Review | Brett Young at the Santa Barbara Bowl
The sweetly romantic country crooner spins his web.
Year: 2023
Can Santa Barbara’s Downtown Be Revived?
Goodbye Jason Harris, hello 17 big-brains with $1 million.
Fenne Lily | Interview + Show Review
Fenne Lily spills her thoughts on Tinder, songwriting, and couples who look alike. Lily kicks off her North American Tour in Santa Ana with Christian Lee Hutson.
In Conversation with Christian Lee Hutson
Talking music, writing, and the touring life with the Los Angeles folk-pop singer-songwriter.
Animals First at S.B. Humane
On behalf of RESQCATS of Santa Barbara, I am writing in response to the negative advertisement that was in published in the Independent last week about Santa Barbara Humane.
A Lesson in Resilience and the Teachings of Poetry
Spending time with Joy Harjo, plus upcoming poetry events and a new poem by Shelly Rosen are part of the latest Poetry Connection column.
Hemmed in by the Highway
I look for ways that I, a very senior citizen, could more safely ride a bike from downtown around De la Vina Street to the waterfront by back streets.
Does the FDA Really Know What It’s Doing?
Now that the FDA’s ability to approve the abortion pill is in question, why stop there?
Something Stinks
There is something really weird about the Neighborhood development.
Review | Secret Life of Plant-Keepers
Auteur Paul Schrader’s latest film, “Master Gardener,” tills soil familiar and otherwise.
