Community News and Announcements
Stories and announcements from citizens, local business, non-profit, and government sources
Michael Holliday FAIA Receives Top Honor from American Institute of Architects
South Coast architect Michael Holliday returned home May 20 after being elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows in Washington, D.C., at the AIA National Design Convention. Read story.
Teen Volunteer Opportunity at Central Library
Community Service for Summer Reading Program
Teen volunteers (or “volunteens”) are needed this summer at the Central Library! Read story.
Alzheimer’s Association Receives Large Donations in May
The Alzheimer’s Association California Central Coast Chapter received $80,000 from three sources: The Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation; Bettina Chandler, widow of Otis Chandler, the former publisher of the Los Angeles Times; and The Vons Foundation. Read story.
SBCC Begins New Curriculum to Promote Healthy Aging
College is Only Second in California to Offer Program
Santa Barbara City College will offer the new Skills for Healthy Aging Resources and Programs (SHARP) skills competency award program this fall. Read story.
UCSB History Scholar Translates and Interprets Ancient Chinese Legal Texts
In an ancient tomb in China's Hubei Province, archeologists discovered a basket of medical, mathematical, and legal texts that date back to the late third and early second centuries B.C. A historian at UC Santa Barbara is working to translate and interpret the legal texts, of which there are two, and describes them as "a gold mine of social and legal history." Read story.
Chromatic Gate Restoration Launches New Campaign
The Santa Barbara County Arts Commission is pleased to announce significant progress in its efforts to raise necessary funding to restore the Chromatic Gate back to its original brilliance. Read story.
Clinical Trials for Alzheimer's Disease Preventative Drug to Begin Early 2013
After an announcement by federal officials approving clinical trials for the drug Crenezumab, researchers searching for a way to treat Alzheimer's Disease are gearing up for a rare study that will allow them to test a therapy for a genetically predestined disease –– before its onset. Read story.
Environmental Fair at San Marcos High School
San Marcos High School Advanced Placement Environmental Science students will be putting on their first annual APES Fair at lunchtime on Thursday, May 31 from 11:50am to 12:20pm. Read story.
Free Annual Consumer Protection Fair
Monday, June 4, at Davis Center
Information on internet scams and identity theft for older adults will be presented by Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson at the 3rd Annual Consumer Protection Fair on Monday, June 4, from 1-4pm at the Louise Lowry Davis Center, 1232 De la Vina Street. Read story.
Steve Cushman Retiring As Chamber President
Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce
Steve Cushman, President of the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce, announced his retirement after 24 years of service to the organization. Read story.
Valle Verde Seniors Raise $70,000 and Unveil New Mosaic Flower Garden
Seniors at Valle Verde Retirement Community raised $70,000 to create a new flower garden featuring mosaic work by renowned artist Kim Emerson. Read story.
Free Workshops in Interior Design
Coming Soon! Santa Barbara's newest enterprise, ELEGANT EVENTS AND INTERIORS, a "Design Department Store" being launched by Santa Barbara event planner and dance maven, Alexandra King. Read story.
Former SB County Director Merrifield Consulting for Heal the Ocean
Heal the Ocean announced last Monday that Rick Merrifield, former director of Santa Barbara County’s Environmental Health Services, is helping the organization as a consultant in the teamwork crafting of language for AB 885 – septic system regulations for the State of California. Read story.
Botanic Garden to Participate in Blue Stars Museum Program
The Garden Offers Free Admission to Military Personnel and Their Families All Summer
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2012. Read story.
Free Hearing Aid Screening and Consultations
Since 1927, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association celebrates Better Hearing and Speech Month each May. Read story.
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