Health, Happiness, and Mischief
I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best of health, happiness with time to enjoy in the new year!
Year: 2025
One Tribe, 8 Billion Strong
How do we restore our healthy balance of trade, our soft power, and our democracy?
Put Another Yule Dog on the Fire
Reminiscences of a Christmas Catholic’s last midnight Mass at Old Mission Santa Barbara, plus the seedier side of St. Nicholas’s origin story and a brief history of Saturnalia.
Flash Flood Warning Issued for South Santa Barbara County on Christmas Eve
Heavy rains are expected to last through Christmas Day; evacuation warnings remain in place for Lake Fire burn scar area.
Holiday Happenings 100 Years Ago
The Recreation Center provided a place to go and entertainment for all.
Festivities, Finances, and Housing Facts
A few general tips to tackle next year’s housing market.
Drivers, Take It Easy
Take a breath. This town is 15 minutes wide.
Seventeen College Degrees, and Still Learning
From music to astronomy to Tai Chi, David Salvia is fascinated by it all.
On Not Losing Sight
Remembering one of Treebeard’s many life lessons.
Santa Barbara Law Enforcement Arrests Ashlee Buzzard For First Degree Murder in Daughter Melodee’s Death
Bullet and DNA evidence lead to arrest of Vandenberg Village mother in missing girl’s killing.
