Blessing George Nidever’s Tombstone
Channel Islands and Santa Barbara legend’s grave recently located in Calvary Cemetery.
Author: Matt Kettmann
Marta Jorgensen’s Uphill Slog
Democratic candidate fights to unseat immovable Republican Congressmember Elton Gallegly.
Three Ways to Get Your Gonzo Fix
It’s been more than three years since legendary gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson shot himself in the head with a .45 caliber pistol inside his Woody Creek, Colorado, compound.
Open Your Eyes to the Ojai Film Festival
Still growing in its ninth year, Santa Barbara’s mountain neighbors want to be the next Telluride.
Dan Levin and His John McCain Toilet Paper
Four years ago, Santa Barbara-based artist and graphic designer Dan Levin made international headlines with the most unlikely of products: toilet paper, festooned with the face of President George W. Bush.
Santa Barbara and News-Press Ownership Settle Lawsuit
City agrees Brown Act violations may have occurred; no fines involved.
E-Voting Made Scary
UCSB’s Giovanni Vigna gives timely talk on why electronic voting is frighteningly insecure.
Good Quality, Lower Quantity for Wine Grape Harvest
Santa Barbara County’s biggest moneymaker endures weather woes, remains optimistic.
Highlights from the Harvest
A report from the Santa Barbara County Vintners’ Association’s Celebration of Harvest on October 11.
Five Reasons to Be Scared, Get Prepared, and Watch FLOW
As the world worries endlessly about oil supplies, there’s another resource we should be caring much more about: clean water.
