Snapwire connects amateur photographers and publishers
Snapwire is hoping to solve several problems that plague stock photography, chief among them the issue of freshness. I
Great Danes: Andersen’s celebrates four decades in Santa Barbara
A Danish immigrant and professional chef named Alfred Andersen opened a small bakery on Santa Barbara’s Milpas Street in 1976, with his wife Birte and 2-year-old daughter Charlotte at his side. Today, that same Danish pastry shop is Andersen’s Danish Restaurant and Bakery, a nearly 40 year-old landmark in downtown Santa Barbara. The birth of Read More →
SolarWorld learns what it’s like to be targeted by China
Two years ago, teams at SolarWorld’s sales office in Camarillo and production center in Hillsboro, Oregon, were hurrying to complete a Department of Commerce anti-dumping complaint against Chinese competitors when they received an urgent communication. An FBI field office in Camarillo wanted to give SolarWorld an important heads-up. Proprietary information had been hacked and the Read More →
Fast Pitch SB awards $40K to nonprofits
Santa Barbara’s first ever startup-style contest for nonprofit organizations, Fast Pitch SB, awarded $40,000 in prize money at its final round of competition at the Music Academy of the West last week. Nearly 100 initial participants were narrowed down to 20 nonprofit contestants, and on April 23, the competition’s judges selected 10 finalists. Last week, Read More →
Samy’s Camera moves to State Street
Samy’s Camera has signed up for 11,450 square feet of space at 530 State St., the largest retail lease in downtown Santa Barbara in three years, according to commercial real estate insiders.
