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First-ever meeting for Santa Barbara chapter of American Wine Society.
Recent Stories
Tequila!
Chatting with Ernesto Rodriguez, who brings the second Tequila Harvest to town on August 16.
Murre Return to Channel Islands
This summer, scientists witnessed the hatching of a California common murre on small islet off of San Miguel Island, the first time that this seabird has reproduced on the Channel Islands since 1912.
De la Vina-Figueroa Won’t Be Safer Soon
Despite neighborhood pleas, the Santa Barbara City Council asked staff for more options than bulb-outs.
Why Fiesta Doesn’t Suck
Like many locals, this writer once avoided Fiesta. Today, he dives in. Here’s why.
Beer Garden’s Beautiful Volunteers
Bob Mills is the coordinator whose crews keep the Bowl crowds happy.
The Magical Mysteries of Shawn Thomas Odyssey
The longtime Santa Barbara theater do-it-all and film score composer unveils The Wizard of Dark Street.
Santa Barbara Countyite Contracts West Nile Virus
The state’s first case of the disease in 2011 affects “mid-county” individual.
Bishop Ranch Study Unveiled
Nearly 50 people come to Goleta City Hall to learn about the city’s most controversial swath of undeveloped land.
Public Review for Bishop Ranch Development
The controversial notion of developing Bishop Ranch in Goleta begins public review this week, as the City of Goleta is hosting a workshop on July 21 at 6 p.m. in city council chambers, where the staff will deliver the results of a consultant’s $85,000 fact-finding study of the 240-acre parcel, where as many as 1,200 homes have been conceptually proposed.
