ON THE COVER: Born in Santa Ynez and trained in San Diego County, Gentle Romeo, a colt born at River Edge Farm to Quiet Romance and sired by Benchmark, wins his first race in July 2007 at Hollywood Park. Jockey Richard Migliore rode the three-year-old horse to what amounted to a $36,000 win. Read about Gentle Romeo’s journey to the races in this week’s cover story by John Zant. Cover photo courtesy Benoit Photo.
Federal Judge Florence-Marie Cooper ruled on 2/5 that the waiver was invalid and that the Navy must indeed cease and desist the submarine-hunting exercises harmful to the hearing of whales.
If your furry friend is feeling a little left out of the online social networking revolution, take heart: Zootoo.com is a new social-networking/opinion-sharing site that brings animal lovers together, much like Facebook or MySpace.
Martin Corral pled no contest to the charge of lewd act with a child.
Morgan Cowles, 39, Santa Barbara resident and employee of UCSB’s Davidson Library, was killed by an avalanche at Sequoia National Park.
HUMBLE JAZZ AVATAR: If there were an award for most unsung West Coast jazz artist, it might well go to cornetist/trumpeter Bobby Bradford.
After the recent deluge of rain, the first steelhead trout of the season made its way up the Casitas fish ladder on 1/31.
Drought and Rain Vol. 2 is Ea Sola’s fifth dance production that reflects on war.
Is Jack Johnson the icon of our era? It seems so, no matter what you think of his music.
KOOL KELA: When he’s not designing ads for Indy clients, Svante Morgan Nilson enjoys creating.
