City Issues Moratorium on New Pot Dispensaries
The Santa Barbara City Council issued an immediate moratorium, effective 8/14, on any new medical marijuana dispensaries during the next
Month: August 2007
Rehabilitation Employee Charged with Assault
Bruce Duane Nelson, a former night-shift staffer at Solutions Residential Rehabilitation, was charged with sexually assaulting a former patient on
Songstress with Quiet Verve
SONG AND A PRAYER: Diana Krall, the queen of current jazz singers any way you slice it, is no stranger to the Santa Barbara Bowl, where she makes a return visit on Sunday.
Green and Beer It
Edwin Datschefski was at Slug & Lettuce in London with some of his green-design buddies in 1989 when he noticed an enviro-minded friend at a nearby table with some of his eco-friendly mates. The groups pulled together their tables, and voil , the social concept of Green Drinks was born.
The Canine Ultimatum
WHERE’S WENDY? I know it’s perverse to feel sorry for a guy who gets paid $650 an hour to beat the crap out of people. But after watching attorney A. Barry Cappello try to defend News-Press owner Wendy P. McCaw-now on trial for firing eight reporters because of their pro-union sympathies-I must confess to feeling pangs of sympathy for the guy.
Did ALO Go Pop?
Former Isla Vistans play SOhO on the success of their new album, Roses & Clover.
Killer Tomatoes
Who would guess that wholesome potatoes are related to deadly nightshade? Or that sweet cherry tomatoes are cousins to the wicked and wily tobacco?
Six Weeks and Burning
With favorable weather patterns and the tireless work of firefighters on the front lines to thank, Santa Barbara residents living in the ashy shadow of the Zaca Fire were breathing a little easier this week. Seemingly sparing closer-to-home locales like Paradise Road and East Camino Cielo, the still-raging inferno had, as of press time, turned its radically destructive front lines toward the north and east, continuing its flaming mastication of the Dick Smith Wilderness and the forest land around Santa Barbara Canyon.
Verizon Customers Loose Reception
South Coast Verizon Wireless customers were without cell phone reception or several hours on the night of 8/9, due to
Bicyclist Killed by Tractor-Trailer
A bicyclist was killed by a tractor-trailer on the morning of 8/8, at the corner of Kellogg and Hollister avenues.
