Here is the Sunday Edhat newsletter for 02/17/13. Meet our new columnist, Fired Up Fred!

A well-loved advocate of alcohol and drug recovery was discovered unconscious at the Lighthouse Foundation treatment facility in Santa Barbara on Saturday.

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A very cold Pacific storm will be pushing its way into Santa Barbara County this week.

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This is within one block of the mission but not at the mission. Where is it? [pic]

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A reader shares a small story of the inherent goodness of people.

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A subscriber saw 20 people walking along Las Positas from the beach carrying a very long log. What's up?

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Can you please help ID the mushrooms. Is there an expert who can help? UCSB? Thanks![pics]

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An L.A. aficionado asks what the reason behind the closing of Mom's Italian Village?

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Heard a County transmission, "Respond the coroner to the end of the pier." It's not Stearn's Wharf.

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Lately I have been driving to a location not usually visited then walking around and seeing new details and perspectives I have not noticed before. [pics]

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Flying over town yesterday, John Wiley checked on changes to Victoria and Oprah. [pics]

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A subscriber hiked down to Forbush Flats Saturday morning and saw this tree. Can anyone identify if for me? [pic]

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Brush Fire: 101 Southbound, south of Hot Springs. Full Fire response..

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Can Edhatters help me identify this fish?

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A reader submits photos of an antique machine and wonders if anyone knows what it was used for?

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A car was stolen from the new complex built on the old St. Francis Hospital. Did I choose to live in the wrong neighborhood?

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A subscriber shares a photo of State Street circa 1892.

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Structure Fire: Response for a smoke investigation in a home behind Puesta del Sol in the 3000 block..

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I am looking for a yoga class for my wheelchair-bound brother-in-law (also blind).

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A subscriber reported a possible crash to CHP near 192 between Conejo and Orizaba on Saturday. Was there any follow-up?

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Downed lines from a broken utility pole sparked several small fires and caused power outages Saturday afternoon in the San Roque area.

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Dorothy Pauline Carrell (May 18, 1929 - Feb. 3, 2013)

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Mary Charlotte Warren (August 18, 1943 - December 26, 2012)

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Entrepreneur UpSpiral & Quantified Self - Learn how science and technology meet to help you manage your health, fitness, nutrition, and positive energy - designed to make you a better leader and more effective entrepreneur. (Wednesday, February 20, 2013)

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War and Peace as Liberal Arts - The 12th annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts, "War and Peace as Liberal Arts," features speaker and noted political theorist Michael Walzer Thursday, Feb. 21, at 3:30 p.m. in Winter Hall's Darling Foundation Lecture Hall (Room 210) at Westmont. The lecture, "What is Just War Theory About?" is free and open to the public. (Thursday, February 21, 2013)

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Girls Rock SB! Benefit Concert - Girls Rock SB! will hold its first Spring Benefit Performance on February 23, 2013 at the Marjorie Luke Theater starting at 7PM. The program, titled "Requisition," will showcase exciting collaborations of song and dance created to raise funding and awareness for Girls Rock SB! (Saturday, February 23, 2013)

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Absolutely! {perhaps} - UCSB Department of Theater and Dance presents: Absolutely! {perhaps}, directed by Simon Williams. February 15th is opening night and it runs until February 23rd. (Saturday, February 23, 2013)

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Pulitzer Winner Speaks on Black History - Pulitzer Prize winner, Professor Leon Litwack to speak at SB Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting, Saturday, February 23, 2013. (Saturday, February 23, 2013)

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Ensemble Theatre Company Presents THE LIAR - Ensemble Theatre Company Presents THE LIAR: A Zany, Clever and Enchanting Comedy. Under the direction of ETC's Executive Artistic Director Jonathan Fox, begin on February 7 and run through February 24. All performances are at the Alhecama Theatre 914 Santa Barbara Street. (Sunday, February 24, 2013)

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IN CONCERT WITH NANSIE CHAPMAN AT SOhO - Join Nansie Chapman and friends as she celebrates her debut CD, "Fading Memories" at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club on Sunday, February 24, 2013, from noon until 3 p.m. (Sunday, February 24, 2013)

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Opera Santa Barbara presents Aida - As war rages between Egypt and Ethiopia, Aida tells the story of a Pharaoh's daughter competing with her own Ethiopian slave for the love of an Egyptian general. Performances on Friday March 1st and Sunday March 3rd at the Granada. (Friday, March 1, 2013)

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Dog Daycare
updated: 02/15/13 9:32 am

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updated: 02/17/13 7:07 pm

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