A tsunami of supporters descended on the FisHouse, just tiara’s toss from Stearns Wharf, for Heal the Ocean’s sunset soirée to thank donors for helping raise a record $350,000 from its fifth consecutive imaginary gala. “It’s the perfect level of event,” enthused co-founder Hillary Hauser, executive director of the popular charity. “Very little overhead and […]

U.S. Navy veteran and medical director Rupa Dainer, M.D., has joined the board of directors of the Dream Foundation. Dainer has been a member of the organization’s Dreams for Veterans advisory council since 2023. She will continue to work closely with the program, raising awareness about veterans’ needs, concerns, and dreams as they face the […]

On October 2, 2023, Sansum Clinic became part of Sutter Health, a significant milestone that altered Sansum’s then 103-year history as the largest independent nonprofit outpatient healthcare organization between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay. The new relationship, cemented after a 15-year courtship between the equally venerable organizations, was created to take advantage of […]

For the second consecutive year the One805LIVE! fundraiser at Oscar winner Kevin Costner’s Carpinteria estate was by royal appointment with Montecito resident Prince Harry, who celebrated his 40th birthday last week, presenting an award to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office helicopter pilot Loren Courtney. The Duke of Sussex, a former chopper pilot himself in the […]

The planet Saturn will be the star of the show on Friday, Sept. 20, from 7:30-10 pm at the Westmont Observatory. “If you haven’t seen this unique planet and its rings through a telescope before, I highly encourage you to come out and join us,” says Jen Ito, assistant professor of physics and director of […]

Your faithful correspondent was not able to attend as many MAW performances as he would have liked this summer, but the few that were attended revealed that the Academy is making great progress in its ambitious endeavor to be the most important summer institute in the land, a good omen for the just-launched Shauna Quill […]

Writer and comedian Steve Martin turned up at Tecolote, the bijou bibliophile bastion in the upper village, when prolific Montecito author Steven Gilbar launched his latest tome Montecito Noir: True Tales of Murder & Mayhem in Paradise. Gilbar has lived in our rarefied enclave for 40 years and has written myriad works over four decades.

Lady Leslie and Lord Paul Ridley-Tree, considered one of Montecito’s premier philanthropic power couples, generously supported the Santa Barbara Museum of Art for more than a quarter of a century. To help fulfill SBMA’s mission to integrate art into the lives of people, the Ridley-Trees made major gifts to aid in acquiring art to build […]

This week, I’d like to show you how using data can help us make smart, informed decisions when it comes to urban planning and the future of our city. Using the new tool close.city, we can visualize where the most walkable and bikeable areas in the city already are. Depending on which layers are selected, […]

Santa Barbara Revels, under founder Susan Keller, held its 16th annual May Day Celebration at the Paseo Nuevo. Mica Basilici, the tony troupe’s song leader, taught fascinated members of the public spring-themed songs, while the Revels dancer leader Helen Pasley taught “Sellinger’s Round,” a May Day circle dance dating from 1670. The dancers also performed […]