Washington Grew Hemp
President George Washington grew hemp.
Month: April 2011
Gang Injunction Who’s Who
A glimpse at the bad and seemingly good.
From the Sky to the Ground
UCSB’s department of theater and dance hosted its first ever dance conference April 8, culminating in the annual spring dance concert, featuring the work of Jennifer Muller.
New Noise Brings the Funk to Earth Day
Live music blows up this weekend, thanks to fests near and afar.
Wind Advisory Issued For South Coast
Wind advisory for the South Coast, and small craft warnings and gale warning from Pt. Arguello to Santa Cruz Island, and westward 60 nautical miles, including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands.; until 3am Thursday.
Serban Named to UNESCO
Santa Barbara City College President Andreea Serban got some great news last week as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed her a commissioner to UNESCO.
Council Allows Balloons for Businesses; Tackles “Pump-Flicks” Next
The City Council voted this week to allow downtown businesses to festoon their shops with as many as 12 promotional balloons—no bigger than 18 inches in diameter—as a way to catch the eye of prospective customers. Still unresolved is the city’s position on “pump-flicks”—outdoor video screens installed at the gas pumps of gas stations.
City to Take Over Highway 225
Responding to Mesa neighborhood residents concerned about traffic safety problems on Cliff Drive and Las Positas Road—otherwise known as State Highway 225—the Santa Barbara City Council voted 5-2 to initiate the process to take control over these roads from Caltrans.
Driver in Carachure Murder Sentenced to Time Served
Carlos Diaz, who testified against a group of Eastsiders he drove in July 2007 to the Westside, where they stabbed and murdered 16-year-old Lorenzo Carachure, was sentenced on 4/11 to time served for his involvement in the incident.
Anything Goes
Set in 1934 aboard the ocean liner S.S. America bound from New York to London, this age-old tale of Boy-Meets-Girl and the complications which ensue intrigues audiences of all ages, and no musical puts it on stage better than ANYTHING GOES.
