Explore Ecology invites everyone to submit their nominations for an Environmental Steward Award online by January 31. Categories are: Teacher Award, Grades Preschool to 6th grade Teacher Award, Grades 7th to 12th Class or Club Award, Grades Preschool to 12th Student Award, Grades Preschool to 6th Student Award, Grades 7th to 12th School Support Staff, […]
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Atlas Animal Rescue appears in the new Santa Barbara Giving List book for the first time under the clever headline “A New Leash on Life.” But one can’t help wonder: What is a dog rescue agency located up in Paso Robles doing in a book connecting philanthropists with local nonprofits, especially when there are any […]
Lea másEditor’s Note Every now and then, a story comes along that refuses to stay put. It lingers on your nightstand. It sneaks into conversation. For us, Last Light in Paradise is one of those stories, and we’re delighted to let it loose, one chapter at a time, in the pages of the Montecito Journal. Well, […]
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New Year’s Day was more than a week ago, but NatureTrack founder and Executive Director Sue Eisaguirre hopes people are open to perhaps adding another point to their resolutions or intentions for 2026. Namely, getting involved with her Santa Barbara nonprofit organization dedicated to making access to the outdoors equitable for all by providing cost-free […]
Lea másRM has a 600 piece, 50-years-in-the-making cowboy clothing collection with vintage leather jackets and tooled western belts. She’s 70 now, and it’s time to sell these objects. She’s in luck: 2026 is the Year of the Cowgirl, especially in the American West at California’s music festivals. Classic Western boots, hats, denim, and endless fringe work […]
Lea másI thought I knew Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s new mayor, but I didn’t. My hope was that he was just another Bernie-clone promising free stuff who would move more to the less toxic liberal wing when he took office. I was wrong. He’s the real deal socialist, disturbingly so. He revealed his true colors in […]
Lea másMartin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially recognized on January 19 in the U.S. Keeping his dreams and inspiration alive are five days of events planned by the MLK Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara (MLKSB) and Healing Justice SB (HJSB) in coordination with local churches and organizations. The highlight this year is a talk by […]
Lea másYou might be surprised that the short answer is: Yes. How can that be? There are no tanks or soldiers rolling down the streets of our major cities. Oh, wait. Yes there are. But we have elections. And legislators and courts. And private institutions and billionaires with their own power. And private media. When we […]
Lea másIn a world of destination spas, Cal-a-Vie in Vista, CA, can certainly hold its own in this ever-growing luxury sector. This small but mighty 500-acre health spa makes each occupant of its 32 villas feel as if their every wish can and will come true. Just driving up to the Italian-style villa to check in […]
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It was Saturday, January 3, and at 11:30 am in Santa Barbara the cell phones were dinging, the land lines ringing, and the emails zinging with messages from Ready Alert SBC and the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management. Flash floods were threatening, and word came of airport closures due to flooding and the […]
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It’s the time of year when Wood Ducks pair up! Audubon painted this lively image in New Orleans in 1821. He dramatized the courtship and nesting habits of this species while showing the remarkable patterns and colors of their feathers. The Wood Ducks are from the Museum’s collection of prints from the American edition of […]
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Zack Kass has been at the forefront of the rapidly emerging field of artificial intelligence for nearly 20 years, entering the field shortly after graduating from San Marcos High School in 2005. After several jobs in the machine learning field, Kass joined OpenAI in 2021 as one of the first 100 employees. He served OpenAI […]
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The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art offers a groundbreaking exhibition that reveals a little‑known chapter of America’s most celebrated photographer in Beyond the Wilderness: Ansel Adams in 1940s Los Angeles, from January 15 – March 28. The museum hosts a free, public, opening reception for the exhibition on Thursday, Jan. 15, from 4-6 pm. While Adams has […]
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Westmont’s inaugural head coach of STUNT, which begins in fall 2026, has deep roots in the Santa Barbara community and significant experience. Ariana Johnson is a sixth-generation Santa Barbaran and is in her third season as the STUNT head coach at her alma mater Santa Barbara High School. “I hope to create a beautiful program […]
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Junior forward Molly Garnand of Oro Valley, Arizona, tied her career scoring record with 22 points to lead Westmont Women’s Basketball (9-4, 5-2 PacWest) to a 62-49 win over the host Sunbirds of Fresno Pacific (5-7, 2-5). Garnand, who was 10 of 16 from the floor, also collected eight rebounds. “We started to see Molly […]
Lea másOnly Jeff Wing could walk us through a crash course in evolution biology, anatomy, AND his own colonoscopy in the stand-up comedy mode, all the while lying on his side. LOL! The lesson: our gut health is so integral to the gut-brain axis, but pooping will always be hilarious. Sincerely, LeeAnn Morgan A Lasting Lesson […]
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“One of the first things I look at is what’s the essence of the tree that I’m working on? On a Japanese maple, for instance, in the wintertime it’s about the winter silhouette. In Japan they say when the tree goes dormant and loses its leaves, the tree is bearing its soul. Then when the […]
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Looking neat upon the seats of a bicycle built for two, a duo of Italian wheelmen rolled into Santa Barbara on May 10, 1901. Carlo Reiter and Mino Galvini had left Florence, Italy, on July 5, 1899, after members of their biking club wagered 50,000 lire that they couldn’t ride 75,000 miles by Christmas Day […]
Lea másMin Joo Yi earned a Master of Music degree and a Graduate Performance Diploma at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, and is currently a doctoral candidate in the Musical Arts program there. Prior to having embarked on these post-graduate studies, the pianist majored in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton. Not your usual […]
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The first ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! concerts of the new year bring Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles back to the county for four shows on successive evenings January 15-18, beginning at the Carpinteria Vets Memorial Building on opening night, and closing at Marjorie Luke Theatre. The all-female group, established in 1994, has long […]
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