The term “musical legend” is applied far too liberally these days. And the irony is, of course, that those who are truly deserving of such accolades tend to be the least comfortable with embracing them. Kenny Edwards has been making considerable music since the mid ’60s.
Last week, 11 Brooks students were named as scholarship winners in a competition created earlier this year by The Territory Ahead and the photography institute. Along with monetary compensation, 16 of the students’ photos will be published as part of the retailer’s winter marketing campaign.
Forbes magazine published a list this week naming the top 10 priciest U.S. home sales in 2007…
Santa Barbara fixture Emilio DePaola passed away Sunday, 12/9.
The best way to ring in the New Year is with a proper goodbye to the old year. For some, that might mean curling up on the couch with a bucket of ice cream and watching a favorite movie; others might want to hit that party where a lampshade on your head is appropriate attire.
Seen in some quarters as the feminist reply to Superbad or Knocked Up, Juno seems more like the film that actually speaks like the kids-only even more so. It comes equipped with its own special hip factor; one that automatically assumes that teens are not merely our future, they’re our present.
‘Tis the season of peace, joy, and goodwill toward men and women, and as such we at The Independent have, for the past several years, recognized people in our community who dedicate their lives to those tenets year-round.
California Department of Fish and Game officials on 12/7 upped the initial estimates of the crude oil spill at northern Santa Barbara County’s Greka Oil facility into a nearby creek to 44,730 gallons of crude
It was recently announced that famed contemporary Realist painter Dorothy Churchill-Johnson has donated six of her works to the County of Santa Barbara. Churchill-Johnson, who has worked in town for over 30 years, has shown her works in France, Russia, and the Philippines.
Kate Douglas Wiggin is primarily known today as the author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. A prolific author of juvenile literature, she also was a highly respected educator and pioneer in the U.S. kindergarten movement.
