As reported by Montage on Monday, incumbent Montecito Association President Robert Collector will not seek another term at the helm of the powerful Montecito homeowners’ organization. Instead, Montage hears that Bill Palladini, entering his second year on the board, will be elected to take over the reins of the 1,000-member Montecito group at the February 13 monthly meeting.
It was the first of what will be a daily affair: former News-Press reporters – including the six fired within 24 hours on Monday and Tuesday – stood together in solidarity and marched in front of the newspaper’s headquarters while chanting “McCaw Obey the Law” repeatedly. This will be repeated, and they’re hoping for more community support, for the rest of the week, from 3 to 5 p.m. in De la Guerra Plaza. (Noisemakers are encouraged.)
Red carpets at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival can be a photographer’s heaven or a shooter’s nightmare.They’re a little bit of both for Indy photographer Paul Wellman. But he keeps delivering the hottest shots of the festival, so we’re presenting this constantly updated slideshow of his images for all of our online readers to enjoy.
In this final installment of Josef Woodard’s SBIFF ‘007 blog, he delivers a report from the Composer’s Panel, always one of the critic’s faves. Plus, see reviews of Hounddog, Offside, Paprika, The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai, and every other film he’s seen over the past 11 days.
Shannon Kelley Gould gushes over Al Gore’s appearance at the Arlington on Friday night, hoping for the sake of the world that he runs for president in 2008. Also inside are red carpet photos by J’Amy Brown and shots from Friday night’s raucous, tequila-soaked party at the Anacota Plaza on the corner of Anacapa and Cota streets.
It’s been confirmed as of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning: News-Press reporters Melissa Evans and Tom Schultz (pictured) were just fired, and the sports’ department’s senior writer John Zant is likely next in line.
It’s easier to go green than you might expect. Watching Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth makes it even easier. Even in Isla Vista.
Barney’s all Grossed out about the Super Bowl Debacle and gung ho about the Film Fest. He dishes on Gore, Guggenheim, Apted, Feigon (pictured), and other potentially overlooked gems.
Forced to return home to California just before the holidays due to the wickedness living in her ear canal, Captain Liz recounts her final pain-filled days in Costa Rica and a bittersweet adventure to a waterfall in Golfito.
They got their notices today: News-Press reporters Dawn Hobbs, Barney McManigal, and Rob Kuznia were given their walking papers on Monday afternoon. Within a couple hours, the three were at Ruby’s Cafe on De la Guerra Plaza, in the shadow of the News-Press building, for an impromptu press conference. Here’s a more thorough report than the one posted last night.
