Venesa Faciane and Susan Parker have been appointed to the board of trustees of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Originally from Fairbanks, Alaska, Faciane has called our Eden by the Beach home since 2000 and donated her time and talent to a variety of nonprofit organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club and […]
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“The company was pretty small then, but lemme tell you – on a typical Sunday I would be washing my car.” His name is Pete Jordano and he is an institution. I’ve come to his office to interrogate him. He’s taking it well. “I drove a ‘39 Pontiac. While I would be washing my car, […]
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We reached out to a number of Pete’s longtime chums and family members and asked them to weigh in on the subject of Pete Jordano. Dodgers bat boy, U.S. Marine, business legend, raconteur; to paraphrase Sinatra, Pete Jordano is a many-splendored thing. Pete’s Santa Barbara “journey” has been defined by people – business contacts, customers, […]
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Laguna Blanca Lower School The Laguna Blanca Lower School 2025 Graduation, “Go Owls!” was held on Friday, June 6 at 9am, outside at the Lower Campus Pavilion. The graduates processed in to “Little Prelude in E minor” by Bach and took their places on bleachers in the front facing their families and friends seated in […]
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My brother and sister-in-law live in a sophisticated New York high-rise close by the Dakota Apartments. They have a favorite breed of dog, and have cared for a string of Great Danes up there – suffering many elevator rides for pee breaks over the years. Lucy, their latest Dane, can be seen in the Central […]
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When I was studying to be a California school teacher – an incredibly long time ago (actually in the 1950s), one of the required courses was about Learning. The only important thing I seem to have retained from those lessons was something which may seem pretty obvious – the physical comfort of the student. The […]
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On Sunday, June 29, 2025, Santa Barbara’s historic Lobero Theatre will host an event that promises not only to commemorate the past but to challenge the present and inspire the future. Titled “The Earthquake That Built a City: Santa Barbara 1925 Earthquake, Then and Now,” this 90-minute symposium – organized by the American Institute of […]
Lea másNormally this would be the time of year when a large assortment of published and would-be scribes hunker down at a Santa Barbara hotel for the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. For 52 years the immersive swirl of workshops and socializing has earned the annual event a respected reputation far and wide. But confronting a serious […]
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The news came a few months ago that the annual Fiesta Stock Horse Show & Rodeo wasn’t taking place this year after a century of shows. Now comes word that there will actually be two such (competing) events over Fiesta weekend, August 1-3. Earl Warren Showgrounds, which previously hosted the Fiesta roundup, is presenting the […]
Lea másMary Chapin Carpenter scored a huge No. 1 country hit with “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” a song that still resonates with its sensual urgency and west coast swing groove more than 30 years later. Her earlier entries, “I Feel Lucky” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” both from her four-million selling 1992 album Come […]
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Gregg Afman begins his anatomy class by telling students he hopes they have an “aw-full experience.” “I don’t want awe-SOME,” he says. “I want you to be FULL of awe.” A towering figure, Gregg uses his deep, husky voice to share his awe for God’s creation. “I love nature. I love the mountains. But there’s […]
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A large crowd celebrated the 15 recent graduates of the Westmont Downtown | Grotenhuis Nursing program at a pinning ceremony last month at Montecito Covenant Church. In the student speech, graduate Rosalba Barbosa recounted the challenges the nursing students faced, including long clinical hours, sleepless nights, and emotional burdens, but also highlighted the growth and […]
Lea másThe Montecito Association Land Use Committee (LUC) May meeting was held at the Montecito Library community room and on Zoom. The meeting was called to order by LUC Chair, Dorinne Lee Johnson. Attendees were Steven Amerikaner,the newly appointedMontecito Planning Commission Chair; SBC Transportation Deputy Director Mostafa Estaji, Aida Thau representing First District SBC Supervisor Roy […]
Lea másDespite the June gloom that is frequently obscuring our skies, the risk of wildfire looms. In coordination with all fire departments in Santa Barbara County, Montecito Fire Department declared the start of High Fire Season on June 2, 2025. As part of our routine preparation for peak fire season, Montecito Fire Department will host a […]
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Then-Juilliard graduate student violinist Anthony Chan got quite a shock when he opened an email from the Music Academy of the West in spring 2024 to check on his chamber music assignments for the summer festival. “I was just curious where the other fellows I’d be playing with might be studying, and then I saw […]
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Mark your calendars and dust off your dancing shoes – Trisha Yearwood is coming to Santa Barbara to headline the area’s biggest night of support for First Responders. One805 is proud to announce that the Grammy-winning country music legend will take center stage at the annual benefit concert One805LIVE! 2025. This year’s event takes place […]
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Greetings and Happy June Gloom. Hopefully by the time this is published we will be seeing the sun before the late afternoon, but I suppose any sun in June is cause for celebration. Cheers to it being almost Solstice and time for the busy Montecito Summer. For my stat happy audience, I’m delighted to report […]
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Santa Barbara’s world changed in one mighty crack when a ferocious earthquake shook the town on the morning of September 29, 1925. As false fronts of the business district tumbled to the street and roofs gave way and chimneys toppled in the immediate vicinity, 30 million gallons of water from a collapsed Sheffield Reservoir rushed […]
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The Santa Barbara Museum of Art Women’s Board presented their signature fundraiser, The Art of the Table, an exhibition event at the museum’s Stanley R. McCormick Gallery Level 1, on Friday, June 7. On view were 11 “Tablescapes” created by local to L.A. designer-owned businesses. The soirée drew close to a standing room only attendance […]
Lea másThis Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15, from 10 am – 2 pm, indulge Dad with a lavish three-course brunch at the historic San Ysidro Ranch. Savor luxurious starters like Royal Ossetra Caviar and Dungeness Crab Cakes, followed by exquisite entrées including SRF Wagyu Prime Rib and Lemon Ricotta Pancakes. Enjoy endless pours of G.H. Mumm […]
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