Chumash Resort Undergoing Major Renovations
The hotel at the Chumash Casino Resort will soon undergo a major renovation, the biggest since it opened in 2004.
Month: August 2012
Provenance for Sale
Up close with some of the rare species being offered up during Lotusland’s September 8 plant auction.
Sell ‘Seward’s Folly’?
By the time this is published, I will be in Alaska, but not, as persistent Internet rumors have it, on a secret mission from President Obama to investigate selling it back to the Russians.
Gardens & Villa Tend to the Roots of S.B.’s Music Scene
This Saturday, Santa Barbara’s biggest indie band is curating and headlining MuddFest, a daylong celebration and fundraiser for Muddy Waters Café.
Future Islands Bring New Jams to a New-to-Them Venue
The Baltimore post-punk trio plays Velvet Jones on Friday, August 31, and FYF on Saturday, September 1.
Water Warriors vs. Water Buffaloes
State Water critics challenge two incumbents.
Dog as My Copilot
True stories to inoculate yourself against mass stupidity…
Elmer Wilson Koonce: 1916-2012
Leiutenant Elmer Wilson Koonce (aka The Falcon, The Sultan of Summerland, and Uncle Bud) passed peacefully, on his 96th birthday, at his home in Santa Barbara, surrounded by loved ones.
volume 26, number 346, August 30 - September 6, 2012
Gardens & Villa Help Muddy Waters Grow