You’re looking down the asymmetrical blowhole of a Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia sima), a small, toothed whale that is rarely seen because of its cryptic lifestyle. Adults of this species max out at under nine feet in length. If this skull seems a bit dolphinesque to you, it might interest you to know that dolphins […]
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Somewhere between a swirl of silk gowns and the clink of champagne flutes, Opera Santa Barbara’s Moonlight Masquerade invited guests to slip behind velvet masks and enter the Rosewood Miramar for an evening of operatic enthrallment and Venetian glamor. As people entered to servers smoothly interweaving the masked crowd with caviar and canapés, they were […]
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Family, friends and art lovers all packed into the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art to celebrate the 14 graduating art majors who presented their capstone projects in Reencounter on April 9. The exhibition, featuring a class of artists ready to make their mark on the world, will remain open through May 9. Near the museum […]
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A 60-year soccer tradition is getting a new look this spring while benefiting a globally recognized local charity. Since 1966, Westmont and UC Santa Barbara have faced off in one of the Central Coast’s longest-running athletic rivalries. For decades, the match served as a preseason staple in August. However, with Westmont’s recent transition to NCAA […]
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The Westmont Observatory opens to the public Friday, April 17, after 7:30 pm for a night of stargazing that will feature views of Jupiter and the star pair Mizar and Alcor. The event is expected to last several hours. Mizar and Alcor, located in the handle of the Big Dipper, are two pairs of double […]
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The Santa Barbara Symphony took a deep dive across the pond to immerse in Italian classical music for last month’s pair of concerts at the Granada. Music from the continental country was also the focus of three concerts spearheading the indoor part of the La Piazza festival around the corner at the Library Plaza last […]
Lea másThe Grand on State, the new jazz club located one door away from the Granada at 1218 State Street and founded by longtime Santa Barbara keyboardist Brian Mann and his wife Jenna Berg, is still in its soft-opening phase. But the venue is celebrating the hiring of its new French chef this weekend with a […]
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Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go! So reads the first line of the synopsis for SBCC’s production of Unnecessary Farce, which closes out SBCC Theatre Group’s 2025-26 season at the Jurkowitz on campus, where it plays April 17-May 2. Farce was the first play by Paul Slade Smith, a successful Broadway actor turned playwright […]
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Dream Foundation held its 15th Annual Flower Empower fundraising luncheon on Thursday, April 9, at the Rosewood Miramar Beach. The event welcomed more than 200 attendees from across the region and beyond. While guests arrived dressed to impress, the focus remained firmly on supporting the Flower Empower program. Following check-in, guests enjoyed a formal photo […]
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Want the insiders guide to what’s good right here on Coast Village Road? Peruse specials and highlights, and see what’s happening during happy and beyond with our new Coast Village feature! •Clark’s Montecito | Happy Hour: Every day from 3 to 5 pm | 1/2 off martinis, 1/2 off burgers, $5 Trumer Pilsner, $10 featured […]
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By Lisa Duncan Darling, if ever there were an excuse to don something floaty and sip something chilled, it was the opening night of Aquean at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. The evening was balmy and golden, drawing a spiffy Montecito crowd to the waterfront setting with seaside sophistication. The Pacific, just beyond, shimmered softly […]
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By Lisa Duncan Santa Barbara’s social set turned out in fine form last week for a most agreeable cause, gathering at the Lobero Theatre in support of More Mesa – that rare, windswept stretch of coastline, wonderfully wild and beautifully free for all to enjoy. The evening began, as all proper evenings should, with a […]
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By Lisa Duncan Santa Barbara positively twinkled to life this weekend as the ever-enchanting Old Spanish Days Fiesta set the tone for a season of pageantry, pride, and rarefied revelry – a rather splendid social swirl, if ever there was one. With events unfolding across town, anticipation for Fiesta 2026 is already deliciously palpable – […]
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By Lisa Duncan Warren Butler, a seasoned entrepreneur with decades of experience in the Santa Barbara hospitality industry, and Candice Cao, a locally active artist and internationally minded creative business professional originally from Beijing, met within the Santa Barbara community and recently celebrated their marriage. Candice previously served as a torchbearer for the 2022 Beijing […]
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The actor completes his audition with camera rolling, and even does it “off-book” – no script in hand. He’s come prepared and has done quite well, John has. Inching closer to that coveted role in this new TV series, he may soon join an ensemble that includes the great Celeste Holm! There’s just this one […]
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Return to Freedom’s Founder Neda DeMayo has had horse sense since her earliest memories. “Horse was my first word,” DeMayo says. “I have been passionate about horses since I was born, or at least I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t.” DeMayo first began riding when she was five years old, but it was […]
Lea másHello, Montecito residents and visitors… I hope you are enjoying springtime in paradise. For our regular MJ readers, you might have noticed this article’s absence from the publication for these past few months after 13 years of regular reporting… my apologies. However, after some time off and letting the market settle into 2026, I’m back […]
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The fuel noisily ignites; a controlled explosion. The ground shakes, the gantry falls away amid billowing clouds of exhaust, birds flee the scene in panicked, sunlit flocks. The rocket rises on visible flame, gains speed and is soon ballistically tearing through blue sky on a path of its own making, attaining – and ultimately escaping […]
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Opportunities abound in Ojai, the longtime oasis for retreat, reflection, and personal growth, starting this weekend with “Be With Us,” slated for 7 pm on April 10 at Ojai Underground. The interactive evening of music, storytelling, and soulful connection is spearheaded by Ojai’s own Kathlyn “Katie” Hendricks, the bestselling author of Conscious Loving, co-lead of […]
Lea másNarcotics/Stolen Property / El Bosque Road — Monday, March 23, at 04:20 hours Deputies responded to a report of prowlers on camera. Upon arrival they located and detained two suspects. They were found to be in possession of stolen property, burglary tools, narcotics for sale, and a spear gun. Being on Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) […]
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