It was barely light when I left my tent in Scorpion Canyon on Santa Cruz Island and ran west toward Potato Harbor. It was calm and cool, and my pace was steady. Right before I reached the harbor, I lit out on an old game trail. Today it's known as the Mon... See more
This spring, the federal government jeopardized our local energy supply and thousands of potential new jobs by spending $232 million in taxpayer dollars to buy back and terminate two existing offshore wind leases off the Central Coast. Despite this, new p... See more
Opera Santa Barbara's Kostis Protopapas | Photo: Zach Mendez Is Santa Barbara an opera town? It's a complicated question, contingent on perspectives. For many years, we've come to expect and rely on a fully produced opera come midsummer, from the formidab... See more
Mary Cassatt, 'Reine Lefebvre and Margot,' 1902, pastel on paper mounted on canvas, The Armand Hammer Collection, Gift of the Armand Hammer Foundation. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles | Photo: Courtesy SBMA There is a short list, an expanding one, of art stars... See more
Rhonda Byrne | Photo: Courtesy Shhhh! Don't tell a soul … NOT! When The Secret was published in 2006, word about the book spread around the world like wildfire. In the early 2000s, Australian Rhonda Byrne was facing challenging times and one night found h... See more
