Dukakis to S.B.: ‘Get Cracking’
Former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis blew into Santa Barbara, preaching the virtues of commuter rail.
Year: 2009
Greka Sues County
Greka Energy followed through its longstanding threat and filed suit against Santa Barbara County and its petroleum administrator, Michael Zimmer, in U.S. District Court on January 21.
First Look at Bacara Condos
The appearance of Goleta’s popular Haskell’s Beach has changed in recent years, and if higher-ups at Bacara Resort have their way, it will change yet even more.
SBIFF ’09: The Mid-Fest Report
A view from the middle of the 10-day Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Starshine Roshell Chats with Anna Quindlen
S.B.’s sassiest columnist talks about the trade with Newsweek‘s back page pundit.
Keeping the Cork (and Seagrass) Afloat
Mitchell Sjerven’s two Santa Barbara restaurants (bouchon and Seagrass) sail through troubled times.
Law and Disorder 1-29
The search for a man whose kayak capsized on 1/25 off Fernald Point, east of Miramar Beach, was called off at 3 p.m. on 1/26, after rescue crews working with the Sheriff’s Department and the Coast Guard failed to find him.
Media 1-29
In the latest twist in the more than two-year-old Santa Barbara News-Press unionization strife, a federal court has thrown out allegations that the Teamsters acted illegally when they requested a boycott of companies that advertised in the daily paper.
Ageing Gracefully
SBCC’s Mind & Supermind lecture series is up and running, and the next event slated is an appearance by Angeles Arrien.
‘What buildings did architect Russel Ray design in Santa Barbara?’
For 20 years, Russel Ray was one of Santa Barbara’s most significant architects, gracing the local landscape with a variety of homes, both stately and modest, as well as commercial buildings, schools, and churches.
