I Never Expected to be Homeless: Who does? But that’s the situation Barbara (not her real name) found herself in. “I never thought I’d be in a shelter,” she said, with her four young children and just the clothes on their backs.
A Thanksgiving turkey being smoked overnight at 6580 Camino Venturoso in Goleta was the cause of a fire on 11/22.
State Assemblymember Pedro Nava helped direct a $5,000 donation from the Barona Band of Mission Indians to Harding Elementary School.
In the first essay of Sustainability: Radical Solutions Inspiring Hope, environmental writer Derrick Jensen makes an urgent comparison between the Holocaust and the death-by dams-of salmon in the Pacific Northwest.
Never underestimate the drawing power of camp. Anyone who’s been to a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show can attest to this. While the fan bases for cult acts aren’t large, they possess a brand of loyalty and dedication boggling to the neutral observer-and there’s no better example than the GWAR phenomenon.
The Santa Barbara Zoo will tote in 40 tons of snow for kids to romp in on 12/9.
On Sunday, December 2, and Monday, December 3, the SBCC Theatre Group will be holding by-appointment auditions for Garson Kanin’s Born Yesterday from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The play is part romantic comedy, part political satire and rehearsals begin Monday, January 28. Call 965-0581 x2577 for info and appointments.
Santa Barbara Police are looking for a suspect accused of laundering money, albeit in an unconventional sense.
Kathy was a sparkle on this earth that is hard to describe unless you knew her. She was a beautiful soul who brought light into every room. When she went shopping, or out for anything, she always managed to make a new friend along the way. She was open and honest and loving. She talked to total strangers about anything just to be nice, because that’s who Kathy was.
