Former Goleta Water District Attorney Dies
Robert Goodwin, a leader in the Goleta water wars of the 1970s, died this week in Livermore. Goodwin served as
Year: 2007
Raspberry Lime Rickey
If you, like me, had too many limes on hand after Fiesta and don’t want to keep making margaritas, here’s a cocktail with a very different profile that takes advantage of the raspberries available now, too (even TJ’s has decent organic ones). Muddle 12 raspberries in a cocktail shaker.
George Lopez. Star. Spanglish. Banter.
“‘Member? You ‘member.” The rallying cry for George Lopez was introduced to me a little over a year ago when my roommate and I sat down to watch Why You Crying?, Lopez’s 2005 standup show. Since my roommate’s a first-generation Mexican-American, it made sense that Lopez would have her cracking up; I, on the other hand, was pretty certain Lopez’s humor would go right over my Caucasian head.
Style Phile
Subscribing to Style: Lower State Street style mecca beca:christian (432 State St.) just launched its Boutique Membership program, which should give fickle, commitment-phobic, and shopaholic stylephiles reason to celebrate: For a monthly fee, members score a 20 percent storewide discount (reason enough to enlist), as well as the services of personal shoppers; “concierge shopping,” wherein the store’ll front for the goods you’re eyein’-even if you don’t wind up plunking down your credit card; exclusive access to new collections before they hit the store’s racks; Girls Night cocktail parties; fashion shows; trunk shows; food and wine tastings; spa parties; aaaaaand free use of the shop’s hottest accessories.
Stardust
Stardust is based on Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, which is based on his illustrated story, which is loosely based on the fantasy works of Lord Dunsany, though it has more kinship with the great William Goldman satire, The Princess Bride. And if that’s not confusing enough, try the opening of the film.
Journey to the Flames: 8 Years of Burning Man
For the lucky few waiting with anticipation for this year’s Burning Man festival-and for everyone else who can’t make the trek-HopeDance FiLMS will screen Journey to the Flames: 8 Years of Burning Man at the Faulkner Gallery this Thursday, August 16, at 7 p.m.
UC Students Arrested for Assault in I.V.
Six UC students – Timothy Amarasingue, Adarsha Shetty, Tauliayat Siddique, Asanka Wickramarach, Lanka Wickramarach, and Supul Wickramarach – were arrested
Rush Hour 3
If there’s a role model for summer romps lacking invention, conviction, or even enough good ideas to warrant the use of celluloid or film reels, it may well be the shameless claptrap that is the third Rush Hour film. Funny thing is, though, the natural affliction of bland-ifying sequelitis and cynical, phone-it-in compromises don’t hurt the viewer as much as it should.
Alejandro Escovedo’s Big Comeback
Having blazed a defiant musical path to become one of the most dynamic and lauded musicians of our time, in 2003 Alejandro Escovedo’s life took a dramatic turn. The Texan collapsed while on stage in Arizona and fell critically ill as a result of the medication that was meant to be saving his life. Not only did Escovedo battle his way back to health with grace and humility, he did so with a renewed lust for life.
Report States County Has $11.4 Mil in Surplus Funds
The County of Santa Barbara’s general fund had $11.4 million in undesignated revenue left over from the 2006-07 fiscal year,
