Justinian Caire
As owner of Santa Cruz Island, Caire started a vineyard and grew agriculture.
Year: 2013
The Dirt on Dirt
It’s a great time to build a good basis for next year’s growth by feeding the soil.
Bien Nacido’s 40th Anniversary
Report from the party that celebrated the Santa Maria Valley’s most iconic vineyard.
The Greatest Thing Between Sliced Bread
Talking shop (with The Shop Café’s Dudley Michael) for National Sandwich Month.
Margaret Ruth Zimmerman: 1924-2013
My mother, Margaret, was the 1950s version of a superwoman.
Painted Bones
Charles Donelan’s article “The Cowboy and the Cubist” is a document unto itself, with its in-depth story of Channing Peake and his association with Picasso.
volume 27, number 396, August 15-22, 2013
Public Schools Revamp Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
Kelsey Brugger
There’s a fresh face in the newsroom, and it belongs to our new reporter, Kelsey Brugger.
Sweet Tweet Balance Sheet
Barney wonders why Santa Barbara scored a lowly number 38 on the happy meter.
Mayor Plays Power Politics
Schneider goes toe-to-toe with Caltrans over freeway-widening.
