Goleta Councilmembers to Get New Offices
The two Goleta councilmembers still sharing space with other city staff will get their own offices under a $17,000 refurbishing
Month: May 2007
Bright Eyes at the Arlington Theatre
Bright Eyes’s Conor Oberst has been called many things, from a has-been indie star to the next Bob Dylan. One thing he hasn’t been called-thanks to his loyalty to Nebraska-based Saddle Creek Records, the indie label he has remained with despite numerous big-label offers-is an egomaniac.
Reverential Ecology Retreat
How will the western U.S. be affected by global warming? Can we expect water scarcity, energy shortages, heat waves? We’ve heard a lot about how to mitigate the effects of climate change, but what about adapting to the new landscapes we will likely inhabit?
City Tour Reveals Improvements, Problem Areas
Members of the Santa Barbara City Council, city staff, and media were led around town by city Special Projects Manager
Jimmy’s Sign Goes Missing
The famed sign of the now-closed Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens was reported missing on 4/30. The building’s current owner – the
Turnbull to Leave Santa Barbara High
It was announced on 4/24 that Santa Barbara High School Principal Paul Turnbull will replace Jan Zettel as assistant superintendent
Forum Explores Response to Gangs
Almost two months after a fatal gang-related stabbing in downtown Santa Barbara, community leaders continue to wrestle with the city’s gang problem. At the same time, new details about the events leading up to the death of Luis Angel Linares raise questions about how El Puente Community School and the county probation department deal with at-risk youth and whether any policy could have prevented Linares’s death.
CND2: The Elite Training Team for Spain’s Compa±-a Nacional de Danza
France has the Paris Opera Ballet, and Russia has the Mariinsky Ballet Company, which was formerly the Kirov. America has New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, and Holland has the renowned Netherlands Dance Theatre (NDT). But until the late 20th century, Spain had no national ballet company. Although classical ballet was studied in Spain, it was an imported art form-and far less popular than the flamenco, or the sevillanas, the fandango, and the paso doble.
Social Consciousness
Whether it’s environmental awareness, the death penalty, or the Iraq War that gets your fire burning, there are social movements in town for protesters and do-gooders of every stripe:
Auditioning for MTV’s The Real World
This is the story of several dozen strangers, who stood in line outside Q’s on a Tuesday morning, all of them desperate to live in a house and have their lives taped-except for one reporter, who was freaked out by the experience.
