Car Rolled on 101
Rosemead resident Ping Yang rolled her car in the northbound lane of Highway 101 near Winchester Canyon Road on 10/19.
Year: 2007
Pro-Development Law Firms Merge
Santa Barbara-based law firm Hatch & Parent, a veteran of regional water and land-use battles, will merge with Denver-based firm Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck, effective 1/1/08.
UCSB Scientists Find Evolutionary Key
UCSB scientists think they may have pinpointed the time at which organisms developed sight.
Six Degrees of Stellastarr*
This is the story of the teeny, tiny world of gay women and a band called Stellastarr*.
Dianne Reeves
It was obvious from the outset that the Dianne Reeves edition of Lobero Live would be a special one. Reeves had not played the Lobero recently, and it is a perfect venue for jazz. In addition, the Santa Barbara stop on her current extended tour was the only chance to hear Reeves with both her marvelous pair of guitarists (Romero Lubambo and Russell Malone), and a full rhythm section (which included Reginald Veal on bass and Gregory Hutchinson on drums).
Over the Tavern
Tom Dudzick’s irreverent comedy Over the Tavern is set in the 1950s in Buffalo, New York. While not exactly nostalgic, the play is based on Dudzick’s rigid upbringing as a Polish boy in a Catholic parochial school. In the opening scene, the austere sound of an organ sets the mood of the St. Casimir School.
Protesters Rally Against Capital Punishment
A small contingent of people gathered at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse on 10/19 to rally against capital punishment.
vol. 21, no. 093, Oct. 25-Nov. 1, 2007
ON THE COVER: Besides taking our cover photoan inspiring shot of Ojai-grown Dan Malloy getting shacked out of his mind this past summer at a secret spot close to homelens man Branden Aroyan is one hell of a surfer, drawing creative and supremely style-conscious lines on surfboards of all shapes and sizes.
Stateside Sets Sail
Any place that’s willing to serve a Kobe beef corndog, with sriracha ketchup and mango mustard as accoutrements no less, deserves a visit to see if it’s got the sense of humor and chutzpah to pull it off. That means culinary adventurers will have to visit the just opened Stateside Restaurant & Lounge (1114 State St., 564-1000) in the old Acapulco space in La Arcada.
Give a Little
• This Friday, October 26, from 6-9 p.m. Santa Barbara Art Studios (709 E. Mason St.) hosts an opening for painter, photographer, and poet Judy Jones. The exhibit will feature oil paintings and startling images from her book, Bones of the Homeless. All sales will benefit the St. Brigid Fellowship, which offers counseling for Isla Vista’s homeless population.
