Edwin Datschefski was at Slug & Lettuce in London with some of his green-design buddies in 1989 when he noticed an enviro-minded friend at a nearby table with some of his eco-friendly mates. The groups pulled together their tables, and voil , the social concept of Green Drinks was born.
WHERE’S WENDY? I know it’s perverse to feel sorry for a guy who gets paid $650 an hour to beat the crap out of people. But after watching attorney A. Barry Cappello try to defend News-Press owner Wendy P. McCaw-now on trial for firing eight reporters because of their pro-union sympathies-I must confess to feeling pangs of sympathy for the guy.
Former Isla Vistans play SOhO on the success of their new album, Roses & Clover.
Who would guess that wholesome potatoes are related to deadly nightshade? Or that sweet cherry tomatoes are cousins to the wicked and wily tobacco?
With favorable weather patterns and the tireless work of firefighters on the front lines to thank, Santa Barbara residents living in the ashy shadow of the Zaca Fire were breathing a little easier this week. Seemingly sparing closer-to-home locales like Paradise Road and East Camino Cielo, the still-raging inferno had, as of press time, turned its radically destructive front lines toward the north and east, continuing its flaming mastication of the Dick Smith Wilderness and the forest land around Santa Barbara Canyon.
South Coast Verizon Wireless customers were without cell phone reception or several hours on the night of 8/9, due to
A bicyclist was killed by a tractor-trailer on the morning of 8/8, at the corner of Kellogg and Hollister avenues.
Chong said her character is particularly endearing, despite having been a criminal since high school. Peg is unsure whether she has made the right decisions in life and is insecure about her intelligence, said Chong, and she relies on her sexuality to get what she wants until she discovers later in the play that she has a real knack for law. Most of all, Peg “enjoys her life and is sort of funny by accident,” Chong said.
Former editor Linda Strean takes stand in between Steepleton’s testimony.
A preliminary report from the coroner indicates points to accidental drowning.
