Who will cover the Santa Barbara High Dons, San Marcos Royals, and Dos Pueblos Chargers now that the News-Press’s sports reporter Mike Traphagen is gone? Plus, the N-P drops their Unfair Labor Practice complain against the Teamsters. Read on….
There are lots of good reasons to grow your own fruits and vegetables. Over the life of a tree, you will have saved the cost of buying a similar amount of produce many times over.
If you’re looking to get outta Dodge, but don’t have the dough to drop on a real trip, why not try being a tourist in your own town for a day? Instead of cursing the visitors taking their leisurely time cruising down Cabrillo Boulevard on a bicycle built for two, why not commandeer the people-mover of your choice, and become one of them?
The number of people who visit Stearns Wharf each year.
honeybee hovers over his breakfast,
a flower growing at Fairview Gardens
in Goleta. Photo by Larry Mills.
If there were ever any doubt that Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000) and Antwan A. Patton (Big Boi) of OutKast are major players in a long line of great entertainers, Idlewild will clear it up.
For those of us who buy into Charles Bukowski’s aesthetic, the late L.A. writer created pearls of wisdom hidden in squalor on the outskirts.
The world has many more wonders than seven, and jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck certainly must be counted among them. In everything but his playing, Brubeck, 85, has pared his energy usage down to the bare minimum. His dry, laconic, and startlingly amusing remarks to the audience may be delivered in a monotone, but they reveal a wry, alert intelligence.
We’ve come a long way since 1987. The Iran-Contra affair, the Jim Bakker debacle, and the WWF were all over the news back then. It was also the year that little-known pop singer Tiffany released her first album, Tiffany. I, for one, was a fan, or as much of a fan as one could be at the age of 5. Dressed in coordinating spandex pants and clip-on dangly earnings, my cousin and I would blast the album, jumping wildly on her parents’ bed.
Together since 1988, 311’s career is best described as a tour de force. In 18 years, the band has seen 17 songs reach Billboard’s Top 30 in the modern-rock genre (two of those hit number one), stats that go nicely with their platinum and triple platinum albums. The band’s lengthy career has been driven by consistent success, occasional controversy, and ferociously dedicated fans. The Omaha, Nebraska, natives headline the Bowl next Saturday, September 9. Singer Doug “SA” Martinez gave me the scoop on all things 311, including an always-evolving life on the road.
