Rise of Santa Barbara Hip-Hop
Damizza’s Baby Ree label is launching the careers of Lil Bams, Kidd, and other rappers.
Author: Matt Kettmann
New Tome Tracks Marriage Movement Trends
UCSB’s Verta Taylor co-edits The Marrying Kind just in time.
Saarloos and Sons Courage
A review of Saarloos and Sons Courage ECR Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2009.
Presqu’ile Unveils Winemaking Palace
Southern family puts 21st-century face on Santa Maria Valley.
La Goleta Gas Project Approved
Board of Supervisors gives unanimous yes to natural gas storage expansion in Goleta.
Kathryn Kennedy Santa Cruz Cab
Review of Kathryn Kennedy Winery Santa Cruz Mountains Small Lot Cabernet.
Saving White Sharks
Public comments sought on the statewide protections proposed for the toothy beasts.
Melville Verna’s Viognier
Review of Melville Verna’s Vineyard Viognier 2011.
Nagy Pinot Noir
A review of Nagy Wines Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir 2010.
Casino Powering Chumash Culture?
Anthropologist and teacher Paul H. Gelles discusses his new book Chumash Renaissance: Indian Casinos, Education, and Cultural Politics in Rural California.
