los Angeles, Maine, Kansas City, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Over half of 2,500 Americans surveyed by the U.S. Travel Association said that an increase in fuel costs would make them rethink their summer road trip plans.

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'Eat My Dust, Hear My Drum': American Modesty Has Died. I Killed It

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Lake Shore Drive, National Pride, American Exceptionalism, Bumper Stickers, Modesty, Self-Publishing, Flag-Waving, Bragging, Santa Barbara, American Heroes, Self-Esteem, Suvs, Blogging, Manners, Culture News

Modesty has died. You hadn't noticed? Its quiet nature made it marginal. It caught a cold. It stayed in bed. Our fireworks and gunshots killed it off.

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In California, From Goat Cheese To Gaultier

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Toronto, Il Cortile, San Simeon, Goat Cheese, Le Cheval, Ventura, Bay Area, Esalen, Malibu, Robin's Restaurant, Central Coast, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Jean Paul Gaultier, The Bakery, Highway 1, Bees, Hotel Palomar, Route 46, Biggest Loser, Cambria Pines Lodge, De Young Museum, Big Sur, Carmel Valley Inn, David Bazirgan, Paso Robles, Carmel, Molecular Gastronomy, Monterey, Hearst Castle, Santa Barbara, The Fifith Floor, Four Seasons, Cambria, Kimpton, Deetjens, Travel News

The Jean Paul Gaultier fashion retrospective at the de Young Museum in San Francisco was the perfect pretext for a road trip along one of the world's most spectacular coastal roads.

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Sta. Rita Hills: Young Appellation Fulfills Its Promise

Richard Jennings | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Winetasting, rn74, Viognier, Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara, Syrah, Wine, Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills Californial, San Francisco Wines, California Wines, Best of San Francisco, San Francisco News

Sta. Rita Hills is definitely starting to fulfill its promise as a source of characterful, balanced and terroir-driven wines, from flavorful Chardonnay and Viognier to minerally and complex Pinot Noir and Syrah.

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PHOTOS: Motel 6 Turns 50

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Hotels, California, Motels, Travel News, Lodging, Santa Barbara, Motel 6, Slidepollajax, Mid-Century, Travel News

Motel 6, the ubiquitous roadside stop that took its name from its original nightly rate, will turn 50 this year, marking a historic milestone for a co...

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Boy Scouts To Turn Over Sex Abuse Allegation Files In Cover-Up Case

AP | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Video, Al Steven Stein, Boy Scouts, Confidential Boy Scout Papers, Sex Abuse, Boy Scouts Sex Abuse, Santa Barbara, David Tate, California Crime, Crime News

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- A judge overseeing a lawsuit brought by the family of a California boy molested by his troop leader in 2007 has ordered the B...

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WATCH: Brutal Footage Of Santa Barbara's Gay-Motivated Hate Crime

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Santa Barbara Skinhead Attack, California Gay Assault, Homophobia, Santa Barbara, Gay Assault, Santa Barbara Gay Attack, Gay Voices News

Santa Barbara police are continuing to investigate a brutal New Year's Eve attack on two men believed to have been targeted because the assailants tho...

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PHOTOS: Five Great Excursions Just Driving Distance Away

| Shyla Batliwalla | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: California, Avila Beach, Mendocino County, California Travel, Day Trips, San Francisco Around Town, Weekend Escapes, Destinations, US Destinations, San Francisco Travel, Santa Cruz, SF Around Town, San Francisco Day Trips, Road Trips, Santa Barbara, Healdsburg, San Francisco News

When I think vacation, I think Thailand, Bora Bora and the South of France. Unfortunately, my wallet and professional obligations don't allow for such...

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Finding the City Lights in San Francisco

Hollye Harrington Jacobs | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Santa Barbara, Breast Cancer, San Francisco, Poetry, City Lights, San Francisco News

I am a real sucker for independent bookstores. I pretty much melt in a puddle whenever I have the opportunity to go in one. Much less shop. Ohhhh, I get into real trouble. And City Lights is no exception!

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Party Schools That Pay

Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: University of Texas Austin, University of Maryland, University of California, West Virginia University, University of Colorado - Boulder, Michigan State University, Slidepollajax, University of Wisconsin, Party Schools That Pay, Santa Barbara, Depauw University, Madison Pennsylvania State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College News

Who says that having fun in college won't get you a high-paying job in the end? The salary website PayScale surveyed 1,003 colleges and ranked them...

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Beyond Guacamole: How To Prepare Avocados

Daniel Brooks | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Terrines, Ice Cream, Dessert, Guacamole, Chefs, Avocado, Local Food, Fruit, Organic Food, Recipes, Vegetables, Salad, Santa Barbara, Avocados, Food, Grilling, San Francisco, Food News

Last night I had dinner with some chef friends and posed a simple question: What dishes do you think of when you think of avocados? They all had the s...

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U.S. Decides Not To Bother Extraditing Randy & Evi Quaid

AP | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Quaids Arrest, Santa Barbara, Randy Quaid, Dennis-Quaid-Brother, US State Department, Canada, The-Quaids-Vancouver, Evi Quaid, Los Angeles News

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A California prosecutor says U.S. officials have rejected a request to seek the extradition of actor Randy Quaid and his...

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Everybody Sleeps and Eats Where? On the California Coast

Mara Gibbs | Posted 08.15.2011

I am proud to be born and raised a California girl. Don't you wish you were one too? When you take a car and drive Highway 1 up to Carmel, your mouth will drop open at the astounding beauty of the coast.

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PLAN ForYourArt: May 19-25

Bettina Korek | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Lace, Country Club Los Angeles, China Art Objects, Michele O'Marah, When in Rome, Michael Kohn Gallery, DEPART Foundation, Auction, Arts, Santa Barbara, Ryan McGinness, Los Angeles, Benefit, Mark Hagen, The Standard, Los Angeles News

Re-imagining our world as a series of graphic icons, artist Ryan McGinness layers and collages these images using both digital techniques and more traditional crafts like silk screening and painting.

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No Passport With Somewhere to Go -- Making Lemonade in Southern California

Crai S. Bower | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Passport, Travel Mistakes, Airplane Travel, Family-Travel, Customs, Blue Iguana Inn, Mexico, Winery, Santa Barbara, Airline Tickets, Ventura County, Ojai, Los Padres National Forest, California, Azu, Casa Barranca Winery, Tapas, Travel News

Seems everyone possesses a tragic passport story.

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PHOTOS: Exhibition Spotlight: The Elusive Creativity Of Charles Garabedian

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Ceeje Gallery, American Artists, Exhibition, Draw, California, Paintings, Nude, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, Fine Arts Gallery Charles Garabedian, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Arts News

WHO: Charles Garabedian WHAT: Charles Garabedian: A Retrospective WHEN: January 22 - April 17, 2011 WHERE: Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1130...

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Calif. City's Strategy On Homelessness: Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeless Shelters, Homeless, Homelessness, Homeless Advocacy, Santa Barbara Homeless, Honduras, Santa Barbara, Impact News

Santa Barbara, Calif. officials may not have figured out how to resolve homelessness, but they are finding ways to hide the beach community's poorest ...

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10 Years After Laura Wilcox Murder, California Still Refuses to Use Law That Saves Lives, Saves Money, and Helps Mentally Ill

DJ Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

The reason Laura's Law isn't working is that the state legislature passed the law but refused to see it gets used.

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Edible Radio Episode 63: Blue Plate Special with Mark Bitterman (PODCAST)

Edible | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salt, Itunes, Salted, Mark Bitterman, Food, Santa Barbara, Kurt Friese, Edible Radio, Book, Podcast, Food News

Blue Plate Special interviews "selmelier" Mark Bitterman about his new book, Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, and learn about this most necessary element in all its varieties.

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Sankai Juku (studio by the mountain and the sea)

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Butoh Dance, Theater, Elgin Theater, Post Atomic Age, Music, Japan, Sankai Juku, Manhattan, Hermann Hesse, Yoichiro Yoshikawa, Joyce Theater, Ushio Amagatsu, Dance, Takashi Kao, Siddhartha, Yas-Kaz, Chelsea, Tobari, California, Irvine, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles News

used by permission of Sankai Juku In 1975 I was sitting in the balcony of the Elgin Theatre one electric Manhattan midnight watching through the ha...

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Where to Stay for Epicure SB

The Huffington Post | Nicole Larson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cabrillo Inn, Getaways, Ramada Limited, Simpson House Inn, Old Yacht Club, Slidepollajax, Santa Barbara, Epicure SB, Hotel Santa Barbara, Los Angeles News

Throughout the month of October, Santa Barbara celebrates its culinary and cultural achievements in various community-wide events collectively dubbed ...

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Along for the Ride: The Alisal Ranch

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bald Eagles, Golf, Massage, Romantic Getaways, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Spa, Pilates, Cowboys, Santa Barbara, Weekend Escapes, Horseback Riding, Solvang, Alisal Ranch, Dude Ranch, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Too often, I never make it further north than Santa Barbara for the weekend, when just a little farther up the road there's a wild and natural playground waiting to be explored. And The Alisal Ranch is the perfect place to begin.

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Rona Barrett: The Fame Monster Goes Senior (VIDEO)

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Rolling Stones, The Fame Monster, Rona Barrett, The Rona Barrett Foundation, ?Rona Barrett: Nothing but the Truth, Raquel Welch, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Paul Newman, ABC News, Senior Care, Daytime TV, Elvis Presley, Entertainment News

For more than thirty years Rona Barrett reported entertainment. She was the "Perez Hilton/TMZ/ShowbizTonight" of her day. If it mattered she knew it...

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Changing Your Brain's Factory Settings

Eric Haseltine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Algorithm, Microsoft, Neuroscience, Brain, Domestic Violence, Long Fuse Big Bang, Microsoft Office, Darwin, Santa Barbara, Evolution, Psychology, Obesity, Business, Technology News

Is there even such a thing as a pull down menu for changing the brain's settings for violence, and if so, where is it? Your brain often guesses wrong about which if-then rules will produce the best results.

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1,200 Crosses Say No to Afghanistan War

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Santa Barbara, Veterans for Peace, Afghanistan, Rethink Afghanistan, Robert Greenwald, Brave New Foundation, Afghanistan Protest, Afghanistan Demonstration, World News

The movement to rethink the Afghanistan War is picking up steam. The Aug. 8 demonstration in Santa Barbara is just one example of the growing discontent and the creative actions by local activists to express it.

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