Goleta’s First Uncontested Council Race
Ed Easton and Jim Farr are running for two seats, but write-ins still possible.
Year: 2012
Sea Otter Numbers Up
But advocates say not high enough to end worries about future of threatened marine mammal species.
Pet Adoption Fair
Girsh Park will be brimming with puppy-dog eyes and kitty-cat purrs when CARE4Paws holds it fourth annual Wags ’n’ Whiskers festival.
An Artful Solution
The Startup Weekend–winning mobile app Artful could revolutionize the art market.
A Christmas Carol in August
The adventurous young company Proximity Theatre will bring a female Scrooge and a pared-down message to this new version of “A Christmas Carol.”
Matt Sanchez: 1959-2012
I join many at-risk youth as I mourn for the loss of a dear homeboy and carnal. I grieve for the Sanchez family, as they deal with the loss of a beloved husband, father, son, brother, and uncle. I pray that the people of Santa Barbara realize they have lost a prince of peace.
Killer Joe
Director William Friedkin returns to form with this sinister dark comedy.
Rhetorical Review Board
In response to Nick’s excellent Angry Poodle column on the Chick-fil-A licensing mini-brouhaha, I’d like to suggest that the company should be banned from Santa Barbara just on the basis of their embarrassingly cutesy name.
Cute’s Cute
The most tragic line in Starshine’s “Family Car Decals” column is her confession that as a modern parent she has a hard time maintaining her identity beyond that of kid-schlepper … .”
Nate Siemens of Fat Uncle Farms
Santa Barbara–made gourmet treats from Central Valley–grown almonds.
