INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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MOXI has Moxie – The museum celebrates six years of bringing interactive, STEAM learning to the community

Village Beat – Montecito Fitness opens, Walk Montecito trails need help repairing, and the Firestone sisters have a new fragrance

Montecito Miscellany – A Super Bowl in Spanish, DeGeneres renews vows, Pink Martini, FestForums at MOXI, and more

Letters to the Editor – Susan Keller responds, readers question Bob Hazard, and a panoply of missives praise Michael Cox’s novel Montecito Tide Guide

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Our Town – Summerland Elementary School reopens and the new ForestWatch app provides important updates to the public

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Your Westmont – A talk explores a play about the historic Flying A Studio, the nursing program hosts an open house, and baseball is off to a torrid start

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On Entertainment – SBIFF documentaries, Ted Nash, The Vow from Hiroshima, and Valentine’s dinner shows

Brilliant Thoughts – When it comes to fingers, lefties, and righties, you’ve gotta hand it to Ashleigh Brilliant

Robert’s Big Questions – Robert Bernstein is in tune with good vibrations as he dissects math, science, and life as we know it

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Community Voices – An open letter from Sansum Clinic and Ridley-Tree Cancer Center Teams and Jerry Oshinksi reflects on Kobe Bryant

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The Optimist Daily – Get a grasp on lab-grown, 3D printed skin grafts and the most recent progress in this technology

The Giving List – There’s more to Community Hot Rod Project than rubber meeting the road

Body Wise – Pilates instructor Astrid de Wild takes a break to sit down for a chat

Communicating Matters – The new year is underway, and these intentions and suggestions will help you keep it on track

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Foraging Thyme – Carrots and this tasty recipe are the root of good health and food Nosh Town – Louis John has designs on desserts and discusses sweets and fashion

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Food Files – A new brick and mortar for the vegan joint, Rascal’s, needs some support

In Passing – David Rolo Martin, a Santa Barbara resident known as a “visionary” in the oil industry, passes away at 91

P.40 Stories Matter – Thrillers, historical fictions, and several book selections for Black History Month

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Library Mojo – A new storytime and Poetry Club meeting at the library and some brain education, if you forget where it is

Calendar of Events – Kodō at the Granada, Arturo Sandoval’s jazz, Paul Anka charms Chumash, pianist Betty Oberacker is keyed-up, and more

Classifieds – Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads