27 May 2025
Fundraising with Moneypenny
City College’s sixth annual Spring Forward foundation gala was in style… Bond Style… at the sprawling campus’ Great Meadow, where 280 guests raised more than $500,000. The monies go to a number of programs, including school scholarships, book grants, and emergency funds, plus moves to four-year universities. An Aston Martin DB5 was the star of […]
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City Surveying
Award-winning architect Robert Ooley has just completed a detailed guide to our Eden by the Beach. “It has 538 locations covering 35 styles and has taken me two years to put together, including detailed research,” he told 45 guests of the Montecito Bank and Trust’s MClub at a lunch at the historic Santa Barbara Club. […]
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Junior League Gives
The Junior League of Santa Barbara just celebrated the end of its centennial year donating $100,000 to 16 nonprofits to mark the occasion at a dinner for 90 guests at the University Club. A gavel passing ceremony marked the inauguration of incoming president Jessica Hawley with the Sustainer of the Year Award being presented to […]
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A Gil-ded Wrap Up
Gil Shaham, former concertmaster of the Santa Barbara Symphony, wrapped the current season at the Granada this weekend with works by Brahms, Dvořák’s “Symphony No. 8” and Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto.” The Sunday concert had Shaham duetting with his wife Adele Anthony and the West Coast premiere of Avner Dorman’s “A Time to Mourn and a […]
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Something to Sing About
Eight talented young musicians and vocalists took home a total of $36,000 in scholarships after competing in the annual music contest organized by the Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation. A professional panel of judges selected first and second place winners in the Adult Instrumental, Junior Instrumental, Adult Vocal and newly added Junior Vocal categories. Fourteen finalists […]
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In a Jam
Actor Ryan Reynolds appearing on Carpinteria TV host Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend mentioned Meghan Markle and her new lifestyle brand As Ever. Reynolds’ late father Jimmy had worked as a food broker – a middleman for jams and tiny containers of yogurt. Conan, who hosted this year’s Oscars, suggested he worked for Prince Harry’s […]
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This Brooks Ain’t Babblin’
A lot has changed in the world since Albert Brooks launched his career more than half a century ago as a comedian. A career that more or less revolutionized comedy with his appearances on just about every TV talk and variety show on the air led to landing key roles as an actor and making […]
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The Crosby Connection
There have been two tribute concerts for David Crosby in the 28 months since the legendary singer-songwriter passed away at his Santa Ynez home in 2023. But Locals and Legends: Celebrating the Music of David Crosby, slated for May 24 at the Granada Theatre, offers two significant additions. The show is co-presented by Santa Barbara […]
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Valley Fever: More Classic Rock in Crosby’s Neck of the Woods
Three Dog Night – which surprisingly was not named for its innovative idea of a trio of lead singers – was one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s, selling more than 50 million records for such singles as “One,” “Easy To Be Hard,” “Joy to the World,” “Mama Told […]
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What the Puck? The Bard is Back in the Park
Topanga Canyon-based Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum returns to Elings Park atop the Mesa with their outdoor staging of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, transforming the gorgeous Godric Grove Amphitheater into an enchanted forest for the holiday weekend May 24-25. The professional troupe sold out its single performance of Dream last year, when the actors incorporated […]
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Feeling Foxy with the Birds and the B’s
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum new exhibition The Swiftest Recovery: Island Fox Chronicles, features a photographic showcase by Chuck Graham (who also contributes to the MJ) that highlights one of the most remarkable conservation success stories in recent history – the tiny fox at Channel Islands National Park. This exhibition, which offers a glimpse into […]
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Tapping: Clearing the Way to Positive Thinking
Tune in to the news and there’s plenty to be worried about. With the underpinnings of civil society crumbling, political and economic unrest, and climate change rocking the planet, of course we feel unsettled. It’s hard to feel at ease when the ground underfoot is unsteady – metaphorically and literally. It’s also hard to be […]
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20 May 2025
Montecito Y’s Pickleball Courts Grand Opening
The Montecito YMCA held its much anticipated Pickleball Courts Grand Opening on Saturday, May 10, from 9 am through 12 pm. It was a great sun-filled day with balmy temperatures, perfect for hitting the courts. When I arrived, the pickleball courts were packed with people playing and others waiting to jump into a game – […]
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Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization
Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization (LVCHO) has been around for more than a quarter century, but it wasn’t until last year that the organization began to raise its public profile in the community and focus in earnest on local fundraising. That’s because the nonprofit, founded in 1999 by local leaders, largely doesn’t deal directly with […]
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Philip Chapin Nolen
Philip Chapin Nolen, 92, of Montecito, CA, passed away peacefully April 24, 2025, at Casa Dorinda. Known as Chapin or Chape, he led a life marked by love of family, service, and a passion for connection. Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapin grew up in Upper Arlington, Ohio, where his father was a professor […]
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New Political Realignment?
What ideologies do you associate with the Democratic and Republican parties? Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s it seemed pretty simple to me. Democrats stood for massive investment in the public interest. From Franklin Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson, they invested in big infrastructure projects. And invested in human needs with Head Start, Social Security, […]
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The Board of Supervisors Meet About TRUTH
On Tuesday, May 6, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted a report from the Sheriff’s Office outlining its interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the TRUTH Act, short for the Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds Act. The TRUTH Act is a California law aimed at safeguarding the rights […]
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Chevron Decommissioning and Remediation of the Carpinteria Oil and Gas Facilities
In what appears to be a huge gain for environmental and coast organizations locally, on Monday, May 5, 2025, the City of Carpinteria Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the inconspicuously titled, “Project 21-2128-DP/CDP” – a Development Plan and a Coastal Development Permit to decommission and remediate the Carpinteria Oil and Gas Processing Facilities under […]
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Stanley Roberts Flatware
DS has a set of Stanley Roberts International House of Design stainless flatware, accented with an insert of flat rosewood running down the handles. Very modern, and a hot item today, as American modern stainless and sterling flatware is sleek and simple – and desirable in the market. AND there’s plenty of 1950s and 1960s […]
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