Say No to Public Park Giveaways
In 2010, as the City of Santa Barbara was looking to reduce costs, the Las Positas Tennis Courts were leased to the Elings Park Foundation for $1 a year for 18 years.
Month: February 2013
Science Satellite Watches the World
Developed by NASA and controlled by U.S. Geological Survey, Landsat 8 launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
UC Santa Barbara Celebrates the UCSB and UC Natural Reserve Systems
Shorelines, woodlands, streams, and deserts were the stars of the moment, as UC Santa Barbara’s natural reserves were highlighted at the inaugural Natural Reserve System Day.
Online Radio Program Offers Personal Advice
Santa Barbara-based mental health consultant and radio show host Jeannie Bertoli, Ph.D., offers free advice to callers nationwide on her live 9 a.m. Wednesday online radio program “I Want a Better Life.”
New Gun Control Bill to be Introduced
State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) is introducing a bill that would ban certain assault shotguns in California.
UCSB Researcher Theodore Kim Thanks Academy Awards ‘For This Great Honor’
Palm trees and serene settings aside, UC Santa Barbara and the Beverly Hills Hotel are two very different places.
Identity Thief
Melissa McCarthy delivers another scene-stealing performance in this problematic comedy.
Pirandello Previewed
In this absurdist drama, a man and his mother-in-law contend over the existence of her daughter and his wife.
Camerata Pacifica February Concert
Catherine Leonard, Ani Aznavoorian, and Adam Neiman played works by Gernot Wolfgang and Felix Mendelssohn at last Friday’s lunchtime recital.
Robert ‘Rocky’ Hilton: 1947-2012
He preferred to be called Robert, but other monikers included “Mr. Personality,” “Uncle Daddy,” “El Cremo del Whippo,” and some inappropriate for print.
