SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - One century of memory meets a life still moving forward.

“The whole world should stop because it’s my birthday," said Stanley Clothier of Santa Barbara.

Clothier is 105 years old, carrying a lifetime of perspective from one of the most transformative eras in modern history.

“3/4 of the years in the United States Navy, and almost all of it in schools at one time doing things that were a major interest," said Clothier.

During World War II, his work helped advance early unmanned aircraft designs—technology that would one day evolve into modern drones.

“To me World War II was a very interesting part of my life … and it was very important to the development of my personality," said Clothier.

His daughter Joanie Saint Denis believes humility has always defined his story.

“He’s living life eating well," said Saint Denis.

“My absolute favorite thing to drink is water," said Clothier.

“He’s got great friends and he really believes in Community. He loves people," said Saint Denis.

His strength comes not from achievements, but from the way he sees the world.

“He’s going for the record … 116 I think is what he wants to do," said Saint Denis.

For Stanley, each birthday is less about age, and more about perspective.

“First thing is you gotta do is you gotta choose your parents carefully, hahaha," said Clothier.

Beyond his accomplishments, Clothier credits his longevity to a lifelong sense of optimism and perspective.

His outlook, combined with strong family connections, continues to inspire those around him.

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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN

(CNN) — The Trump administration agreed in a court settlement on Monday to keep the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument.

The administration removed the rainbow LGBTQ flag from the monument in New York City in February due to a government directive that determined what kinds of flags can be flown at national park sites.

The move drew intense backlash from the LGBTQ community and local officials in New York who viewed it as an attack on LGBTQ history.

The Stonewall Inn, an iconic bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, is considered the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the US. It was the site of a 1969 police raid that sparked protests as the bar’s patrons fought back. The riots led to the first gay Pride march in 1970.

Documents filed in federal district court in Manhattan on Monday show that the Trump administration agreed to a voluntary dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of nonprofits, which alleged that the Trump administration’s order violated federal law.

The settlement represents a loss for the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back diversity initiatives and change what is displayed at national parks across the country.

As part of the agreement, the federal government is set to return the flag to the monument’s official flagpole within the next seven days. The site will also fly the American flag and the flag for the National Park Service.

The flag was removed due to Department of the Interior guidance from January that sought to restrict what kind of flags can be flown at national park sites.

According to that National Park Service memorandum, the agency prohibits “non-agency flags and pennants” that are not the US flag or the Interior Department flag. There are exceptions for historical flags, military flags or flags of federally recognized tribal nations within the parks.

Days after the flag’s removal, hundreds of people held a protest outside the monument and local officials raised the Pride flag again, albeit in an unofficial capacity.

“The sudden, arbitrary, and capricious removal of the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument was yet another act by this administration to erase the LGBTQ+ community,” Karen Loewy, co-counsel for plaintiffs and senior counsel at Lambda Legal, said in a statement about the lawsuit settlement.

“Today, the government has pledged to restore this important symbol back to where it belongs.”

CNN has reached out to the National Park Service for comment.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A one-of-a-kind art project is now coming alive as fresh paint hits the asphalt in downtown Santa Barbara.

It comes from a special grant, which couldn't have been delivered at a better time for the city. It is in the process of reimagining the downtown promenade corridor.

Santa Barbara was one of only four cities to get this Bloomberg Asphalt Art Initiative grant in the U.S.

The City of Santa Barbara, in collaboration with the County Office of Arts & Culture, was awarded $100,000 from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Outreach and demonstrations took place in January at the Saturday Farmers Market which takes place at this intersection.

Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture Executive Director Sarah York Rubin says there will be designs that will likely show community, the ocean and other aspects of the people and region that will, "integrate those ideas into a design that's a design for the street."

Lead artists Eddy Jimenez and Irene Ramirez provided an introduction to Zapotec textiles and designs.

With the project underway traffic is being reduced to one lane in each direction.

Along with the intersections, there will be work on the curbs, planters and lighting fixtures.

This has proven to be a way to reduce traffic problems and increase pedestrian safety.

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