County Stops Commercial Weed Trade
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a ban on all medical marijuana dispensaries in the county at its Tuesday meeting after months of deliberation and failed alternate proposals. The board voted 4-1 to prohibit storefronts in unincorporated areas of the county after placing a temporary moratorium on local dispensaries in January 2010. The […]
Police Blotter
While trick-or-ticketing the fertile hunting grounds of Del Playa Drive this weekend, Santa Barbara Sheriff’s deputies stumbled upon an 18-year-old man in possession of a criminal quantity of Halloween spirit. Officers approached the suspect on the corner of DP and Camino Del Sur after noticing the savage’s attempt to hide a distinctive blue bottle — […]
Caffeine: How To Kick the Habit, Or at Least Abuse Correctly
Maybe you’re intimately familiar with the groggy feeling of “waking up” in the morning, slowly and begrudgingly biking over to Cajé and mumbling something the cashier assumes means “large coffee.” Or maybe you know well the seemingly inevitable after-lunch nap that often happens during your unfortunately timed one o’clock discussion section. Caffeine! That’s the answer! […]
BYOB: A Simple Solution to Our Plastic Bag Problem
Bring your own … bag? Santa Barbara has the potential to be the next county to ban single-use plastic bags to protect our oceans and to significantly reduce our plastic consumption. Approximately 12 billion single-use plastic bags are wasted annually in California alone. Of these bags, only 5 percent are recycled. The un-recycled bags contribute […]
Exiled Iranian Rock Group To Give Performance
Iranian electronic rock band The Casualty Process, whose members are political refugees now based in New York City, will perform at a free concert in the Hub at 8 p.m. The band’s members, Cis Nadjafi, Natch Nadjafi and Shayan Amini, were forced to leave Iran due to governmental constraints on political and artistic expression and […]
Deadmau5 Hits SB Bowl
World famous electronic music producer Joel Zimmerman, better known by his stage name deadmau5, put on a visually stunning performance last Thursday at the Santa Barbara Bowl as part of his Meowingtons Hax Tour across North America. The Canadian techno icon brought fellow DJs/producers Jason Bentley, Le Castle Vania and Feed Me to open the […]
Famous Globe Theater to Entertain UCSB
Next week, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Troupe’s dark brand of comedy will take a sunny southern California vacation. With exclusive touring performances at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica and a three-night schedule at UCSB’s Campbell Hall, the Globe’s production of “The Comedy of Errors” is back by popular demand. The UK’s The Guardian reviewed the […]
So Percussion Astounds Campbell Hall
A cactus sits onstage. Hazy blue light bathes the myriad of microphones and percussion instruments, ranging from the likes of those little ringing lobby bells to huge bass drums; there’s even a tiny spinet lying quietly in the corner. As impressive as their setup may be, I must admit the cactus is the most intriguing […]
‘The Rum Diary’: Writing, Culture, Booze
“The Rum Diary” is a film based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson, a man who is most famous for his creation of Gonzo journalism. Thompson changed the world of journalism by inserting himself into the story, and not only observing it but actually living it. “The Rum Diary” is the semi-autobiographical story of […]
‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ Jolts SB Alive
While most Isla Vista residents celebrated Halloween weekend in the typical way (revealing clothing, large amounts of alcohol, etc.), Out of the Box Theatre Company offered a more interesting interpretation of the spooky holiday with their production of “Evil Dead: The Musical” at Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara. The show is a comedic musical […]