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Founded in 1986, the Santa Barbara Independent is the leading source for news, arts & entertainment, and lifestyle coverage in the greater Santa Barbara area.
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Dolly Parton Remembered in Santa Barbara for???Her Legacy of Service, Dedication, and Joy???
2+ week, 4+ day ago (565+ words) Beloved Country Music Icon and Former Solvang Resident’s Imagination Library Has Sent Free Books Monthly to Thousands of S.B. Families Dolly Parton, a country music icon with big hair and an even bigger heart, died in her Nashville home on…...