Burglary/Batttery Westmont College Dorm: Monday, Oct 21, 2024, at 05:52 hrs An unknown suspect partially entered the victim’s dorm through an unlocked bedroom window. While in the process of entering the bedroom, it is believed the suspect sucked on the victim’s toe which is what caused the victim to wake up. The suspect fled the […]
It’s not you, it’s them. You know, the construction on Highway 101. The once beautiful peaceful drive now best described by locals as, “Sorry-not-sorry I’m late [again], I took the 101, tried the side streets and well, it’s complicated. And yes, my car needs a daily bath.” That along with the recent logical rant, “We […]
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Westmont celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Christmas Festival, a highlight for many in Santa Barbara during Advent, on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7 pm and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 pm, both at the Santa Barbara Granada Theatre. Tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 4, at 10 am at westmont.edu/christmas-festival. For additional ticket information […]
Hospitals have increasingly been closing maternity departments around the country, including in California. Stephanie Curtis, a Certified Nurse-Midwife and Westmont instructor of nursing, examines the issue of maternity care deserts in a Westmont Downtown Lecture, “Delivering in the Desert: The Impact of Maternity Ward Closures,” on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 5:30 pm at the Community […]
Ghost Village Road: On October 31st, join the community for Ghost Village Road family fun on CVR, where the magic of trick-or-treating comes truly alive. Businesses will be generously lavishing the best treats on those in costume, and you’ll love seeing all the creative Halloween outfits ! Some so adorable you’ll be made helpless by […]
Call for Black Fashion Designers for Black is Beautiful 2025 Gala Healing Justice Santa Barbara’s 2nd Annual Black is Beautiful Gala will feature local Black Fashion Designers in support of the gala’s 2025 theme, “Beauty Through the Decades.” The event is scheduled for February 22, at the SB Hilton Beachfront Resort. The program is hosted […]
Since his appointment in June, Bradley Cance, General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, has been busily connecting with our town and redesigning signature luxury experiences at the resort; a project that includes the appointment of a new Executive Chef, Rebecca Tillman. Clearly one of the elites in hospitality management, Cance comes to us most affably […]
The Montecito Association October meeting was held in person at the Montecito Library community room and on Zoom from 4 pm to 6:45 pm. The meeting was led by its MA President Doug Black with Executive Director Houghton Hyatt. The most pertinent agenda reports were: Congressman Salud Carbajal via Zoom from Sacramento provided his legislative […]
Harvest for Hope event is on Sunday, October 27 (the day before National Immigrant Day), at the Cabrillo Pavilion in Santa Barbara. The keynote speakers are SB Police Dept Officer Adrian Gutierrez, who has partnered with Immigrant Hope in providing community education through the department’s community academy program; and Liliana Encinas, the Bilingual Public Outreach […]
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Renee Grubb, owner of Village Properties, created the Teacher’s Fund in 2002. She has happily announced that this year’s funding goal of $75,000 was met and surpassed, having raised over $100,000 from August 20 to September 20. The funding provides general classroom materials, STEM equipment, classroom organizational materials, art supplies, electronics and classroom furniture, among […]
A coup for the Elverhøj Museum is its upcoming major exhibit of works by 98 years young artist Roland Petersen [b.1926, Denmark]. The exhibit, titled The Visual Feast, is on view from October 26 through January 5. The critically-lauded Petersen has been painting for five decades, and continues to create, producing art in his Bay […]
While on a normal night, San Ysidro Ranch’s Speakeasy at Plow & Angel has an intimate, moody ambiance – for Halloween evening the space will be transformed into the speakeasy of your dreams (well, to keep with the theme, let’s say nightmares – but really, it will be quite dreamy). Enter the stone-lined space to […]
The General Election is roughly two weeks away. Here are our endorsements for who and what is on the ballot. Regardless of who you support, the most important aspect of a democracy, is simply to have a voice – so on November 5th… GO VOTE! President & Vice President: Kamala D. Harris & Tim Walz […]
There’s not much Caroline Martel-Miller won’t do for her dog Cashy. The French expat opened her luxury dog boutique on Coast Village Road two years ago – named in the six-year-old French bulldog’s honor. So when the pampered pooch lost the usual pep in his step and his appetite began to decline – Caroline was […]
