Millionaires Flee Montecito?
It’s horrible to contemplate, Montecito becoming a wasteland of empty chichi eateries, barren beauty salons, and echoing real estate offices.
Year: 2013
The Curtain Rises on the New Vic
The 92-year-old building at the corner of Victoria and Chapala has gotten a massive makeover.
Hanging Out at the Poodle Dog Café
Poodle revisits State Water, doubling down on a bad bet.
Review: Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra at Hahn Hall
Mendelssohn, Barber, and an obscure work by Peter Warlock inspired this performance.
volume 27, number 408, Nov. 7-14, 2013
Ensemble Theatre’s Jonathan Fox Unveils New Vic
2013 EPPY Award
Independent.com just won the 2013 EPPY Award from Editor & Publisher for the best weekly newspaper website in North America, finding itself listed on a slate of winners alongside such media heavyweights as CNN, ESPN, The Today Show, and the Associated Press.
When Veterans Collide
The county will soon determine the Memorial Building’s future.
Historic Gay Conflict brought to the big screen by Westmont Alum!
Who would have guessed that the dawn of the gay and lesbian civil rights movement in San Francisco was jump-started by straight ministers at a dance?
City Airport Director to Retire
City Airport Director Karen Ramsdell announced this week she’s retiring from her position on 12/30 after 37 years of public service, 26 of which were as airport director.
Penny Estes, Fire Victim Scammer, Pleads Guilty
Now facing a maximum sentence of 36.6 years in state prison, Penny Estes pleaded guilty last week to 28 felony counts in connection with defrauding victims whose houses burned down in the Jesusita and Tea fires.
