Rotary Club of Santa Barbara North Brings Clean Water to Village in Kenya
Life has improved dramatically for the 800 or so residents of Ngu-Nyumu, a small village in central Kenya, who now have clean water for drinking, cooking, and cleaning.
Year: 2011
Hughes After Howard
New book documents the achievements of the Hughes Aircraft Company in the decades (1953-1985) after Howard Hughes no longer ran the company.
Song of The Sadies
The Sadies Return to S.B. This Weekend, Talk Sibling Rivalry and Playing Dress Up
Califone Brings New Album to Muddy Waters
The Chicago-based experimental outfit plays songs off their latest, All Our Friends Are Funeral Singers, this Saturday, August 13.
Up Close with Ethan Turpin
Contemporary artist works in video, photography, and printmaking, focusing on issues of visual and cultural perception.
Memphis Versus Santa Maria Throwdown
Margerum Winery hosts BBQ battle
Sarah’s Key
Kristen Scott Thomas does a fine job in this tale of a modern-day journalist and a haunting Holocaust tale.
Good Buy-Out
A very special thank you to the four new members of the SBCC Board of Trustees and to Luis Villegas, who finally saw the light, for your 5-0 vote.
Mayor’s Legacy Overstated
I enjoyed the Angry Poodle story in the August 4 issue about John (Jack) Rickard, late former mayor of S.B. and Superior Court Judge.
Collegiate Dream Team
UCSB basketball star Orlando Johnson is one of 12 players chosen to represent the U.S. in the 2011 World University Games.
