Don Brubaker
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 27
- Latest publication
- Oct 2, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for The Santa Barbara Independent
- Top 500K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 4, 2026
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Review | Skye’s the Limit (opens the original)
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Sixteen-year-old pop sensation Freya Skye took the Santa Barbara Bowl stage by storm on September 19. Skye was energetically received by the loudest audience I have ever experienced at the Bowl: droves of young girls and their obligatory chaperones. The former brought the volume; the latter, their wallets for merch. This also marked my first time seeing a performer who was closer to my 9-year-old daughter’s age than mine; strategically, I brought a true fan along as my guest: my aforementioned 9
Air Quality Watch for Santa Barbara County (opens the original)
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Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District and County of Santa Barbara Health Department issued an Air Quality Watch for Santa Barbara County to be in effect until conditions improve. Smoke from the Timber and Plaskett Fires burning in Monterey County has reached Santa Barbara County; currently, ground-level conditions are Good-to-Moderate countywide, with smoke levels more elevated in the northern part of our
United Nations Association Santa Barbara & Tri-Counties Chapter Invitation to 10th Annual Peace Prize Luncheon Honoring Jackie Gilbert and Celebrating Santa Barbara as an International City of Peace (opens the original)
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Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The United Nations Association of Santa Barbara & Tri-Counties Chapter will have the 10th Annual UNA-SB Peace Prize Luncheon on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. PT at The Crocodile Restaurant & Bar at the Lemon Tree Inn, located at 2819 State Street in Santa Barbara. The milestone event will celebrate Jackie Gilbert, Co-Founder and Executive Director of One Thread Collective, as the chapter’s 2026
Shining a Spotlight on Female Farmers & Makers (opens the original)
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Founded in 2013 as a print magazine, Cherry Bombe has grown into a media and events company dedicated to elevating women’s voices in food, beverage, and hospitality. This fall, Cherry Bombe is teaming up with Travel Paso for Farmers & Makers, a three-day celebration of California’s female farmers, winemakers, chefs, and artisans. Taking place September 25-27, Farmers & Makers will showcase the women shaping California’s food and wine landscape through a weekend of tastings, dinners, and conversa
The Sunday Summary (opens the original)
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There was a season of our lives when it felt like we were running an air traffic control tower. Swim meets. Lacrosse practices. School events. Work deadlines. Birthday parties. Grocery runs. A calendar that seemed to change by the hour. We weren’t just raising two boys — we were managing the logistics of four very busy lives. Looking back, it’s hard to imagine how we kept all the balls in the air. Truthfully, some weeks we didn’t. We forgot things. We double-booked ourselves. We had those last-m
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