Eye-Popping Colors
Just about everybody knows the familiar impatiens known as Busy Lizzie.
Year: 2008
Beers Say ‘Can It’
In the beer aisle, nothing is so sexy and suave as a curvy glass bottle. Crumply cans, meanwhile, carry a stigma of overproduction and poor quality.
Lit Moon Theatre At Home and Abroad
For John Blondell and Victoria Finlayson, the husband-and-wife team who have run Lit Moon Theatre for the past 16 years, just about every day is “take your children to work day.”
Tom Jacobs
Tom Jacobs will be familiar to anyone who follows the arts in Santa Barbara from his 14 years as the lead staff writer in the arts section of the Santa Barbara News-Press.
Biting Dogs Don’t Bark
With all the hubbub about the presidential primaries-the half-life of which has already exceeded that of plutonium-a lot of serious regional politics have gotten lost in the shuffle.
Money and Other Strangers
Michael Jackson’s 2,600-acre Neverland Ranch theoretically could be split into 100-acre parcels under current zoning, although such an extreme slicing and dicing seems unlikely.
Star-Studded Movie Screening
Whether or not you’re a Monty Python fan, it’s hard to deny the influence of the troupe’s first cult classic on contemporary comedy.
Hello, Kitty
Say what you will about the venue, but the folks behind The Wildcat‘s ongoing Tuesday night music scene are sure working hard.
Scenes in the City
As we speak, breathe, and read, our beloved Chapala Street is under siege, being trampled underfoot by over-sized architectural grotesques.
Let Go My Gelato
I’m a big fan of gelato. Creamy. Delicious. And, an added bonus, lower in fat content than ice cream.
