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By Staff Report / Friday, August 28th, 2015 / Columns, Nonprofits / Comments Off on 20 nonprofits selected for Fast Pitch SB training program
Social Venture Partners Santa Barbara has announced the group of 20 nonprofits selected to participate in Fast Pitch SB, a communications-training program dubbed by Bill Gates as “a clever way to connect early-stage nonprofits and social entrepreneurs with potential funders.” Organizations that inspire social good will be awarded $45,000 at the final event Oct. 15 Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Columns, Latest news / Comments Off on In memoriam: Former Westmont President David Winter
I got to know David Winter shortly after the Business Times had begun production in the spring of 2000. We had hired a recent Westmont graduate, Laura Polland, who turned out to be a terrific writer and our founding technology editor. And we’d been encouraged to reach out to Westmont by Ed Birch, who was Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Columns / Comments Off on China finds out the hard way that it isn’t easy to knock off No. 1
China’s sudden move to devalue its currency earlier this month has caused a lot of hand-wringing and cost hedge funds a ton of money. But it also teaches a lesson that often is learned painfully — it’s easy to lose your way when you try to be No. 1. That’s why I think the yuan Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on High-end grocers consider leasing downtown Santa Barbara space
Several high-end specialty grocers are interested in a 3-acre lot in downtown Santa Barbara. The space at 301 E. Yanonali St., where StoneYard Building Materials currently operates, is available for lease, Pamela Scott told the Business Times. Scott is an agent at the Santa Barbara-based commercial real estate company Lee & Associates. The proposed project Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Columns, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Niven family’s wines showcase potential of cool Edna Valley
The temperature was just 77 degrees on a July afternoon when I visited Niven Family Wine Estates in Edna Valley, the coolest wine appellation in California, according to a Southern Oregon University study. The family’s 1,000-plus-acre Paragon Vineyard is just four and a half miles inland from Pismo Beach. The cooling ocean breezes make for Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 14th, 2015 / Columns, East Ventura County, Latest news / Comments Off on Big winner in next GOP debate will be Ronald Reagan library
Whatever the political outcome, one certain winner in the Sept. 16 GOP candidates’ debate is going to be the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley. The debate will be the fourth presidential candidate forum to be held at the library, and it almost certainly will deliver a huge television audience. That means Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, August 14th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cabrillo Boathouse renovation project awaiting final approval
The Santa Barbara Planning Commission will review renovation plans for the Cabrillo Boathouse and Pavilion on Aug. 20. The city-owned historic landmark at 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd. has hosted many community programs since its 1926 inception, predominantly on its second floor that overlooks East Beach. The city plans to address failing building systems, which include Read More →
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