News-Press No-Show at Forum Discussion
A Sunday town hall meeting focusing on the “situation” at the Santa Barbara News-Press yielded stories from fired reporters and a big “no comment” from NP higher-ups.
Month: March 2007
Another Take on Spring Break
Some students will be soaking up the rays and probably far too many mai tais in some subtropical paradise during spring break, but a handful of Alternative Spring Breakers are donating their time and effort to rebuilding still-Katrina-torn New Orleans for the next couple weeks through Isla Vista’s Hillel.
Ty Warner Deals His Kona Village
I couldn’t believe the rumor going around town, that Ty Warner has sold his paradise-like Kona Village Resort on Hawaii’s Big Island. Would Ty really sell his prized luxury enclave of thatched-roof bungalows (pictured), a virtual South Seas island village on a white-sand beach with a palm-shaded lagoon?
Near Naked Ambush at the Gym
Thanks so much to those of you who emailed me and commented with your blind date disaster stories! It was highly entertaining, and certainly made me feel like a lot less of a failure in the first-date-department. Also, I was excited to see that a (hot!) real-live relationship expert has popped up and offered to share some advice on how to succeed in the dating game.
Steaks at Carpinteria’s The Palms
Carpinteria Beef haven The Palms may not be the place for the granola crowd, but steak-lover Shannon Kelly Gould goes ga-ga over frou-frou cocktails, huge slabs of meat with a capital “UGE” – all in spite of the restaurant’s tendency to pooh-pooh reservations.
Look Through Any Window
Unfortunately, Mia Goldman knows the topic of her debut film firsthand. Open Window-which premieres on Thursday, March 29, at the Metro 4 and will run on Showtime this summer-is the story of a rape. More poignantly, though, it’s the human story of its repercussions, drawn from experience.
Spring Arts Preview- Pop and Rock
With the S.B. Bowl season pushed back due to construction, you music junkies will have to look elsewhere to get your fix through the spring. Fortunately, SOhO, UCSB, Ventura Theatre, and other venues have loaded us up with a season full of hot shows, including Bright Eyes, The Ataris, and The Killers. But come summer, all bets are off with the Bowl’s late but killer lineup, which already includes shows by Norah Jones, Gwen Stefani, and Marco Antonio Sol-s and is rumored have Incubus, Snow Patrol, Diana Krall, 311, and Reggae Sunsplash waiting in the wings.
Nine Wineries and Counting
One of my favorite things to do on a sleepy Sunday morning is take a drive to a place that puts me in the mood to relax and mentally prepare for the coming work week. I love driving through the Santa Maria Valley, particularly through the countryside, dotted as it is with agricultural crops, farmhouses, and vineyards.
Spring Arts Preview- Jazz
For Santa Barbara jazz fans, the not-so-good news is the official jazz concert season-the series at both the Lobero Theatre and Campbell Hall-is pretty much over. The good news is that jazz continues to slip between the cracks at other venues in town during the next few months, before the summer “chill. “
Time without Boundaries
Camerata Pacifica pushed the programming envelope on Friday by putting the intermission before the first piece.