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Mazza’s Missive – Editor-in-Chief Matt Mazza had his shot to wow travel guru Rick Steves and set the stage for a life of exploration and leisure. But he blew it. So we guess he’ll be forced to stay right here with Sentinel. Sorry, Matt, for the disappointment. (Jerk.)
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It’s Crimetime – Two words: THANKSGIVING TURKEY!
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T he Beer Guy – Zach Rosen goes to Berkeley and drinks beer at the historic Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse. Uh-oh. We hear Berkeley’s filled with pot-smoking dirt twirlers. (And disenfranchised law students… Matt.) Why would anybody want to go there? (Better read to find out.)
L etters to the Editor – Gun control, global warming and taxation, helicopter regulations and best practices, and the homeless debate rages on. Wow. Pretty heady stuff this week for a “light, informative read.” Can’t somebody just complain about Crimetime or our grammatical shortcomings already?
Days a Week – Jeremy Harbin is really into the holidays. Like, really into the P.10 8holidays. He may have had one too many Monsternogs at the Paradise this week before writing what has become his “comedy” calendar. Great.
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S anta Barbara View – Sharon Byrne brings the story of yet another Miracle on Milpas – a solar Christmas tree in the roundabout!; Loretta Redd goes the opposite direction with a cheery holiday column on DEATH and our culture’s total and utter FAILURE to deal with it appropriately (kidding, it’s a terrific column, Loretta, seriously worth reading); Ray Estrada talks young pros and their charitable contributions.
Sports – Local winter sports breakdown, SBART Athletes of the Week P.16 Pandresidio John Zant’s NFL picks for charity. Get some. Shop Girl – Kateri Wozny dishes on local fashion legend Wendy Foster, and P.18 she buys a “cute, soft plaid linen shirt” in the process. For herself. In this season YES, IT’S SNOWING! of giving. No comment. (Other than this a nice little piece on a longtime Santa Barbaran with lots of cool stores. Thanks Kateri.)
& Profilin’ – Cool sweaters, scarves, purses, arrowhead necklaces and P.19 Stylin’ turquoise bracelets. Huh? Oh, Megan Waldrep does Ashley Oswald in her weekly fashion profile this week.
ump It – Jenny Schatzle is concerned that you might slide all the way down the P.24 Pholiday slippery slope of oblivion. Don’t. Read her column this week for some realworld motivation, a painfully honest nutrition tip and a grueling workout. Happy holidays!
an About Town – The Downtown Theater District, Elements Theatre Collective, P.28 MJunior League of Santa Barbara, The Nutcracker and the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra. Wow, Mark, that’s quite a column for a man of leisure.
– The holidays are upon us and here come the marketing geniuses P.34 MtoadtrickScience us into buying more crap than we could ever possibly want or need. Read
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Rachelle Oldmixon’s column this week to arm yourself with some defensive measures. Otherwise, caveat emptor… er, ah, caveat shoptor.
eepin’ It Reel – Jim Luksic “blows into theaters nationwide” this weekend with P.35 Kreviews of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Homefront. There are lots of flicks on little Jimmy’s wish list too, so stay tuned for lots more as we approach year end.
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ou Have Your Hands Full – Mara Peters is concerned for her relatively P.36 Ypampered children’s future in the cold, hard world. Let’s just say that the chore chart just grew ten-fold in the Peters household. (Truth be told, it’s a great column, Mara, one every modern parent should read and consider. Right on.)
Barbara Skinny – Blue Tavern is hot and The Art of Craft is cool. P.37 TAndhe Santa another Holiday Gift Guide makes your present-hunt easy-peasy-lemonsqueezy. Yeah!