A Late Quartet
A clichéd melodrama that does great injustice to the Beethoven it professes to adore.
Year: 2012
Cheers for Wachowskis
Why am I not surprised that D. J. Palladino chose Cloud Atlas on which to unload a supply of venomous sarcasm apparently stored for just such an occasion?
There Goes the Neighborhood
Under the current county winery ordinance, if your neighbor has a vineyard on five acres, ten acres, 20 acres or more he or she can build a winery (wine production, tasting room, events, amplified music, etc.).
Retirement System A Go-Go
County employee program is 72 percent funded.
Cachuma Camp Closed
Despite being one of the older campgrounds in the Los Padres National Forest, the small Cachuma Camp on Happy Canyon Road had its picnic tables and fire rings unceremoniously removed earlier this year after a Forest Service survey determined that the forest did not actually own most of the land.
Chumash Foundation Gives Service Awards
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation gave $5,000 service awards to five area nonprofits at a celebratory dinner on 11/2.
Carp Bag Ban Goes Into Effect
Carpinteria’s ban on single-use bags in its large commercial stores — Albertsons, CVS, Rite Aid, and Vons, and Kim’s Market — went into effect last week.
Tri-Counties Help Hurricane Victims
The tri-counties have made their support for Hurricane Sandy victims well-known, as Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief International reports it has contributed more than $1 million in cash aid and $25 million worth of medical supplies, in addition to other direct donations from citizens.
Santa Barbara Named Purple Heart County
The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution this week to formally recognize members of the armed forces wounded or killed during combat by proclaiming Santa Barbara a Purple Heart County.
Council Amends Ensemble Theater Grant
City Council voted 6-1 to amend a Redevelopment Agency grant to Ensemble Theater, lowering the amount from $1 million to $950,000, but allowing Ensemble to purchase Victoria Hall and not just renovate it.
