Sisters Banned From City
The Sisters of Bethany are forced to vacate their Eastside convent and relocate somewhere outside of Santa Barbara.
Year: 2007
Secrets of Cell Phones
The Adult Ed Class of the Week is all about cell phones: how to choose one, how to use one, and everything in between.
Task Force Blues
One might have thought from the agenda that the Task Force was closing in on some sort of proposal the commissioners could take back to their respective agencies. This is definitely not the case: there will most likely be lots more of what are becoming mind-numbing meetings before any recommendations will be on the table.
The News-Press/ NLRB Trial: The Past Week
Proceedings will halt for the next week.
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale’s been putting out strong, countrified albums for the last two decades, won a couple Grammy awards, and yet he’s never lumped in with his contemporary roots music heavyweights. And I don’t think Bluegrass Diarieshis second in a trilogy of bluegrass discsis going to change that at all. While Lauderdale is a great player who writes strong songs, his voice simply doesn’t cut it.
News-Press‘s Special Expert Witness Not Special Enough
Starshine Roshell and Travis Armstrong graces the stand today, the last day of testimony for more than a week.
Neutopia’s Palms
Batya finds signs of a radical visionary in the palms of Doctress Neutopia.
Housing Sales Rise as Real Estate Prices Soar
While Southern California home prices fall like lead, Santa Barbara’s dirt is turning to gold.
Johnny Irion
Upon first listen, Johnny Irion’s Ex Tempore incites visions of bell-bottom pants, guys with long hair, and that “smooth and mellow California feeling.” I was inclined to check the liner notes for Neil Young’s name. And while Young is nowhere to be seen, he’s definitely heard; think Harvest without the social relevance.
Steepleton, Apodaca Return to the Witness Stand
News-Press attorney Barry Cappello outlines his side of the ongoing NLRB trial.
