Creature Comfort

Pamela Christian, a veteran of the City of Santa Barbara’s Animal Control department, walked slowly into the forest clearing near Lake Cachuma and called out as loudly as she could, “Spindle!” She waited a beat and went deeper into the woods.

Kid Drama Class

Arts Alive! is adding a children’s drama and performance class to be held on Wednesdays (from 4-6pm) from now until March 21 and will introduce your child to the world of acting and also provide more space and opportunity for experienced child actors.

Private Stories, Public Display

When Chunky Move’s artistic director Gideon Obarzanek came up with the concept for I Want to Dance Better at Parties, he was thinking more of the TV screen than the stage. A documentary fan with an interest in producing work for television, he wanted to make a film that examined men’s attitudes toward dancing.

No Charges in Spearmint Rhino Death

More than six months after David Klotz died outside the Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen’s Club, the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s office concluded their investigation Wednesday-opting not to file any charges in the death. After reviewing video tape of the incident, several eye witness accounts and the findings of two separate though occasionally conflicting forensic pathology experts, the district attorney ruled that there was “insufficient basis in fact or law” to press charges against the two bouncers who forcibly removed the 26 year-old Klotz from the club and physically detained him for some 21 minutes until police arrived.

Why Does My Dog Eat Poop?

No one really understands a dog’s desire to eat feces. We can only assume that dogs would not eat their own stool, other dog’s stools and cat poop unless there was a reason. There are certain ways to discourage this behavior.dave2.JPG.jpg

Roger Durling Tapped for Cannes

When Roger Durling was named director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival a little more than four years ago, the collective response was, “Who the hell is he?” But now, after four straight great years of SBIFF, the collective question tends to be, “How long until someone steals him?” Well, he hasn’t quite been stolen, but last week the Cannes Film Festival selected Durling to be the programming director of its American Pavilion.

Solving Traffic on San Ysidro Road

J’Amy reports that traffic on San Ysidro Road is only getting worse, which was the subject of a recent meeting with Supervisor Salud Carbajal and others. Plus, Montage learns what the new Coral Casino will look like, what Thomas Friedman’s Westmont chat was about, and when Montecito Association prez Bill Palladini debuts.

Hollywood Ain’t All That

dustin%26iattheoscars.jpgPretty much everything I know about life and love comes straight from the silver screen. But, Hollywood isn’t all glamour and good quotes on imdb.com. It’s a whole lotta fake, too.

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