The Carpinteria Valley Museum of History held its monthly Museum Marketplace on Saturday, March 25, featuring several local vendors selling handmade goods such as jewelry, baked goods and ceramics.
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Two locals – Ann Matson and Erick Trigueros – presented a petition signed by 150 Carpinterians to the city council during public comment on Monday, urging the council to prioritize pickleball.
The Carpinteria High School Future Farmers of America Club held an AG Mechanics Field Day on Saturday, March 25, allowing students to practice working with large agriculture equipment like tractors and cranes.
Santa Barbara County will begin an emergency dredging operation at the Carpinteria Salt Marsh on April 3, due to an increased risk of flooding caused by several recent large storms creating blockages in local waterways.
Jun Starkey
Assistant Editor CVN
The Carpinteria City Council awarded the interim Linden and Holly trail construction contract to Bob’s Backhoe & Trucking Monday night, for $33,800. The city is hoping to complete construction before Memorial Day, according to Matt Roberts, director of the city’s Recreation and Parks Dep…
Evelyn Spence
Managing Editor
I’ve been watching March Madness all month, and anybody who’s been paying attention knows there is one player dominating the college basketball scene right now, scoring at will and breaking records with the first-ever 40-point triple-double in the NCAA tournament.
Carpinteria track & field beats Malibu, hosts Jr. Russell Cup
Warriors baseball has strong season start, will finish with Citrus Coast League gauntlet
For those who menstruate, it can be daunting to navigate the period care market for reliably safe, chemical-free and sustainable products. Designer and Founder of Kind Cup, Christine Brown, is committed to quality and sustainability – period.
David “Dave” and Rachel Roberts coasted into Carpinteria in 2018, equipped with industrious attitudes and hearts for youth outreach. The pair linked up with Pro Deo Foundation to run Coastland, a gift shop on 5036 Carpinteria Ave. that sells student-made products. All profits go back to loca…
Coastland, a store that sells student-made items, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting week. The store, owned by the Pro Deo Foundation, recently relocated to 5036 Carpinteria Ave.
For millions of Americans, spring means baseball. At Carpinteria High School, baseball excitement is picking up as the Warriors head in to spring break 5-3.
The Cerca del Mar clubhouse, forever linked to Carpinteria history as the community social hall that was demolished in the early 1970s, nearly 40 years after financial ruin forced the closure of the once-popular beachfront gathering spot. Its pier also met a premature end when it was burned down.
Allow me to offer this short vignette augmenting Stephen Bates’s interesting commentary titled, “Carpinteria at War: The Army Occupies Rincon” (CVN Vol. 29, Issue 25). Extracted from my memoir, Tales from Toro Canyon and Beyond, it describes similar war activities experienced on the Summerla…
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CVN LETTER TO THE EDITOR
HELP of Carpinteria provides volunteer-based driving services to people trying to get to doctor appointments, and other driving services necessary within the city of Carpinteria.
CVN LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Coastal View News is the best local newspaper I have ever seen. Week after week we are privileged to have outstanding coverage of our local affairs. However, this week, the CVN team went way above. We had horrific weather late Tuesday, the day before the paper would go to print. CVN work…
CVN LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Tuesday, March 21 was the first day of Spring. Around 6 p.m. that day, strong winds began to batter our homes, and thunder and hail descended on the Sandpiper community, creating deafening and alarming sounds.
CVN LETTER TO THE EDITOR
This active, yet mobility-challenged senior, would like to express gratitude for a very important necessity that is sometimes taken for granted, a place to go when you gotta “go.”
CVN LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Regarding the letter in dissent of the Exxon pipeline (CVN Vol. 29, No. 25) I would offer the following: No spill is a good thing but simple benefit versus environmental risk would question the conclusion.
I’ve been watching March Madness all month, and anybody who’s been paying attention knows there is one player dominating the college basketball scene right now, scoring at will and breaking records with the first-ever 40-point triple-double in the NCAA tournament.
CVN COLUMN: THE LAY OF THE LAND
As we warm up from our chilly winter and dry out from our surprising – but welcome – rainstorms, we will start having pleasant spring evenings that are perfect for stepping outside and taking a few minutes to notice the stars in the sky.
CVN COLUMN: BOSTROM'S BOSSES
For those who menstruate, it can be daunting to navigate the period care market for reliably safe, chemical-free and sustainable products. Designer and Founder of Kind Cup, Christine Brown, is committed to quality and sustainability – period.
CVN COLUMN: UNPREDICTABLE WILDERNESS
They appeared as if they had a well-designed plan. Strolling across the footbridge on Oso Flaco Lake in San Luis Obispo County, I was mesmerized by the cooperative herding attempted by several American white pelicans.
A reader sends a halo to Mario Rios of Thario’s Kitchen on Santa Claus Lane. “Great food, great host and great location.”
Local landscape painter and owner of the Palm Loft Gallery, Arturo Tello, will celebrate 18 years of living at the Palm Avenue Lofts and working as the gallery’s director with a new show titled “Rooted and Reaching.”
Local artist Carolyn Friedman recently had her mixed media artworks put on display at Island Brewing Company (IBC) in an exhibit alongside Neil Friedman. The works will be on display at IBC until May 14.
The Alcazar Ensemble will hold a three-day spring break performance titled “Once Upon a Grapevine” to entertain local kids during the school break. The performances will run from March 28 to March 30, 4–4:30 p.m.
Carpinterians Lourdes and Erick Trigueros brought their copy of CVN along for Lourdes’ 60th birthday celebration in February, which included a three city tour of Europe.
Carpinterian John Parsons, founder of the non-profit “Gloves for Cuba,” took a group trip to Cuba in January to bring baseball gloves to the area. Parsons formed the non-profit in 2016. From left, tour guide Noel, Keith Smith, Danny Reyes, Hector Hurtado, Parsons and Dave Chamness pose for a…
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