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, at least […]
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By Gail Kvistad It was hot, hot, hot at the Bella Vista Estate on Sunday night as the Santa Barbara South Coast Firefighter Foundation (SBSCFF) hosted its annual “Disco Inferno” fundraiser. The Summerland estate of Ursula and Patrick Nesbitt was transformed into a scene of social gridlock and high-energy philanthropy, proving once again that the […]
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I’m a man of a certain age but you wouldn’t know it to look at me – in part because the very idea of looking at me frightens you. But guess what? I arise at 5:30 in the morning and go to a gym and it shows! On any given day, gather your courage and […]
Lea másNews that the USPS outlet at the Montecito Country Mart (MCM) will close in four months, slated for July. Miffed about the rationale to close its doors, the team at the MCM has been advocating for support. MCM writes: Attention Montecito residents! We need your help to save the Montecito Country Mart Post Office. As […]
Lea másOutdoor lighting is something most of us rarely think about, yet it has a powerful impact on birds. White outdoor lighting attracts insects at night and many of those insects die from these bulbs – from exhaustion, predation or from hot bulbs. This matters far beyond insects because birds rely heavily on caterpillars and other […]
Lea másMillions of people were captivated by last month’s Winter Olympics, many especially enraptured by the women’s figure skating competition, as Alysa Liu became the first American woman to win an individual medal (Gold!) since Sasha Cohen in 2006, and brought to the endeavor a smart combination of power, athleticism, and grace; not to mention a […]
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Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser, the longtime Montecito couple with 40 years of massive successes in TV sitcoms and more, swear that their brand new jukebox musical Somebody to Love isn’t about their own lives, even though the story begins in the early 1970s, right around the same time the couple first got together as […]
Lea másAs often happens, select Oscar-winning movies head back to theaters in the wake of the awards, but now a number of them will be playing in SBIFF’s own McHurley Film Center downtown. Re-opening on the big screen on Friday, March 20, are One Battle After Another, whose five award-winners (six Oscars) were all part of […]
Lea másOne week of SB Culinary Experience x Wine Tasting event slated for May 11-17, in partnership with The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts. The Julia Child Foundation’s signature honors, The Julia Child Award, will be announced and presented on Friday, May 14, at Godmothers Bookstore Summerland. 411: https://sbce.events SCA Community Gathering […]
Lea más“Everyone needs to believe in something. I believe I will have another beer.” This bumper sticker really made me laugh. In Through the Looking Glass the White Queen proudly tells Alice “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Having grown up in a secular humanist family, the idea of believing […]
Lea másOn the day this article reaches the newsstands it will be the 19th day of the WAR in Iran. Things are still uncertain and moving fast. My Part I article on the war yielded a lot of comments, good and bad. I’m accused by critics of a lot of things – mainly that I ignored […]
Lea másTeacher Harassed / 200 block San Ysidro Road — Monday 03/02/2026, at 1515 hours A schoolteacher called to report her ex-boyfriend was displaying alarming behavior. He recently showed up at the school to deliver expensive gifts and Valentine cards and has also written love poems for her online. She is now in fear of her safety. […]
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Photos by David Mendoza III Hello loves! I am certain by now you’ve read all about it in Women’s Wear Daily, the Hollywood press, and – yes – Rolling Stone Magazine. And now, yours truly brings you into a scene both luminous and joyous – Lucky’s 25th Anniversary soirée held on Sunday, March 8. We […]
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No, this isn’t a collection of antique corn dogs – it’s a scientifically valuable record of regional biodiversity. These are Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) specimens in the Vertebrate Zoology Collections at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. To the consternation of many farmers and gardeners, gophers seem particularly abundant in the region right now, […]
Lea másTwo former employees of the Funk Zone, who met and fell in love in Santa Barbara’s Arts District, share their frustration with the disappearance of locally owned community spaces. For my first article back from hiatus, I contacted my premier source for finding interesting artists to interview in Santa Barbara, my old pal Ariel. She’s […]
Lea másThree of Santa Barbara’s song leaders come together again on Friday, March 20, for a special Spring Equinox community singing event in the Funk Zone. Amisha Sera Luna, who regularly leads community singing circles both indoors (every 1st and 3rd Sunday) and periodically at local parks, will be joined by Alison Zuber and Heather Stevenson, […]
Lea másAfter a hiatus of a few years, the Montecito Poetry Club returned to the Montecito Library last month. Kicking off in 2014, and led by poetry lover and devoted library volunteer, Carole Baral, the Montecito Poetry Club was a beloved program that met each month in the Montecito Community Hall. The concept was simple. Each […]
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Violinist Nathan Schafer of Highland won the Westmont Music Department’s 14th annual Guild Scholarship Competition and was awarded the $15,000 annual Guild Scholarship on March 7 in Deane Chapel. This year’s incredibly talented group of musicians also included Isaac Wu, a violinist from Glendale; Ava Siebelink, a cellist from Corona; Josiah Mitchell, a baritone from […]
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About 120 junior high and 40 high school students enjoyed a special matinee performance of Little Women by the Westmont Theater Arts Department on March 5 in Porter Theatre. The event, made possible through a grant from the Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts, brought students from La Colina, Santa Barbara and La Cumbre Junior […]
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Student filmmakers from around the world are invited to submit their work for the 4th annual Montecito Student Film Festival, taking place Saturday, Nov. 14, at Westmont College in Montecito. The festival’s call for entries opened March 1, and submissions will be accepted through midnight on June 1. The festival aims to empower the next […]
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