A Captivating Captive
After six years in the Colombian jungle, Ingrid Betancourt tells her story.
Recent Stories
Fired News-Pressers Don’t Get Jobs Back, Yet
Ninth Circuit denies rehearing of Teamsters’ injunction request; eight former employees still in legal limbo.
West Nile Virus Attacks Channel Island Birds
Biologists on the Channel Islands are worried that an attack of the West Nile virus could decimate the archipelago’s island scrub jay, which is not technically endangered but remains at risk due to its relatively isolated population.
Goleta Buys Properties for Open Space
The City of Goleta is purchasing two properties at the end of Mathilda Drive in the Ellwood Shores neighborhood for about $175,000 to preserve as open space.
Botanic Garden Names New Leader
Dr. Steve Windhager of Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center gets job; two staffers laid off.
More than Mountains
Telluride Mountainfilm’s 2010 installment proves trendsetting, trippy, and touching
Fistful of Mercy
If you prefer your music with loads of strings and harmonies by sweetly throaty men, then this new “folk supergroup” will fit like a glove.
Great Goleta Sewage Swap Gets Hearing Date
City of Goleta’s proposed detachment from Goleta West Sanitary will be Decided December 2.
Santa Barbara’s Sole Certified Cicerone
Zachary Rosen is world’s youngest sommelier of beer; plus, upcoming brew events.
The Yes Men’s Top Three Victims
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno bring their antics to Campbell Hall this Friday.
