Botanic Garden Plan Approved
County Planning Commission votes in favor of controversial “Vital Mission Plan”; appeal “highly likely.”
Month: October 2009
Sick of Waiting
With 60,000 high-risk residents, County of Santa Barbara reports dramatic shortage of H1N1 vaccines.
Neff Found Guilty
A jury convicts Steven Neff for his Ketamine attacks on two women.
Ralphs Ditches Dumping Habit
Grocery store on De la Vina Street cleans up act after letting foul liquids flow into Mission Creek.
Photo Lab Develops Film in Coffee
For every roll, four malnourished children benefit worldwide.
PETA’s “Meat Package Tour” Scorches State Street
Activists attract attention with nearly nude women, packaged and bloody.
Daddy Long Legs at the Rubicon
Daddy Long Legs, the new musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon, got its world premiere last week at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre.
Biltmore Spa
The hotel has been a staple of luxury and relaxation since 1927, but it wasn’t until the spa was built in 2002 that the hotel sealed its reputation.
Whodidily
Inside Coast Village Road’s “whimsical fairyland of sugared treats.”
Amelia
Hillary Swank gives another stunning performance in this otherwise predictable biopic about the famed aviator.