Tips on How to Create a (Good) Wine List
I just paid a visit to a newly opened restaurant in town. Clearly, a lot of thought had gone into putting the menu together and creating ambiance in the dining room.
Month: August 2008
Positively State Street
By the time this here column makes it’s way out of my word processor, the fine folks behind this year’s Independent Road to West Beach competition will have officially launched 2008’s online Indy Band Guide.
Quiz: Endless Summer
What was the month of August named after?
County 8-7
Executive Order S09-08-which on 8/1 called for state employees to be paid minimum wage until a new state budget is adopted and which also eliminated 22,000 non-full-time state employees-195 Santa Barbara County residents are facing diminished paychecks.
Iron-Fisted City Planners
Martha Sadler’s article “Changing the City Map” [7/24/08, independent.com/plansbmap] should have been titled “Bulldozing Opposition.”
Five Reasons to Take Fusion Dance Company’s Hip-Hop Summer Intensive
Hip-hop, as a dance form, is not exactly new on the scene, yet it always seems to have that fresh, lively feel.
Goleta 8-7
In an effort to save on the cost of legal services, the City of Goleta has opted to hire Tim Giles as a permanent, in-house attorney.
Kate Brody-Adams
Meet Kate Brody-Adams, The Independent‘s new listings editor and the go-to person for the what, when, and where for all Santa Barbara community happenings.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
It’s hard to figure why a director like Rob Cohen would suck so abysmally at a film like this.
Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans
I’d been back to New Orleans since Katrina, for the first post-Katrina JazzFest, the festival that, over a decade’s worth of years, had endeared the city to me.
