ON THE COVER: We sprinted into a warm summer, but now we’re floating into a cool fall. And, as with every change of season, this brings a shift in fashion. We hit the town in Peep-like fashion to see what Santa Barbarans are wearing, and checked out a few new designers while we were at it. And don’t miss our latest edition of StylePhile or Scene & Seenit’s all part of this year’s fall fashion issue, starting here.
The Santa Barbara County Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission ruled that the project in the meadow of the Botanic Garden was not exempt from its review.
The scientific names of plants are often mysterious. There are some that describe a particular aspect of the plant itself, others that honor either the discoverer of the plant or some other worthy person, but some of the most interesting are rooted in mythology. Gods and goddesses from Greek and Roman religion are now memorialized in this way.
An encore presentation of the one-hour PBS documentary California at War is showing tonight, Thursday, September 20, at 8 p.m. on KCET. The doc is about how World War II turned California from a rural, backward state into the economic and cultural powerhouse that it is today. Special for Santa Barbarans is the discussion of the Japanese attack on the Ellwood oil fields. It’s a great slice of forgotten history, so tune in tonight.
After several months of research, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission released a report this week on the feasibility of transferring development rights away from the proposed luxury home development at Santa Barbara Ranch to urban areas.
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s new, state-of-the-art Orfalea Children’s Center opened last week.
A person described by sheriff’s deputies as a 23-year-old Hispanic male was found dead inside a sleeping bag on 9/17, at the end of a driveway on Highway 154.
Early morning commuter road rage on Highway 101 led to an arrest on Milpas Street last week.
New York, Paris, London, Milan-all lay claim to the title of fashion’s capital city, but when it comes to trends, look no further than our high schools, where it is always fashion week. The following are just a few of the trends I noticed in the first two weeks of school.
Public defender Karen Atkins asked that the arraignment for Ricardo Juarez be delayed until she reviews the voluminous transcripts from the preliminary hearing.
