Ye Olde Butcher Shop
A review of “one of the oldest delis in Santa Barbara.
Month: July 2008
Montecito 7-24
The Montecito Planning Commission ended an 11-hour hearing on the matter of developer Rick Caruso’s plans for the Miramar resort without a conclusion for or against the project, but a decision to make a decision on 8/6 instead.
Education 7-24
On 7/22 at Casa de la Raza, Santa Barbara Police Chief Cam Sanchez had encouraging words for 42 eighth- and ninth-grade students who will complete a five-week college readiness academy on 7/25.
Montecito Country Kitchen Is Pitchin’ Summer
Pascale Beale-Groom, proprietor of the Montecito Country Kitchen cooking school and purveyor of finer cooking goodies, is working her way through a Vivaldi-esque cookbook sequence, and fittingly Summer is just released.
How to Throw a Street Bash
Though the once famous Castro family block party, held every Fiesta along De la Guerra Street, has become a faint memory, and block parties have become more of a tradition on such occasions as Solstice and the Fourth of July, we as Santa Barbara citizens have the chance-moreover the responsibility-to rekindle the joy of neighborhood soirees.
Quotes of the Week 7-24
“Any scheme that means density increases in Santa Barbara neighborhoods will be fought tooth and nail and I will be one of the ones fighting it.”
Give a Little
Volunteers are needed to help be hosts for visitors to the 855 at the Arts Center Gallery, located at 855 Linden Avenue in Carpinteria.
Spotlight on HS Dropouts
The good news is that the dropout rate for Santa Barbara’s high schools is not as high as the statewide average of 24 percent, but, at 9.4 percent, that figure is still a lot higher than most members of the school board thought.
Law and Disorder 7-24
Though the San Diego County medical examiner on 7/22 identified a body found floating in the San Luis Rey River as that of 19-year-old UCSB student Jaymie Rose Darrow, the examiner has not announced what caused her death.
Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation
Collecting shots of one’s favorite celebrities wasn’t always as easy as hopping on the Internet.
