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Month: June 2008
P is for: Petit Valentien
A quaint French neighborhood bistro in La Arcada, open for lunch and dinner.
Homemade Hothouse
Clear plastic bags make perfect miniature greenhouses.
Friendly Festival Turns 20
Fair warning to those first-timers heading to the Live Oak Music Festival this weekend: This event is seriously habit-forming.
Major League
Thanks in part to the fine folks at VH1-and the speed at which the industry now works-it seems that in the lone week since I’ve last written, not one, but two Santa Barbara staples have hit it big.
‘Round ‘n’ ‘Round We Go
Unless you’re a monk who gets from place to place only on foot, your life is dependent on wheels. Whether you prefer driving your gas guzzler in the fast lane, cruising the bike lanes on your 10-speed, or taking the bus from home to office, you’re hooked on the all-important wheel.
Beauty in Simplicity
When you head to photographer Meg Jette’s exhibit, Water Is Life, at Santa Barbara Art Studios, be prepared to find beauty and intimacy where you would least expect it.
Give a Little
Borders’ Bean Friday • The Devereux Slough Monitoring Program • Goleta Valley Beautiful
Name That Car
People give names to all sorts of things. There’s the business of naming children or pets. On the not-quite-as-permanent side of life, I’ve been known to lovingly look at my morning cup of coffee and say, “Hello, Gorgeous.” Another non-serious name? That which I’ve given to my car, Roxy.
Septic to Sewer to LAFCO
With the Rincon septic-to-sewer conversion controversy given new life by 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone last week during what was meant to be a largely procedural Board of Supervisors item, the proposal once again found itself before the LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission) board on June 5.
