Smart Building
The idea of living in an eco-friendly house is no longer just the stuff of tree-hugger dreams. A conference this weekend at Santa Barbara City College reveals why.
Year: 2008
Fatherly Love
A dad named D.J. Palladino reflects on his son Zac’s graduating, just in time for Father’s Day.
Not So Lonely
Los Lonely Boys will join Sheryl Crow at the Santa Barbara Bowl this Thursday, June 12. Brett Leigh Dicks recently spoke with JoJo Garza.
County Budget Bludgeoning
By today, Santa Barbara Juvenile Hall could be shut down, hundreds of mentally ill residents may be without services they need, or the Public Defender’s office may be nearly gone. Or all of the above.
Quiz: Famous Cars
1. In the TV show The Dukes of Hazzard, what car was featured as General Lee?
Kung Fu Panda
Subtle humor is likely the last thing you’d expect from a film titled Kung Fu Panda, and that unlikeliness grows when you learn that Jack Black provides the voice for the title character.
Vagrancy Patrols DEMANDED
Downtown business leaders demanded that the Santa Barbara City Council increase police presence on State Street in response to growing concern by merchants that young, aggressive “vagrants” are chasing shoppers and tourists away.
Coyotes and Canoes
When I asked Neal Crosbie which came first in his show, Message, at Art Resources-the paintings or the poetry-his eyes twinkled.
Part of Nature, Part of Us
Although there were many fascinating programs scheduled at this year’s Ojai Music Festival, from the first notes struck on Thursday evening until the last on Sunday, the main focus was on the great American composer Steve Reich.
Glenna Hartmann
Her sweet spirit, rigorous mind, huge talent, positive attitude, and unstinting hard work have always been an inspiration.
