Adobe Wishes and Red-Tiled Dreams: Trust for Historic Preservation Celebrates 50 Years (Matt Kettmann) ON THE COVER: Photo by Fritz Olenberger.
828 Santa Barbara Street
SEEING GREEN AND YELLOW: For seven of the most formative years of his life and career — including his early days as a news reporter for this paper — senior Editor Matt Kettmann lived in the green-and-yellow house at 828 Santa Barbara Street, right smack dab in the middle of the old presidio walls, an experience he writes about in this week’s cover story here. "We played horseshoes in the driveway, brewed beer in the kitchen, and became one with our thriving neighborhood," said Kettmann, who is one of the many Indy staffers pictured above outside the house more than a decade ago, after walloping the Santa Barbara News-Press in a friendly game of softball. "I would never trade those days, or particularly those nights, for the world."
In Print
Selected stories from our weekly newspaper.
Entrusted with the Past
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Celebrates 50th Anniversary
A look back at the first 50 years of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation. Read story.
Helping a Historic 'Hood
Buildings and Cultures Preserved
A look at the cultures and buildings protected by the S.B. Trust for Historic Preservation. Read story.
Semicentennial Shindig
Details on SBTHP's 50th Anniversary Party on May 18 at El Paseo
What to expect during the Trust for Historic Preservation's 50th anniversary party at El Paseo. Read story.
Sleep with Dogs, Wake with Flea Powder
Poodle's Instantly Obsolete Take on Showdown Over Freeway Widening
Poodle's provides an instantly obsolete take on the showdown over freeway widening. Read story.
The Egg Woman
The Cluck of Chickens, the Crow of Roosters
There is something about chickens that makes me not take myself so seriously. Read story.
Matt Costa Heads Overseas for New Album
Singer-Songwriter Plays SOhO Restaurant & Music Club on May 16
Brushfire Records’ golden boy returns with a lush and guest star–filled new record. Read story.
Tour de Santa Barbara
Amgen Tour of California Bicycle Race Comes to the American Riviera
The Amgen Tour of California comes through our American Riviera on May 15 and 16. Read story.
Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Arts Launches
Aerial Dance School Is on the Rise
Santa Barbara’s dedicated aerial dance school and home of La Petite Chouette is on the rise, with a larger space, a new show at the Lobero, and big plans for international travel. Read story.
Dog Got Your Tongue?
Poodle Searches for God on Bike Path
Poodle searches for God on the bike path. Read story.
High Fire Season Hits Hard
South Coast Put on Inferno Alert
The South Coast is put on inferno alert. Read story.
Gardens Galore
National Public Gardens Day Is May 10
Santa Barbara’s blooming bounty is on full display during National Public Gardens Day. Read story.
Winemakin' Mommas
Five Women Simultaneously Raise Babes and Barrels
Here are five women from Santa Barbara wine country simultaneously raising babes and barrels. Read story.
Beware of Darkness Unveils Orthodox
Finally, a Debut Album for Santa Barbara’s Kyle Nicolaides
Kyle Nicolaides’s Beware of Darkness drops its debut LP on May 7. Read story.
Wrangling Wide-Open Ranges
The Life, Times, and Legacy of Louise Hanson
The life, times, and legacy of Santa Barbara rancher Louise Hanson. Read story.
Dog Bone in the Throat
Boston, Palestine, and Santa Barbara
Boston, Palestine, and Santa Barbara: The dots connect themselves. Read story.
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