volume 23, number 201, November 19-25, 2009
Inside the Fight over the Future of the S.B. Botanic Garden
Year: 2009
High Noon in the Garden of Controversy
Deep inside the fight over the future of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
How Garden Grows
It was great to see the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission work out agreement with so many of the proposals and I think that the acceptance for the planned structures and will allow the Garden to provide much better research, educational, and visitor services.
Law and Disorder 11-19
On the morning of 11/11, the body of Buellton resident Richard Dean Harvey, 53, was found inside a vehicle at a Gaviota rest stop on the northbound side of Highway 101.
Outing Unitarians
Thanks to Nick Welsh, the secret of the Unitarian political machine is out.
Phony Vacancies
Ah, I get it; we’ll have a marching band play splendid tunes while our loved ones jump from Cold Spring Bridge
City 11-19
The Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation Board of Directors announced earlier this month that, at the request of an anonymous donor who contributed $250,000 to the American Classic Campaign, the venue’s West Road will be renamed Rex Marchbanks Way in memory of the Bowl’s late, beloved operations manager.
Don’t Put Sidewalks in Montecito
I am adamantly against the project of building a sidewalk along San Ysidro Road
Cheers to Ch¡vez
Over the past four years, The Anacapa School has been privileged to enroll six students from the Cesar Ch¡vez School.
Isla Vista Food Co-Op
David Montano (foreground), Melissa Cohen (right), and staff