SB County’s Fire Fighters Battle Southern Blazes
A total of 137 Santa Barbara County firefighters are still involved in quelling the nine fires that continue to burn in Southern California.
Year: 2007
Hazmat Crew Called to Clean Up Cleaning Chemicals
The block of Figueroa Street just west of State Street was closed to vehicular traffic for the morning of 10/29 after janitors cleaning the Longs Drugs at 1109 State St.
Recommended Wine Books for the Holidays
Fall and winter are two seasons that truly lend themselves to reading. I know there are always “summer reading lists” composed during vacation season, but I love to crack open a book when it’s cold or rainy outside and I have a bit of leisure time and solitude on my side. It helps if one is sipping a good vintage port and sitting beside a fire during these contemplative moments.
vol. 21, no. 094, Nov. 1-8, 2007
ON THE COVER: Santa Barbara County’s annual wine grape harvest is coming to a close this week, but not after vineyards from the Santa Maria Valley and Sta. Rita Hills to the Santa Ynez Valley picked what many winemakers are calling the tastiest fruit in years. Because the yields were lowin some places even 35 percent below normalwinemakers say the vines delivered stronger flavors to the grapes, which could make for the best vintage in county history.
Week Spot Photo – Romancing the Indian
In honor of National American Indian Heritage Month, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (2559 Puesta del Sol Rd.) invites you to check out an exquisite collection of works by famed photographer Edward S. Curtis. Call 682-4711 for details.
Police Search for Injured Cyclist
Santa Barbara police are searching for a Hispanic male they believe may have been injured in a head-on bicycle collision on 10/28.
Question: ‘What can you tell me about Charles Huse?
Charles Enoch Huse lived in Santa Barbara from 1852 until 1885. His journal, published by the Santa Barbara Historical Museum in 1977, offers a detailed and fascinating glimpse at Santa Barbara in the 1850s, as the city went through a sometimes troubled transition from Mexican to American rule.
Vegas Plays Host to a Music Fest of Epic Proportions
Music festivals require planning. That’s obvious. Surviving a festival demands absolute commitment, hours of careful preparation, and attention to minute details. There is transportation to arrange, expenses to be calculated, and provisions to be carefully rationed.
Direct Relief International Climbs in Non Profit Rankings
Direct Relief International-the largest international nonprofit in California, and the 11th largest in the United States in terms of private support-received more than $241 million in 2006.
Holiday Enforcer
I love to celebrate everything, from the ordinary to the extraordinary. I hold the title of Holiday Enforcer, bequeathed upon me by former coworkers who found my excitement for Groundhog Day a little, shall we say, excessive.
