Category: Local news & spotlights
Kids helping kids impacted by Montecito disaster
0 Reposted from KEYT.com By:Beth Farnsworth SANTA BARBARA, Calif. A group of local kids is banding together to help children impactedby the Montecito debris flow disaster through the creation ofa new grassroots group known as the Montecito Mud Piggies. The effort spawned in part from the Montecito Mud Angels and local studentswho personally know families…
History of I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival
0 I MadonnariItalian Street Painting Festival planned for May 27-29 The I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival will celebrate its 31st anniversary from 10a.m. to 6p.m. on May 27, 28, and 29 at the Santa Barbara Mission. A ceremony at noon on Monday, May 29, on the Mission steps will introduce and thank the major…
Local Youth Education Program Awarded ALKERMES Inspiration Grant™
0 The Mental Wellness Center recentlyannounced receipt of a $15,000 ALKERMES Inspiration Grant to support its Mental Health Matters program, an innovative curriculum that teaches sixth and ninth grade students basic facts about mental wellness, how to recognize symptoms of mental health disorders and how to seek treatment, while addressing the stigma associated with mental…
Halloween Spooktacular at Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center
0 Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center invites the community to its second annual Halloween Spooktacular and Open House on Wednesday, October 26 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Hearts riding facilities, located at 4420 Calle Real in Santa Barbara. The open house event will feature trick-or-treating in the barn, a horse costume contest and parade,…
Annual Santa Barbara City Advisory Group Recruitment
0 The City of Santa Barbara is seeking individuals to serve on the various City Advisory Groups. Currently, the City has 34 advisory groups and the members of these groups play an important role in shaping our community. If youre an individual interested in making a difference in your community, contributing ideas, and being a…
Lice! School just started…
0 I cannot believe my kids got lice already?! Good news after a week of itching, I discovered a local business that hand delivered some non toxic spray called Lice Ease right to my door. My kids are lice free this morning!!! Please check your kids heads and dont send them to someones elses house…
Girls Inc. Carp Launches Literacy Initiative
0 Girls Inc. Carp Launches Literacy Initiativeto Prepare Students for Academic Success! Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is kicking off the New Year with the implementation of a new after-school reading and literacy program at Carpinteria Unified School District school sites and on the Girls Inc. Carpinteria campus. The Literacy Initiative is designed to provide age-appropriate…
Girls Inc welcomes New CEO, Barbara Ben
0 Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara is excited to announce that, after an extensive search, Barbara Ben-Horin has been selected to serve the organization as their new Chief Executive Officer beginning in January 2016. She succeeds Monica Spear, who resigned in May after 20 years of service. Since then, Girls Inc. board member and…