Jeff Bridges Named SBIFF American Riviera Award Honoree
The legendary actor recognized for role in ‘Hell or High Water.’
Month: January 2017
Santa Barbara’s Japanese Food Empire
Keiko Miyata and Laxman Perera own Sushi Teri chain and numerous Nikka restaurant-markets.
Shave & a Haircut: Danny’s Barber Shop
Jonathan Reid discovers the story behind the Loreto Plaza salon’s founder, Danny Ramirez.
Dawes Singer Taylor Goldsmith Talks Storytelling
The songwriter explains his upbringing, the music business, and more on the verge of his January 14 show.
Santa Barbara Montessori Suddenly Closes
K-6 private school never fully recovered from Great Recession.
volume 31, number 573, Jan. 5-12, 2017
Will Obama Release the Native American Activist?
Dog-Gone Perfect
Santa Barbara Independent reader Sherry Holland sent this photo to us not too long ago. “I saw this on my way to work this morning and thought it was so cute,” she wrote.
Williams Swears In as Supervisor at Beach
Joan Hartmann steps up to 3rd.
Diversity Scarcity in Mental-Health Services
Longtime Commissioner quits two cultural committees in protest.
Fabled Gables: 229 East Victoria Street
The former home of James Acheson is now the headquarters of the Architectural Foundation of S.B.
