Capps Helps Block Expansion of Surveillance Act
Congressmember Lois Capps voted against the expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act sought by the Bush administration. The act
Year: 2007
2008 HBO Comedy Arts Fest Cancelled
It was a close-run thing, but in the end, internal strife at HBO torpedoed the potential first Santa Barbara Comedy Arts Festival.
Pick it Up
Putumayo’s Americana: Impossible to categorize but reflective of our country’s cultural diversity, the musical genre Americana means many things to many people. But this collection by Putumayo-whose partial proceeds go to the Second Harvest food bank network-shows that we should all love it.
Homeless Woman’s Death Not Caused by Prior Attack
Results of an autopsy performed on the body of Sandra McFarlane, 45, have ruled out the possibility that she died
Filmic Rites of Passage
FADE TO BLACK: Losing both Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni on the same midsummer’s day came as a stunning one-two punch, a cruel twist of fate. On further reflection, though, maybe it carries a beautifully poetic resonance, having to do with a rite of passage, and the waning of an era.
Positively State Street
EVERYTHING’S BIGGER IN VELTEXAS: Look no further than SOhO on Thursday, August 9, when Isla Vista’s Veltexans will take no prisoners with new material from their debut album, Everything’s the Matter, released on August 7. Hailing originally from the action-packed lands of Idaho, the trio only recently made the move to Santa Barbara, leaving behind their residency at one of the biggest clubs in the state.
Plane Crashes on Goleta Beach
A pilot and one passenger were aboard a single-engine plane when it crashed into the coast two miles from El
Dracula
The audience stepped out of the Santa Barbara sun and into a dark and gloomy Center Stage Theater last weekend, dusting off Fiesta confetti and settling in for the Summer Stock Youth Theater’s production of the horror story Dracula. The show delivered the expected blood-curdling shrieks and air of general creepiness befitting its dark tale, but it was Dracula‘s unanticipated humor that showcased the creativity of director Kyra Lehman and her cast of 30 teenaged actors and made this version of the gothic staple unique.
You Camp Be Serious!
As summer comes to a close, Starshine reflects on the money spent (and damage caused) by sending her son to camp.
Injunction Bans High-Powered Sonar Off Coast
Federal Judge Florence-Marie Cooper issued a preliminary injunction banning the U.S. Navy from using high-powered sonar in training exercises off
