I am urgently writing to alert citizens of Santa Barbara about a threat to the Battistone Foundation Complex, unique housing in the 1300 block of Chapala Street. These properties, home to nearly 200 low-income seniors ages 63 to 98, are up for sale, but there are no written covenants to insure they will remain affordable. […]
Lea másGerry Spence, the legendary Wyoming attorney whose folksy style and relentless advocacy won him every criminal jury trial he ever argued, died Wednesday at his Montecito home. He was 96. Over more than five decades, Spence built a reputation as a “country lawyer” who took on some of the nation’s most powerful institutions. His high-profile […]
Lea másBurglary / Romero Canyon Road — Monday, August 4, at 10:30 hours Victim called to report a burglary at his home which he believed occurred on or around 7/25-7/26. While he did not have info helpful in identifying a possible suspect, he believed the burglar may have been someone who had worked at this home […]
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The study of insects was growing in popularity during the 18th century when physician and entomologist George Panzer published this small-format reference work with his own brief scientific descriptions. Jacob Sturm engraved the more than 2,600 life-size insects, which, despite their size, were exquisitely detailed. It was issued as a serial publication over a number […]
Lea másEnergy medicine advocate Deborah King, a speaker, author and founder of LifeForce Energy Healing, is coming to the American Riviera to lead a special weekend retreat this fall. “Walk with the Master: Restore Your Soul,” which takes place November 18-21, brings King and her team to town for several days of deep spiritual work, healing […]
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The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Annual Golden Gala is scheduled for September 27, at the Tuscan Hills Estate, the home of longtime TBCF supporters Michael and Sylvia Schulte Molony. Honorees at the Gala included the Rodriguez family, recipients of the Pay It Forward Award; Jeff and Margo Barbakow, recipients of the Heart of Gold Award; […]
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The MJ received a request to attend a demo of a personal flying vehicle at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racket Club this month. The flying vehicle is all electric and made by the company Pivotal, now based in Palo Alto, California. The company was previously called SkyKar, Inc.and OPENER.aero. The company’s history shows that […]
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It’s almost unbelievable. It’s been nearly six decades since Steppenwolf scored its first hit single with the generation-defining rock anthem “Born to Be Wild,” and only now is there a documentary film about the band. As it is, the 2024 film Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf won’t yet be available at cinemas […]
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If all 30-plus shows that make up Ventura LIVE ‘25 at the Rubicon Theatre sold out the venue’s 110 seats, the total audience wouldn’t even reach the capacity of a single concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl. But the breadth and depth of talent coming to the intimate theater in downtown Ventura from August 20 […]
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It’s a new decade at Gainey Estate Vineyards. The stalwart Santa Barbara wine brand has a prolific 40-year history in its rear-view mirror, and a robust portfolio of world-class and award-winning wines to show for it. But it may be more accurate to say it’s a new era at Gainey. Because while the brand remains […]
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In today’s fast-paced world, where families often find themselves overwhelmed by clutter and chaos, creating a peaceful and functional home can feel like an impossible task. That’s where I, Jean Marie, come in. I’m the owner of The Organized Prepared Environment (better known as TOPE). TOPE is a unique home organizing service that helps your […]
Lea másWhat the Glass House (GH) Cannabis raids revealed were very disturbing and very obvious violations of the county’s 2018 licensing regulations. These rules require that our executive office approve signoffs by six departments before renewing a grower’s annual license. So, I filed a Public Record Request to see whether the county was following its own […]
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If you live in Santa Barbara or the surrounding area, you’re likely no stranger to the thunderous boom that follows late-night rocket launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base. While the noise can be jarring, watching those rockets streak into the night sky is undeniably thrilling. If you’re like me, those launches have probably sparked your […]
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This frightening but beautiful African work of art is a wooden and polychromed (painted with many colors) carved BaPende mask from Zaire, part of a group collected by a world famous celebrity. The owner of these masks queries, “Where can these masks best be sold?” Indeed this collection is superb, and varied in age and […]
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The halcyon days of Hollywood moviemaking have been showing up in unusual places recently, including as the setting for the Music Academy of the West’s grand opera production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. This iteration of Don Giovanni – a morality tale centered on the legendary libertine whose unbridled desire and hypocrisy eventually led to his […]
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Cultivated plants and human babies both require great care at their earliest stages – which is why the word “nursery” can apply to the facilities provided to either form of early life. But, when it comes to literature, it is our species whose nurseries have produced by far the more celebrated rhymes. And when several […]
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Westmont’s expanding role in local college-prep programs has led to a noticeable increase in local student enrollment over the last three to five years. This momentum was clearly on display at two recent events hosted by the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Program for Effective Access to College (PEAC) and the Scholarship Foundation of Santa […]
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A notable new arrival now graces Westmont’s campus: Maternity, a nearly 2,000-pound bronze sculpture by renowned South American artist Fernando Botero. The Santa Barbara Museum of Art has loaned the work to Westmont from the collection of the late Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree. Standing about nine feet tall, the piece – in Botero’s self-definitive style of […]
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Tecolote Bookshop? Our flagstone-wrapped salon in the Upper Village? This year the place turned 100. Yeah, as in “years old.” This means [holds fingers aloft like a savant and moves them algebraically] … Tecolote Bookshop opened in 1925. There’s more. “My mother would drop me off at Cold Spring Elementary School every morning and I […]
Lea másHere it comes now, written in a hurried and bulleted present tense meant (frankly) to offset the section’s brevity with a mitigating sense of telegram-like urgency. Please play ball, reader. •Roger Sherman Gates Boutell, Sr. retires from the Library of Congress and moves to, of all places, Santa Barbara, California. •A comfortably liquid […]
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