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Java joys
Ah, that rich, strong aroma of coffee. For some of us it's the only thing that makes getting out of bed worthwhile. Even if you're more interested in soaking up the atmosphere than the caffeine, it's fun to know the 411 on local coffee houses.

What is your favorite local coffee house?

Residents struggle to control evolution
The Funk Zone really isn’t just a wasteland of ragtag industrialists, stink-hole auto shops and surfboard shapers who washed ashore 20 years ago.

Funk Zone up for debate
Officials will convene today at City Hall to hear public comment on the details of yet another zoning revision for the 3-blocks-square swath of waterfront known as the funk zone.

Victim turns into volunteer advocate for Rape Crisis Center
Rape is the most frequently committed violent crime in the United States. Most rapists are not strangers; someone the survivor knows commits 80 percent of all sexual assaults.

Faith in brief

National Charity League Class of 2004
The National Charity League Class of 2004 was presented to the Santa Barbara community on April 10 at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort.

Tops in prep athletes, programs
As faces of founders and Hall of Famers smiled down from a wall at Harry’s Plaza Café, Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable luncheon proved again that the South Coast has an impressive array of prep athletes and programs.

SB Film Festival takes it to the kids
In 45 years they’ve garnered five Grammy awards, sold 43 million records, including 14 gold and platinum albums, and watched merchandise sales hit the $750 million mark.

Alliance’s 25 times the fun

Savor Santa Barbara 2004

Waiting for the Big One

Women raise right hands buying their own rings

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