Crooked Neck Giraffe Dies at 21
The Santa Barbara Zoo’s most recognizable resident is euthanized on January 9.
Author: Matt Kettmann
Matt Costa Looks at Unfamiliar Faces, His Second Full-Length Album of Folk-Pop
It’s 1 p.m. on a Thursday, and a groggy-sounding Matt Costa is staring at a pile of dirty dishes and starting to make his morning coffee. For a phone interview that’s about the making of his sophomore full-length album, Unfamiliar Faces, it turns out to be a fitting situation.
Film Fest Unveils 2008 Slate
The 23rd annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival releases its schedule
River Rescue in Santa Maria
Helicopter used to hoist man on tractor out of Santa Maria River.
No Really, Greka Spills Again
Another major oil spill into a creek, this time on the Firestone Vineyard.
Matt McAllister Leaves KTYD
Early Show DJ takes off for Phoenix’s KNIX on Sunday.
Judge Says News-Press Violated Federal Labor Laws
Sweeping decision orders re-hiring of fired reporters, back pay, and more.
One Santa Barbara Survivor in Panama Plane Crash
Photos of the area where the plane crashed, plus pondering Panamanian aviation.
Various Artists
Do you love the Christmas season but find that the sound of sleigh bells jingling is already making your stomach churn? Whether you lay the blame on retailers who start playing holiday tunes in October or just the fact that no one’s come up with a good yuletide jingle since the 1950s, there’s finally a cure for your woesand most of it isn’t in English.
Rainy Day Makes Mission Creek Flow
A storm report with photos and video of Mission Creek pumping near Oak Park.
