The Biz Focus
Pacific Capital Bancorp Refutes Takeover Gossip
Rumors of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust's Demise Greatly Exaggerated, Officials Say
Rumors of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust's demise are greatly exaggerated, say Bancorp officials. Read story.
Santa Barbara's Board Game Duo
Game Designers Colleen McCarthy-Evans and Joyce Johnson Take Home a Tagie Award
Game designers Colleen McCarthy-Evans and Joyce Johnson take home a Tagie award. Read story.
SendMeHome.com Takes Lost & Found into the 21st Century
Santa Barbara Start-Up Company Relies on People's Good Nature to Return the Stuff You Lose
Santa Barbara start-up relies on people to return lost things. We're testing the system with their stuff. Read story.
Fit Enough to Fight Alzheimer's
Santa Barbara Woman Aims to Help Improve Mind, Body, and Life
Santa Barbara woman aims to help improve mind, body, and life for victims of this disease. Read story.
Fuel Price Spike Stings Area Fisherman
And Weakened Dollar and Competition From Anglers Overseas Aren't Helping
And weakened dollar and competition from anglers overseas aren't helping. Read story.
Morninglory Music Closes after 38 Years in Santa Barbara
The Last Music Show
In its day, Morninglory's opening was really not so momentous. Read story.
Introducing Los Olivos Roots Organic Farm
Getting in Touch with Your Roots, Organically
Organic is hip. Locally grown organic is even hipper, and, minus the bling and attitude, local organic farmers are the new, off-the-grid rock stars. Read story.
UCSB's Student-Run Ad Agency Largest in State
AAF Chapter Was Founded Less than a Year Ago
Less than a year old, its professionalism has seen nothing but growth. Read story.
Will Lakeview Estates Preserve Ag or Destroy It?
Controversial New Service District in the Santa Rita Hills Approved Amidst Farm Fields
Controversy swirls around the new service district amidst farm fields in the Santa Rita Hills. Read story.
Legislators Try to Keep People in Their Homes
Capps Praises Bills to Refinance Mortgages, Preserve Neighborhood Real Estate Values
Capps praises bills to refinance mortgages, preserve neighborhood real estate values. Read story.
2008 Blue & Green Guide Listings
Adventure for Hire
Adventure for Hire. Read story.
Retirement Home Says It's Easy Being Green
Award-Winning Valle Verde a California Leader
Santa Barbara's Valle Verde retirement home is a leader. Read story.
Candidates for 3rd District Talk Bacara, Naples
Coastal Access a Hot Issue for Santa Barbara County
Coastal access is a hot issue for this Santa Barbara County race and for the county at large as well. Read story.
Goleta-based Bargain Network to Close Call Center
Exodus Part of Company-Wide Consolidation Effort
Love it or hate it, Bargain Network has been employing hundreds at its Goleta call center since it opened up shop more than a decade ago. Read story.
Execs, Politicos, Journos, Enviros Talk Eco-Trends at Bacara
How to Make Billions by Going Green
The world's most powerful multinational executives converged on the outer edges of Goleta last week to discuss how to go green and still make lots of green while doing so. Read story.
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