When the Alisal Fire broke out roughly two weeks ago, all eyes turned to Santa Barbara County’s northern coastline. But no residents had a closer eye than the region’s firefighters. As the fire nears full containment, three Carpinteria firefighters offered their insight on the new reality in…
More than three dozen Carpinteria parents joined California parents across the state on Monday in protesting Governor Gavin Newsom’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for California schools. Protestors – many with their children in tow – waved American flags and drew honks from passing cars.
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Runners and hikers will trace the spectacular Franklin Trail for the fifth Annual Island View Trail Run hosted by Santa Barbara County Trails Council (Trails Council) on Saturday, Oct. 30. Three courses – a 4-mile, 10-mile and a 16-mile – head out and back over the area’s longest front-count…
Scott Robert Fleming of Carpinteria was sentenced to 27 years in state prison last week.
A temporary monitor has been installed in Carpinteria by the Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District to measure effects of the smoke from the Alisal Fire on the city’s air quality. Results, which are updated frequently, can be found on the interactive Fire and Smoke Map at fire.airnow.g…
The city of Carpinteria now has all its business license materials online, including detailed information and application forms. Documents can be accessed online at carpinteria.hdlgov.com. Businesses that are based in the city must have a business license. Business license taxes and fees hel…
The city of Carpinteria is preparing a Dune and Shoreline Management Plan to help protect public and private properties from sea level rise. To learn more and contribute ideas, members of the public are invited to attend a virtual workshop on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will …
Carpinteria’s Procore Technologies has made Rover’s Best Dog-Friendly Companies list of 2021, ranking #15.
One of the Carpinteria Woman’s Club’s newest classes focuses on relaxation, offering a chance to wind down for the night.
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The County of Santa Barbara Commission for Women will hold a free film screening of the educational documentary “Pass the Mic” on Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. “Pass the Mic” is an award-winning documentary film on gender and sexuality. The Honorable Lois Capps will make the welcoming remarks.
Urban Word NYC, California Poets in the Schools and the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture has launched the Santa Barbara County Youth Poet Laureate Program, which encourages young poets to put their work out there and provides them with the platforms to do so.
One of the region’s only printmaking groups, the Inkspots of San Buenaventura, will open their annual show at 643 Project Space in West Ventura on Nov. 5. This year’s exhibition, “Rolling On,” will feature over a dozen artists, including Summerland residents Margarita Cantú and Beverly Decker.
The Carpinteria Masonic Lodge’s long history began on the second floor of the Knights of Pythias building on Linden Avenue at Wullbrandt Way.
12/4/1924 – 9/28/2021
7/6/1934 – 10/9/2021
6/17/1942 – 9/24/2021
1932 – 2021
4/30/1957 – 9/22/2021
1/17/1947 – 9/2/2021
While I don’t feel I was misquoted in the Oct. 14 CVN report (Vol. 28, No. 4) on the off-leash dog park, I think I was “underquoted.” In the first third of my comments, I stated that I agree with the need for dogs to exercise, socialize and just plain run around with gay abandon. I also stat…
As some of you may or may not know, there was a statewide school walk-out in support of medical freedom on Monday, Oct. 18. This was attended by parents, children, and school staff who believe in their basic human right to choose what they put (or don’t put) into their bodies. Pretty fundame…
This is a recent response to a concerned letter writer’s approach to very concerning political times (“Check your bias,” CVN, Vol. 28, No. 4). The letter writer critiques a previous letter while bloviating her own opinion. Diana Thorn was actually correct.
Here in the mountains, just behind Carpinteria, fall is definitely in the air. Shadows are sharper in the slanting, golden light, the early mornings are crisp, and flocks of goldfinches are busy feasting on all the seeds ripening in the garden: nodding heads of sunflowers, echinacea and grasses.
During the lockdown I made a rubber band ball. I didn’t make sourdough bread or take up any of the other creative pastimes others did.
The City of Carpinteria’s Junior Lifeguard program was able to return to its traditional seven-week program this past summer, with over 150 participants ecstatic to be on the beach again. Throughout the program, Junior Guards ages 9 to 17 participated in various lifeguard themed workouts, le…
Warriors girls volleyball gets second in league, headed to CIF playoffs
Spirit Week came to an end under the Friday night lights at Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium, where the Warriors took the field against Citrus Coast League leader Nordhoff.
Carpinterian Chris Hecox took a trip to visit her son Jeff in his adopted New Hampshire home, where she got to – in her words – see colorful fall foliage, taste lobster rolls in Portsmouth, and visit historic sights.
CVN photographer Rosana Swing brought CVN along for the ride on a recent trip to Washington, D.C., where she visited the National Mall, the National Gallery of Art, the Sculpture Gardens and much more. She also took the chance to visit the White House, the American Indian Museum and other fa…
Carpinteria Magazine • Summer 2021
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