The city of Carpinteria has received a $1.62 million grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy to fund Carpinteria’s Living Shoreline Project, city spokesperson Olivia Uribe-Mutal said last week.
Carpinteria Middle School students spent their Friday afternoon running around the school’s track for the first annual Color Run fundraiser, ultimately bringing in $17,000 for their school. Organized by Parents for Carpinteria Middle School (PFCMS), students were sponsored to run while being…
The Warrior Pool Foundation – which was formed in January 2024 – will host a series of Plunge and Pints events this summer to fundraise for a new state-of-the-art pool facility for the Carpinteria High School Aquatics Program.
The Carpinteria Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees held a brief meeting last Tuesday, approving more than $1 million in warrants and a pool feasibility study for Carpinteria High School (CHS) at its April 23 meeting. The board also accepted a donation from the Rotary Club of Ca…
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Carpinteria’s The Howard School – a Carpinteria private school that serves preschool through eighth grade students – raised $68,000 during its fundraising auction on Saturday, April 27. Auction attendees gathered at Lions Park for a night of bidding, food catered by Chef Rick Rossignol and l…
A long-awaited Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hearing on cannabis odor control ended in a split vote last week, as three board members voted for more study, and two said they were frustrated by the delay.
The Warriors ended the regular season on a high note, defeating the Villanova Wildcats on April 27 in the last game before the CIF Division 6 playoffs.
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Cate baseball ended its regular season with a record of 11-5, earning second place in the Frontier League and securing a spot in the CIF Division 8 playoffs.
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As if they hadn’t done enough record-breaking all season long, the Carpinteria Warriors boys and girls swim teams put on a show for the final two meets of the season, breaking individual and school records in the Citrus Coast League prelims and finals on April 23 and April 25.
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Thai restaurant Siam Elephant, a local favorite since its opening in 2009, has new specials, dishes and drinks ready for Carpinterians to try in the coming months. Explore what the new owners – Wendy Somnuek, Paul Chivacharern and Chonsakaow Chaivatcharaporn – are cooking up in the following…
Dave Roberts – who runs Coastland Carpinteria’s day-to-day operations alongside his wife Rachel – is looking for community funding to help Coastland stay open, Roberts told CVN this week. The program allows Carpinteria students to create handmade products and sell them in the store for a pro…
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Laura Tunberg recently purchased the Carpinteria location of Visiting Angels, a home health care service located at 5565 Carpinteria Ave., Suite 1; it is the fourth Visiting Angels operation that Tunberg now owns and oversees.
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In April, we checked in with Mike Davis, another member of Rincon’s surf diaspora who lives in the South Pacific. Now of Noosa Heads in Australia, Davis (b. 1947) grew up in Santa Barbara in the early 1960s and became a regular fixture in the local surf scene at the Point.
Built in the 1950s, La Casa Del Sol Motel offered travelers a warm bed and a roof over their heads with simple rooms alongside Coast Highway, now Carpinteria Avenue. The original sign remains, and the once-motel now offers long-term rentals.
The Coast Highway, now Carpinteria Avenue, was once a service station hot spot. Motorists heading up or down the coast flowed through town and often stopped to fuel up on gas, food and a short rest. In “Images of America: Carpinteria,” authors describe the photo above with the following: “Th…
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As a resident of Sandpiper Mobile Home Park, the last place I thought I would see my home featured would be Zillow, the real-estate marketplace. We were startled by what looked like our home being up for rent. It turned out to be a similar unit down the street.
My family has lived in Carpinteria for 54 years and now we’re forced to sell our home. My parents bought our home in 1970 and paid it off in 2000. We have wonderful memories of growing up in Carpinteria and my father frequently told us “never sell this house.”
I have always praised the Carpinteria City Council for banning smoking cigarettes in public in Carpinteria.
We live in a rapidly changing world that can be complex to navigate. About half of Americans can remember a time when we were not constantly connected and it was easier to tune out the noise of the world, while the younger half of the population can’t imagine life without the internet.
Let’s face it, the media – local and national – have discovered our little slice of paradise. The word is out. Carpinteria, and its sleepy little beach town vibe, has become a destination. And we all know that mere words don’t do justice to our beach with its beautiful sunsets, scenic tide p…
Here in Carpinteria, an amazing number of people go above and beyond in how they contribute to the community. Our local nonprofits and service organizations provide important services to every segment of the population. Generous donors fund these activities. And when a key local planning iss…
In life, we encounter many struggles and letdowns. One of life’s biggest challenges is how to deal with the ups and downs. We may have regrets about the past and feel sadness, upset or let down. Worries about the future can cause us to feel stressed and tense. Our lives are like the weather …
I just returned from another trade show, and it got me thinking about all the time I have spent at such shows over the past 40 years: CES, NAB, Stereophile, NSCA, CEDIA, ISC, EH Expo, NAHB, ISE Expo/Fiber Connect and Comdex, to list a few. There are no doubt others that are not coming to min…
Last Thursday afternoon, the stars aligned for a rare sports occurrence here in Carpinteria. Both the Warriors swimming and track and field programs were hosting the Citrus Coast League Championships on the same day, with one event held at Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium and the other ov…
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Editor’s Note: A copy of the Superintendent’s Report is run in print as a service for parents, students and community members who cannot attend Carpinteria Unified School District’s Board of Trustees meetings. This report was read aloud during the school board’s April 23 meeting.
A reader sends a halo to the team of FFA students who helped at the recent Community Awards Banquet. “Special thanks to Angel, Bella, Evelyn, Jacob, Oscar and Yohan for their help throughout the evening. Your presence was truly appreciated. Thank you also to their teachers, Mr. Lopez and Ms.…
Carpinterian Beau James Wilding has announced that his latest EP, “Here There Be Dragons,” will be released on Spotify, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms Friday, May 3.
Carpinterian Sara Leo, creative director of By the Sea Summer Camp with the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, was recently selected to attend the 2024 National Art Education Association Conference in Minneapolis.
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Mike and Diane Wondolowski of Carpinteria ventured down to Mazatlán, Mexico to witness the total solar eclipse on April 8, snapping a photo with their copy of CVN just before the eclipse began. During the week leading up to the eclipse, Mike told CVN, the pair “socialized and traded experien…
Carpinterians Robert and Christine Thompson recently spent nearly three weeks visiting islands in the South Pacific, including Sydney, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and its Mystery Island, the Fiji Islands, American Samoa, Bora Bora, Moorea, Papeete and others. The couple is pictured at the KULA Ad…
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