Man Whose Arm was Broken By Police Settles
Eric McTague, the 26-year old homeless man who had his arm broken by Santa Barbara Police public information officer Lt. Donald McCaffery, pled guilty to a host of misdemeanor offenses.
Year: 2007
All About a Friendship
In 1974, two wide-eyed and bushy-tailed Missouri guys, then in their mid twenties, took off from Paris on shiny new Motobecane bicycles with the goal of ending up in Munich. It was a time before life would demand their serious attention, before Richard would be raising a family in the Bay Area and I would be sitting in front of a computer screen looking at a column deadline. It was a time after the breezy college frat boy days we had shared. We were looking for an adventure, one that would change our lives.
Positively State Street
SCISSORS BEAT ROCK: When a band leaves the Central Coast for the greener pastures of city livin’, it’s always nice to be front-and-center for their triumphant return. Such is true for San Luis Obispo natives Scissors for Lefty, who make their long-awaited return from San Francisco this weekend. And like their clever moniker, Lefty’s campy writing is a perfect complement to their unique mixture of electro-punk and Brit-pop.
Ed Inks: Sculpture Garden.
As the head of the Art Department at Santa Barbara City College and a highly respected Santa Barbara artist, Ed Inks is a fine example of the art world’s growing enthusiasm for sculpture. The artist’s newest collection of three-dimensional work, now on show at Westmont’s second annual outdoor sculpture exhibit, claims a place in the re-emergence of sculptural art that has characterized the West Coast art scene recently.
Duane “Dog” Chapman’s You Can Run But You Can’t Hide
This autobiography from the world’s most famous bounty hunter reads like the biblical Job story-his God-fearing life is full of inspirational highs and crack-smoking, felonious lows, and it proves a remarkable tale of turning a criminal path into a prosperous one. The book’s thrust is his hunt for the Mussel Shoals-residing, Max Factor-heir rapist Andrew Luster, whom Chapman finally tracks down in Puerto Vallarta in the case that made the “Dog” a household name. It’s a simply written page-turner and provides an intriguing peek at what bounty hunting is all about.
S.B. High Alum Gets a Shot at the Big Leagues
Like any self-respecting 25-year-old, Virgil Vasquez is looking forward to having his own place to live this winter in Santa Barbara, free from the daily presence of his parents. But unlike most folks his age, Vasquez can throw a baseball more than 90 miles per hour with pinpoint accuracy and, for most of this past summer, he was earning a paycheck doing just that as a pitcher for the defending American League Champions, the Detroit Tigers.
Feast of Love
With its clever, comfy maze of interactive romantic subplots, Feast of Love walks that precariously fine line between musings on the fickle nature of romance and the stuff of melodrama, sometimes veering right up to the boundary separating the two. Somehow, though, it keeps its wits and wisdom in check, tugging on heartstrings without abandoning the filmgoer’s discerning intellect-or libido. In other words, it’s a necessarily complicated and sexy reflection on love and life in Portland.
Festival of Fools Honors the Legacy of the Late Marcel Marceau
The year is 1972, the place, San Francisco’s Union Square. Our hero is Robert Shields, who has stolen a policeman’s peaked cap and is directing cars through an intersection by yelling through an orange traffic cone. In a black-and-white military jacket and white face makeup, Shields looks like a modern-day Marcel Marceau. But this mime is far from silent, and he’s attracting a crowd.
Question: Can you give me a little history on the town of Guadalupe?
The small city of Guadalupe, located to the west of Santa Maria off Highway 166, takes its name from Rancho Guadalupe, established in 1840. The founding of the town dates to 1873 and, for about 10 years, was the largest settlement in northwestern Santa Barbara County. Guadalupe formally incorporated in 1946 and today has a population of around 6,000 people.
Caruso To Proceed With Development at Miramar
A spokesperson for developer Rick Caruso denied rumors that Caruso has backed out of the deal to rebuild Montecito’s Miramar Hotel.
