Priceless
For an actor to score a classic role can be a double-sided pillow.
Year: 2008
Quiz: (Facial) Hairy Questions
1) In a standard deck of playing cards, which king is the only king without a mustache?
Sister City Exchange
The Santa Barbara-Toba Sister City Organization is sponsoring a student exchange home stay program for teenagers ages 13-15.
Chad’s Leaves Us Hanging
The rumors are true-after 16 years, Santa Barbara institution Chad’s (625 Chapala St., 568-1876, chads.biz) is for sale.
Mustache March
Myfather, a friendly, if somewhat dowdy, employee of the federal government, has always sported a mustache, prompting endless ridicule from members of his family.
Dog Eat Dog, or K-9 Kannibalism
A couple weeks ago, I unveiled the latest installment of the Theory of Lee
Quote of the Week
‘It is a policing problem. These medical marijuana dispensaries are a criminal magnet.’
Hot Off the Press
Whether it’s conducted on the ground, in the air, or simply through boasting about one’s expansive arsenal, war provides nearly limitless material for historians, political scientists, and pundits alike.
Embrace Your Inner Author
Since recent SFU grad Julie Bifano returned to Santa Barbara-and took up residence at our own Independent office-she’s been branching out in nearly every direction.
Louise Hogarth’s Angels in the Dust Introduces Viewers to South Africa’s Orphans
Thanks to HIV and AIDS, Avalon, the cemetery in the South African township of Soweto, is running out of room.
