Eli Iskow Bids County Fire Farewell
Late last month, Santa Barbara County Fire Captain Eli Iskow put on his uniform for the final time.
Year: 2009
Some Winter Shelter Residents Can Stay Longer
In an emergency effort to reduce the number of sick, frail, and mentally ill homeless tossed to the streets on April 1, a narrowly divided Planning Commission granted Casa Esperanza homeless shelter an extension.
The World According to Mirah
Outspoken songwriter sings of past, present, and future.
Brighton Port Authority
The Brighton Port Authority, the latest incarnation of Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim), is a puzzling but ultimately rewarding collection of songs featuring a relative who’s who list of guest vocalists.
Sunshine Cleaning
If a unique story angle is a virtue in today’s crowded film scene, the darkly perky and ultimately moving Sunshine Cleaning wins points from the get-go.
Svara Opens at Brooks Institute’s Gallery 27
Mere months before a little film called Slumdog Millionaire came along and stole America’s heart, a group of Brooks students headed off to South India to make a movie of their own.
In the Continuum at ETC
A new play at Ensemble Theatre Company explores the lives of two women with AIDS-one in Zimbabwe, and the other in Los Angeles.
Restaurant Roy
A look at the Carrillo Street standout for suppertime comfort food and lunchtime soups.
Business 4-2
Goleta’s Sealtight Technology announced on 3/31 that it has been awarded a contract allowing the company to supply its patented, self-sealing fasteners to Lockheed Martin as part of a new anti-missile system.
Tea Fire 4-2
The temporary Tea Fire Relief Center set up at the Cold Spring School as a satellite for the primary downtown center closed on 4/1.
