Bomb Shelters
The Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihilation — in particular, targeting Vandenberg AFB — caused many in Santa Barbara to build fallout shelters.
Year: 2014
Middle Class Gets Some Financial Aid This Fall
The state is expected to increase its funding for college students in middle-class families by $305 million by 2017.
Everyone Angry at Proposed Winery Rules
Santa Barbara County vintners and some neighbors are unhappy about planning process for opposing reasons.
Review: Bob Weir and RatDog at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Hippie ethos and jam-band noodling prove the perfect start to the all-American holiday weekend.
Best Show You’re Not Watching: Comedy Bang! Bang!
The spoof is a tough thing to do well, but Scott Aukerman succeeds wildly.
Dub Thompson
Agoura Hills teens Matt Pulos and Evan Laffer make their debut with eight lo-fi garage psych groovers.
Review: Tammy
Melissa McCarthy returns to the big screen in this moneymaking romp, cowritten and directed by her husband Ben Falcone.
Arsenic and Old Lace Comes to SBCC
The Santa Barbara City College Theatre Group will present a classic Broadway comedy this month at the Garvin Theatre.
Scene in S.B.
Students stay in S.B. for the Fourth, and a painter captures our seaside town in oils and frescoes.
No on P
Vote NO on Measure P in November.
