Judge Throws Out City vs. Poet Lawsuit
Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle threw out a lawsuit by the city against Heather Poet, the sponsor of
Year: 2007
This Week in History
July 13, 1985
Thousands gather in London’s Wembley Stadium for the opening act of Live Aid, the benefit concert for Africa.
Santa Barbara’s Healthcare Heavies Weigh in on SiCKO
Michael Moore’s documentary SiCKO brings an ounce of glitz to a subject many people find only slightly more fascinating than peeling potatoes-healthcare. For a reporter on this beat, it’s welcome relief from the same old statistics on the uninsured. So when it was released in theaters on June 29, I wanted to celebrate it journalistically.
Going Green
Everybody’s using it these days; it seems like the new catchword is “sustainability.” Almost everyone agrees that sustainable systems should be the goal for everything from energy to materials and food usage to production and more. What individual sectors of society mean by sustainability can be quite different, however.
Warhol About to Pop
There’s something wonderful about the last few moments before a raucous house party, when there are only a few people there and the hostess is still rushing around, putting things away and pushing aside the tables and chairs to make room for the crowds and the dancing.
49 Reasons and Three Legends about Stephen Stills
1) Stephen Stills used to live in Summerland.
False, though I saw him in 1977 at Sandpiper Liquor and again at Oscar’s nightclub, where he stole the stage for a riveting 45 minutes. “I was probably bored that night and wanted to pick up some chicks,” he laughed, speaking by phone from Seattle.
SBMA Exposes Santa Barbara Photographers
Photography is at once art’s most literal and most deceptive medium. The camera began as a recording device, designed to capture scenes as they appear to the naked eye. But in the hands of more than a century of artists, the instrument has become as expressive as the paintbrush, producing images that are as consciously composed and intentionally controlled as those in any painting. Yet no matter how thoroughly they have been manipulated, photographs remain the result of the mechanical exposure of some surface to light reflected from a subject.
Senior Activities
You know what they say: “You’re only as old as you feel.” The Cabrillo Recreation Center stands by this motto, offering up a bevy of sports, crafts, and social activities for the senior set every day of the week:
Week Spot Photo
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art presents its monthly Nights event, Made in Santa Barbara: Contemporary Photographs. The gala will feature works from roughly 40 Santa Barbara-based photographers, as well as publicly submitted cell phone photos, and interactive crafts. The event will be held Thursday, July 19, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, from 5:30-8 p.m. Call 884-6414 for tickets.
Harry Flaster, PhD, MD 1953-2007
In May, Harry Flaster, a much-beloved physician in the Santa Barbara medical community, died suddenly at the age of 53. Dr. Flaster was a pulmonary and critical care specialist who practiced at Sansum Clinic. I knew him for more than 20 years, having worked with him when he was a medical resident and fellow at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center.
