Santa Barbara Architect Passes Away at 75
John Pittman, a major player in Santa Barbara architectural circles, died on 7/29, succumbing to lung cancer at age 75.
Year: 2007
Why There Is Still Reasonable Doubt About Citizen Ralph Nader
1) Today, the name Ralph Nader is more likely to evoke anger than affection in the minds of Bush-bashing liberal Americans. Following Al Gore’s loss in the 2000 presidential election, Nader became a scapegoat for the problematic eight-year reign of W-and perhaps rightly so.
Calling Documentarians
The fast-growing Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is ready for submissions through September 1. The fifth annual event, which features a nonfiction competition for features, shorts, mini-docs, and best American West doc, will occur February 14-20 in Missoula. For more info, see bigskyfilmfest.org.
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Let’s Dance!
DJ Fenstar will be spinning vinyl at the Contemporary Arts Forum’s Let’s Dance! Forum Lounge. The event takes place in conjunction with 1st Thursday and features a screening of Dance for Camera, a collection of the best dance sequences in film as selected by audience members at European and North American film festivals.
The Spectacle of Area Wine Lists
The August 31, 2007, issue of Wine Spectator (already on the stands) brought good news to 10 area restaurants, all winners of the magazine’s coveted best wine list awards. Once again, the Wine Cask (813 Anacapa St., 966-9463) led the pack as one of 76 international Grand Award winners “given to restaurants that show an uncompromising, passionate devotion to the quality of their wine programs,” not to mention a minimum of 1,500 selections.
The 40 Years that Shaped Santa Barbara: 1782-1822
Spain had claimed California 242 years before the Spanish finally paid attention to Santa Barbara. But Russian hunters from the north were showing interest in the area’s fur-bearing animals, the English were beginning to explore California’s shores, and it was time to protect Santa Barbara from foreign invasion.
Cocaine Dealer Arrested at Carpinteria Bar
On 7/24 sheriff’s detectives arrested a Port Hueneme man for allegedly dealing cocaine at two Carpinteria bars. Detectives arrested Noe
2007 Fiesta Guide
Even though August marks the final countdown of summer vacation, at least the month kicks off with a blastFiesta, that is. To help guide you through the miasma of the long weekend celebration, we have put together our annual Fiesta issue. In addition to event listings, we’ve included a timeline and history of Old Spanish Days; Pablo de la Guerra’s groundbreaking 1855 speech calling for the rights of native Californios; facts about the largest horse parade in the country; and a story about flamenco music’s roots.
¡Bienvenidos!
Indy Publisher’s Car Stolen, Returned
Santa Barbara Independent publisher Randy Campbell had his car stolen from the driveway of his Riviera home on the night
