H2Oprah
Montecito Water District officials are cautiously optimistic that managers of Oprah Winfrey’s two Montecito properties have brought the media mogul’s spigots under control.
Year: 2008
S.B. Police Chief Wants Cops to Learn from Holocaust Survivors
Designed to share the survivors’ extreme prison camp rags-to-new-world riches stories with the public and cultivate awareness between people from different backgrounds, the Jewish Federation has found that the group they have been able to reach in an especially meaningful way is at-risk youth.
‘Below Market’ Condos to Go to City Council
Plans for a three-story complex of 45 condos on East Montecito Street selling marginally below market was approved by the Santa Barbara Planning Commission last week by a vote of 6-1 and will be reviewed by the Santa Barbara City Council next week.
Six to Stand Trial for 2007 Stabbing
The preliminary hearing of the six adults and minors charged in the July 2007 stabbing death of Lorenzo Carachure has come to a close.
Bringing Home the Hermes Birkin
Martha Stewart carried one to court when she faced criminal charges. So did rapper Lil’ Kim. It’s the ultimate stealth “it bag,” the Hermes Birkin.
X-Files Creator Not Spooky
Chris Carter talks Santa Barbara, surfing, and the future.
Brian Wilson’s That Lucky Old Sun Tour Rises at the Lobero
When former Beach Boy and pop music legend Brian Wilson takes the stage at the Lobero Theatre on Wednesday night, he feels there will be a lot riding on the reception of his new record, That Lucky Old Sun.
Five Things You Should Know About Willie Nelson
Everyone knows that Willie Nelson is a country music legend who often wears pigtails, always boasts a pot-smoking outlaw image, and, at the ripe old age of 75, continues to constantly tour the world.
This Week in History
At the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, a group of Palestinian terrorists storms the Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine others hostage.
Jon Foreman
Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman presents his more vulnerable side on his seasonal collection of EPs; Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer.
