Year: 2006

Bottles & Barrels By Sao Anash

Portfolio Envy

The Bradford Wine Group possesses one of the finest broker wine books in all of the Central Coast. Owned by Brad Iwanaga (pictured), the Bradford Wine Group boasts an impressive lineup of wineries in its small, select portfolio. Among its clients are The Hitching Post, Plumpjack Wines, and Rusack Vineyards. Located in downtown Santa Barbara, the Bradford Wine Group has brought to our local wine industry further credibility and clout. Iwanaga believes wholeheartedly in the expressed potential and excellence of Santa Barbara wineries, and his portfolio, which skews toward local wineries, is proof of his support and belief in local winemakers.

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IN PASSING

Local officials detected the West Nile virus in a dead Carpinteria pigeon last Thursday; mosquitoes infected with the virus were discovered at the Devereux lagoon earlier this month. The disease is generally found in humans a few weeks after being detected in birds, but most of those infected never become ill. Twenty-eight Californians died of the disease last year.

By Indy Staff

Beauty Queen

Sometimes, it’s fabulous to be an editor at The Indy. Like this week, when a box of beauty booty arrived from Avia Spa. Avia, known for its devotion to incorporating an Eastern and Western ingredient into each of its 23 products, has just introduced several new age-defying, skin-beautifying items into its skincare lineup. Here are some of our favorites:

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NO PROFIT in THAT

The Santa Barbara-based nonprofit Vitamin Angels Alliance (founder Howard Schiffer pictured) launched a plan that will provide vitamins and health education to 55,000 children in Honduras, where malnutrition during formative years sometimes causes blindness and stunted growth. The program aims to give students daily multivitamins at school for the next three years. Similar programs the organization already operates in Honduras have proven successful. Local surfer Charley Cover took to the ocean with his paddleboard last weekend to help raise awareness and money in the fight against breast cancer. Paddling more than 60 miles on the open sea, Cover departed from Jalama Beach County Park near Lompoc on Friday and arrived at Rincon Point in Carpinteria to the warm welcome of family and friends on Sunday afternoon. Cover’s journey was a personal one, as his sister Carolyn was diagnosed with cancer earlier this spring.

By Indy Staff

CITIZENS’ ALERT

Fri., Aug. 25

Foster Care:
Orientation class for licensure as a foster or adoptive parent. At the Department of Social Services, 260 N. San Antonio Rd. For full schedule call the foster parent hotline: (866) 899-2649, or contact Anne Rodriguez at 696-8959.

Sat., Aug. 26

AIDS Donation:
Annual AIDS Walk yard sale. 8am-1pm. 955 Garcia Rd., near the S.B. Bowl.

By Indy Staff

SOhO On Fire

A Triple Threat of Concerts Showcases the Club’s Coming of Age

Maybe Santa Barbara’s allure as a West Coast concert stop is exploding. Maybe the broader music biz is trusting SOhO to throw successful shows. Or maybe the live music club’s shot-callers are boldly taking risks in hopes of bringing much-needed diversity to our town’s live music scene. But whatever the reason-and it’s likely a combo of all three-SOhO is shining like never before, opening its stage to rappers, indie rockers, and fringe jazzmen while keeping the rock, straight-ahead jazz, and jam-band roots that made it many people’s favorite venue in the first place. And there’s no better example than this coming week, when Digital Underground gets hip-hopped on Sunday, August 27; Matt Costa and The Watson Twins drop their up-and-coming singer/songwriter gems on Monday, August 28; and the Karl Denson Trio delivers its mind-bending, danceable jazz on Thursday, August 31.

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Phish and a Kitty in the Neighborhood

SO. CAL. SOUND: Still one of the newer venues to join the Santa Barbara scene, the Neighborhood offers those wanting a break from the beaten path that is State Street a lineup of fast-paced, hard-hitting indie rock. S.B. threesome automatic:automatic will be showcasing their quirky, experimental take on post-punk, or as they say, “trying to play music in a town mostly full of drunk frat guys and sorority chicks playing grab-ass.” Well-traveled Los Angeles band The Approximations, also in the lineup, boasts bass-heavy rock with a sonic debt to bands like Gang of Four. Orange County’s Mahogany Sweater, which spawned from the remains of the late Traveling Accident, should impress with their vocally driven rock, while Goleta’s Springtime Is Wartime will be opening the show. Join the fun on Friday, August 25.

Opinion By Barney Brantingham

On the Beat

They’re coming! If you think Santa Barbara’s a tourist town now, wait a couple of years. Hotel industry people I’ve talked to say that when all the pending resort projects come on line, Santa Barbara will become a major international Mecca for high-end travelers. For starters, they predict that after the prestigious Orient-Express plows millions into El Encanto Hotel and Spa, with its prime location overlooking the city, it will lure the elite that follow and trust the O-E brand. El Encanto will close in September for months of major renovations. The Four Seasons Biltmore, now that Ty Warner has spent far more than $200 million to buy and upgrade the 1920s classic, may be positioning itself to focus on more East Coast old and new money, and Europeans with plenty of pounds and euros. For some reason locals tend to forget that Bacara is holding its own out in Goleta despite fears a few years ago that it would boogie-board into a sea of red ink. Bacara offers seclusion and privacy to an increasing number of those who demand it. Ty Warner is still pumping money into renovating the San Ysidro Ranch, long a hideaway for honeymooners and L.A. entertainment folks. When the work is done and the restaurant reopens after being dark for a couple of years, the ranch will again be a star.

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