On August 18th at approximately 5:20 am, Santa Barbara Police Officers were dispatched Code 3 to the Ospi Montecito Restaurant, 1809 E Cabrillo Blvd on a call of an unconscious male inside the restaurant. Santa Barbara Fire Department and AMR Paramedics were also dispatched to the location. When Officers arrived, fire and medics were on […]
Lea másFor Friday’s recap, Montecito Fire Department Chief Neels celebrates Firefighter/Paramedic Trevor Oakley who recently completed his probation period; congrats! Oakley arrived at Montecito Fire in 2024 via his hometown Buellton neighbor, Montecito Firefighter Evan Hamaker. Oakley, “Personally, I’ve always gravitated toward the Montecito area. My wife Alexis and I spend a lot of time at […]
Lea másHead of Cate School Alex Lockett announced this week that Maude Bond will serve as Head of Admissions & College Counseling. Bond previously built Cate’s nationally recognized College Counseling program, known for its personalized, data-driven approach with an emphasis on highlighting each student’s distinct strengths. Bond’s experience prior to Cate School includes being Director of […]
Lea másUnite to Light, the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB), and Deckers Brands have joined forces to support low-income students through the annual Tools for School program. This year, the initiative expanded to include solar-powered Luke Lights and phone chargers for more than 200 junior high and high school students living in […]
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Santa Barbara Humane, which was founded in 1897, truly had paws for thought when three rescue dogs were brought to the 3.98-acre site to break ground on a new $18 million addition, the first since the 1960s, which will include a new behavior center. In two years’ time, Phase Two will begin, which will quadruple […]
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How appropriate that Don Bellisario, the creative force behind some of TV’s biggest hits, should celebrate his 90th birthday in true Hollywood style at his Montecito estate, a tiara’s toss from the San Ysidro Ranch. Guests in tuxedos and glamorous gowns for the Hollywood Legend-themed bash were met with a vintage Jaguar parked in the […]
Lea másSusan Hersberger has succeeded Cliff Lundberg as new board chair of United Way Santa Barbara County. She brings a wealth of strategic leadership experience from a 25-year tenure at Aera Energy where she directed public affairs, community engagement, and philanthropic investments. Susan has been on the board of directors at United Way since 2017. New […]
Lea másThis is a follow-up to my recent articles (“The Kids Don’t Know…” and “Barbarians at the Gate”). The “Kids” article decried the fact that critical thinking skills are not being taught to our children which has led to fuzzy thinking about socialism. “Barbarians” was the political manifestation of that fuzziness with a Democratic Socialist receiving […]
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It’s an indicator of change. Those chain link fences lined with black plastic are popping up in nascent construction sites all over town – augmented with copious dirt piles and hovered over by towering cranes. Near the end of May, one such scene appeared near the high-traffic intersection of Micheltorena and San Andres streets on […]
Lea másI recently reconnected with an old friend from Crane Country Day School, Blake Ladd. We both entered Crane at the same time and had the same unfettered enthusiasm for the arts and creative energy. For this week’s Dear Montecito, I bring you an update on one of Montecito’s greatest – a great actor, entrepreneur, and […]
Lea másThey were the voice from the readers and thinkers in the community. Whether reasonable or not, the disappearance of the Letters section is sad, as it silences a key part of the American “conversation” in the media. “Letters” was only a small corner of the paper. What caused the cancellation? Was an MJ money-sponsor offended […]
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When Benji Madden talks about first responders, it’s not just rock star lip service – he’s speaking from the kind of backstage, on-the-road experience that comes with decades of loud guitars and even louder emergencies. “As a touring musician, we rely on first responders all the time,” Benji says. “Your worst nightmare is for someone […]
Lea másWhen I was about 14, my sister, Jill – an award-winning equestrian – took me horseback riding. I was uneasy with the whole deal because I’ve always been scared of horses. Always. As a seven-year-old I’d lived on Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. That being Cowboy Country (and Missile Country, but that’s another […]
Lea másWhen I started graduate school, my children were three and five years old, so each semester I would escape to The Ojai Valley Inn for two nights as a “Am I Crazy, What the Hell Was I thinking” reset. Last week, I went back with my daughter after a seven-year absence and driving up the […]
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One of the most famous poems in American literature is “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. As you probably know, it depicts a man – the narrator – reading alone in his “chamber.” He is already in a very unhappy state of mind because he has recently lost the love of his life – apparently […]
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What does fantastic exotic art have to do with DC, who grew up in a Pedregosa Street 1900s home in Santa Barbara? From the early 1970s, she and her brother were enchanted by two prints by Maxfield Parrish; The Lute Players (1924), and The Garden of Allah (1918). I’d like to explain the themes and […]
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They call polo the Sport of Kings, which isn’t just a cliché but a reference to its historical association with royalty and other wealthy elites. If you want to sponsor a team or play the game at any kind of reasonable level, be prepared to fork over a pretty penny, as well-bred horses and competitive […]
Lea másAbout a hundred years ago – or so it seems – I worked. Oops, put the period in there too soon. I meant… I worked in manufacturing making knitting needles in Laconia, New Hampshire. It was a darn good job. You’re probably picturing large needles used for making baby blankets for that new niece, and […]
Lea másDavid Carpenter passed away on July 21, surrounded by family and loved ones. He was 86 years old. Dave was born on March 24, 1939, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana; the fourth of five children. Valedictorian of his high school (North Side High School), he went to the University of Michigan on scholarship where he received […]
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Over the years, every time I visited Ojai, I’d stop at the bend in the curve on Besant Road at The Ranch House’s kitchen door bakery to grab a loaf of their rye bread to bring home. Sometimes there would be a meal there – but there was always a bread stop accompanied by a […]
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