Miroslav Volf, Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School and the founder and director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture, comes west for a special Sunday event at All Saints-by-the-Sea on March 14. The event, part of All Saints’ “A Living Room for the Community” series, consists of three lectures […]
A round 15 years ago I made a new friend. At the time, she was in her 70s and proudly declared that she didn’t cook anymore. She and her husband ate out or ordered in most nights and if her adult children came over, they could cook if they had the inclination. At the time, […]
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Meanwhile, deep into homemade pasta we go with Chef Sergio Chierego’s new location for his brand – Pasta Santina, now in Carpinteria, located at 4185 Carpinteria Avenue, #5. Here you can walk in daily and pick up freshly made pasta while serenaded by vinyl spinning on a record player. Suitably laid back. Chierego is from […]
More spoiler alerts on Monte’s Restaurant (1198 Coast Village Road) Montecito! First up – Chloe Lobdell, a Santa Barbara native, is now the Rincon Hill Farm Director, replacing Aiden Ostrowski. Seen making deliveries to the restaurant are local sea urchin merchants, as well as purveyors of tableware and décor. Inside views from peeps include the […]
Dear Readers from here to around the world! This year we celebrate 25 years of being lucky to have the Coast Village Road cornerstone and landmark restaurant, Lucky’s Steakhouse Montecito. This is the flagship location that launched its Malibu, NYC Soho and East Hampton Long Island sisters. The restaurant’s refined dining rooms and bar areas […]
I arrive at the Santa Barbara Club with the jitters. The delightful and enviably energized Maria McCall has invited me to this MClub Lunch & Learn with a Valentine theme. The implausible Fannie Flagg – multifarious village litterateur / Manhattan night club bon vivant / bowling companion to Jack Nicholson – will be holding deadpan […]
Longevity is less a sprint toward the finish line and more a quiet devotion to how we spend our ordinary days. Petra Beumer openly describes herself as a recovering “Type A high achiever,” shaped by a culture of rigor and accomplishment. Over time, she began to notice the toll that constant striving takes: burnout masked […]
Two and a half hours up Highway 101, California begins to feel different. The marine layer fades, the sky stretches wider, and the hills take on a golden hue that holds even in winter. When I visited Paso Robles earlier this month, daytime temperatures climbed to a sunlit 78 degrees, transforming January into a warm-weather […]
Spurred on by the other week’s article about the scorned lover who broke up a birdhouse with a claw hammer, and her successful donation of the hammer to the Zagreb Museum of Broken Relationships, GG has a miniature haunted spirit house that he wants to donate. But where? I suggested the Museum of Jurassic Technology […]
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Longtime Santa Barbara practitioner Dr. James Kwako, who has often led one-off workshops at his offices over the years, is inaugurating a new monthly series called The Light of Healing to take place on the second Saturday of each month, beginning February 14 with “How to Build a Practical Spirit-Based Life.” The event explores practical […]
It’s that love time of year, where romance, bromance, and galentines are calling everyone to reach out with love this month. Truly a much-needed experience at this time! Shop and dine local with that special person, including treating yourself! Gifting and Flowers: -For the romantic: Carolina Bucci’s Cuore Collection of heart-shaped rings and pendants in […]
In January, California officially recognized certified massage therapists as “health care providers.” The unanimous vote by the entire state legislature to extend professional status to massage professionals was an overdue acknowledgement that hands-on therapy is, indeed, a healing art. This has been a long time coming, hopefully leading to insurance coverage in the near future. […]
William Morris, a faith-based climate activist, shared his journey – from growing up near an oil refinery in Torrance to his current work in environmental justice. The lecture was the first of a new series about careers in environmental studies hosted by Sustainable Westmont and stemming from the college’s new environmental studies major. Morris’ love […]
Music & Meditation – founded by Santa Barbara pianist and composer Antonio Artese in collaboration with Carpinteria-based meditation guide and qigong/tai chi teacher Jessica Kolbe – had a trial launch last November at Weinman Hall on the campus of the Music Academy of the West featuring the two founders. After selling out the initial show, […]
