Taylor Named 2008 El Presidente
The Old Spanish Days board of directors announced on 12/18 that Tim Taylor will serve as El Presidente of the 2008 Fiesta.
Year: 2007
UCSB’s New GLBT Director
In October, UCSB was blessed with a new director for the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, Samuel Santos. Santos started his career at UC San Diego and has worked with college students for quite some time now, helping to increase tolerance and create a safe space for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community.
Popovich Comedy Pet Theater
The excitement was palpable as calliope-esque circus music filled the theater and kids wiggled in their seats in anticipation of the show. The entertainment for the evening was the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater, starring Gregory Popovich and his performing dogs and cats.
Westmont Expansion Approved
Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle maintained his tentative decision to allow Westmont College to proceed with its campus expansion plans.
How Nature Nurtures Children
Two books have recently given voice to some of my unspoken, but deeply felt beliefs about how we are shaped by our environment from the earliest moments of our lives. The nature-versus-nurture debate has continued to ride a see-saw of academic research into every facet of children’s early education and home circumstance.
The Mad Caddies Celebrate a Year on the Road with Two Hometown Shows
There aren’t too many people who can go from standing in the crowd at a NOFX show in Santa Barbara to supporting the band at a sold-out show in Moscow. But, then again, there aren’t too many people like the Mad Caddies. In a career that has spanned more than 10 years and yielded half a dozen albums, the Solvang natives have taken their delectable offering of punk-infused roots music to the world.
Karl “Papa Bee” Wollarth 1913-2007
I first noticed him while standing in the checkout line at the Sunburst market on Milpas Street in the early ’80s. He had some weathered overalls on, held up by colorful suspenders, and atop his lightly grizzled head sat a pith helmet.
The Day the Music Stopped
Last week, the fine folks at the Lompoc Record broke a story that saddened my little, music-lovin’ heart: Lompoc’s Morninglory Music-the sister store to our very own State Street music emporium-is being forced to close up shop.
Rachel and Waldorf
THE INDY WHAT-IS-IT: Though guesses so far have ranged from a wingless bat to a wombat to a real-life version of Stitch from Lilo & Stitch, Waldorf is a one-year-old French bulldog and the latest in a long string of canines who make appearances at The Independent‘s office.
And the Internet Shall Bring Us Chocolates
If you’ve recently shopped for fine chocolates in Paris, London, San Marino, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Istanbul, or Beirut, you might already know of Patchi, a company lauded for its delicious, all-natural delights.