painting salvation
Before she turned to painting more than two decades ago, Trinaty Lopez Wakefield was a junkie. She used heroin to self-medicate a severe case of manic depression, which she wasn’t diagnosed with until she was 20.
Year: 2006
In Between Seasons
October is sort of an in-between season in southern California gardens. The summer flowers are fading, and warm weather is still upon us so cool-growing ones aren’t yet thriving. In my garden, though, there is one stunning plant that is just hitting its stride.
Q: ‘What was the first book published in Santa Barbara?’
That distinction belongs to a small (77 pages, plus ads) booklet that appeared toward the end of 1872, Guide to Santa Barbara Town and County by E.N. Wood, printed by E.N. Wood and A.W. Sefton, Job Printers. Not only was it the first book published here, but it was one of the earliest promotional books for any town in Southern California.
Eco villages
Next weekend, hear Professor Declan Kennedy (www.declan.de) define and explore the concept of ecovillages. Kennedy-who is an architect, urban planner, permaculture designer and…
The Happy Medium
Imiss small, medium, and large. Life was so much easier when we had only three sizes. My biggest size complaint is with the fast-food industry. Last week, I entered a local burger place and asked for a small drink. “We don’t have smalls,” the fellow behind the counter informed me.
Little Fish, Big Fish
LITTLE FISH, BIG FISH: Two Santa Barbara kids show off their summer catches, which they reeled in at June Lake in the Sierras. Photo by Jeff Cable.
Barney’s On the Beat
How to Crash: After observing many, many near-collisions at the Five Points roundabout, I’ve decided to issue some tips about how to avoid near misses and really commit some serious fender bending. First, especially if you’re coming in from Salinas Street or APS, speed into the roundabout.
Candidates, Start Your Engines
Secord and Wolf Rev Up for 2nd-District Runoff
A burst of fire from the environmental community pumped some adrenaline into a Second District supervisorial runoff that had been moving slowly ever since the June primaries. Members of the Sierra Club and other like-minded organizations gathered in front of the county courthouse during the lunch hour on Tuesday to endorse candidate Janet Wolf and excoriate her rival, Dan Secord. Wolf and Secord are competing for the seat being vacated by Susan Rose.
Swimming to America
The Guardian
It’s hard to ignore the appeal of Kevin Costner educating Ashton Kutcher on the depths of sorrow. Though in real life both belong to the same fraternity, Delta Chi, and both are masters of the laconic drawl and batted-eye school of masculinity, neither can compete with Clint Eastwood’s eloquent wrinkles or the battered human carriage of Anthony Hopkins.
COUNTY CONCERNS
Over strong objections from Supervisors Susan Rose and Salud Carbajal, the County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to finally adopt