Sue Grafton’s U Is for Undertow
S.B.’s favorite mystery writer cooks up another Kinsey Millhone adventure; Pages & Sages’ Colin Marshall investigates.
Year: 2009
Most City Offices to Close Surrounding Holidays
Longer closures this year will save the city $3 million.
Jazz at the Lobero Comes Back Strong
Brad Mehldau, Tierney Sutton, and Terence Blanchard are just a few of the big stars in jazz who will appear at the Lobero in 2010.
Pluripotent Cells Prevent Blindness in Lab Rats
UCSB team says similar experiment could stop macular degeneration in humans.
Step Away from the Chain Saw
City raises fines drastically for improper tree pruning or removal.
Birth Center to Open Next Year
Plans and a funding drive underway for a free-standing facility by fall of 2010.
Adam Neiman, Piano, Joins Camerata Pacifica
The chamber music group performed trios by Tchaikovsky and Piazzolla in its December concert at Hahn Hall.
Artificial Light
Fabrications assemblage art show features bright colors, pieces made from found objects.
Up in the Air
Jason Reitman scores with his latest and best film to date.
Christmas Cactus
You may not be spending your holiday in Rio de Janeiro this year, but you can have a bit of its tropical flare and color in your home or on your patio.