ON THE COVER: The air is getting crisper and the days are getting shorter, which means it’s just about time to put away the flip-flops and get out the sweaters. That’s right, folks: Fall is almost upon us, and Indy staffers have got you covered with suggestions on what to wear and where to get it, including a look at Haley Street’s bespoke hotspot. Cover image from The London Cut: Savile Row Bespoke Tailoring, Marsilio, 2008.
Devon Claire Flannery
DEVILISHLY CLEAR: Devon Claire Flannery does what Independent interns do – including but not limited to research, writing, editing, and running off on a moment’s notice to see if a given event is newsworthy. But what she really wants to do is copyedit. Flannery, whose love of proper punctuation and well-placed modifiers previously aided her when she edited at UCSB’s Daily Nexus, remembers her time in the office under Storke Tower fondly – especially when Jerry Roberts arrived as publications director. “He’s the coolest person ever,” Flannery said. “And it was interesting to see the News-Press scandal affect someone on a personal level.” Flannery graduated from UCSB with a political science major this June and has been adjusting to life downtown, as opposed to in Isla Vista. “I’m uncomfortable not having the walls of my bedroom vibrate from loud music,” she said of her new digs. “It’s hard to fall asleep.”
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Runner Killed by Alleged DUI Driver
Deceased Was Raising Money for Cancer Research
A 66-year-old woman training for a run to raise money to support cancer research was killed when she was hit by a van driven by a 56-year-old man, whom police say was driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs on Las Positas Road the morning of Saturday, August 30. Read story.
S.B. Police Chief Wants Cops to Learn from Holocaust Survivors
A Bridge to Empathy
Designed to share the survivors’ extreme prison camp rags-to-new-world riches stories with the public and cultivate awareness between people from different backgrounds, the Jewish Federation has found that the group they have been able to reach in an especially meaningful way is at-risk youth. Read story.
Brian Wilson’s That Lucky Old Sun Tour Rises at the Lobero
Shine On, Dude
When former Beach Boy and pop music legend Brian Wilson takes the stage at the Lobero Theatre on Wednesday night, he feels there will be a lot riding on the reception of his new record, That Lucky Old Sun. Read story.
To Err Is Human, to Forgive Is Canine
Last week, the Board of Supervisors—by the narrowest possible majority—voted to send a letter to the Governor to consider opening up the waters off the California coast to more oil drilling. Read story.
Tailor Michael Anderson Makes Suits to Fit
He Speaks Bespoke
London’s Savile Row and Haley Street in Santa Barbara might seem light years apart—until you meet Michael Anderson. Read story.
What Dems Are Doing in Denver While Republicans Ready for St. Paul
Conventions Come and Gone
For the past few days, independent.com’s correspondents have been furiously blogging about the Democratic National Convention in Denver, and hundreds of Santa Barbarans have already tuned in to hear their first impressions, their interviews with regional delegates such as Rob Egenolf and Mike Getto, and their analysis of each day’s main events. Read story.
Assessing Nuclear Dangers 63 Years Later
After Hiroshima
Sixty-three years ago this month, the United States was the first (and only—so far) nation to use nuclear weapons, detonating two warheads in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Read story.
How a Group of Ex-Catholic Nuns Saved Their Famous Montecito Retreat Center
Sisters of Resilience
El Bosque Road in Montecito is a narrow lane winding past old homes hidden behind thick foliage and shaded by oaks. Follow its curves and you’ll arrive at an old estate that’s changed very little since a community of religious sisters began living there 65 years ago. Read story.
Santa Barbara Eyes Black Gold
Supes Ask Arnold to Lift Offshore Oil Ban
Board of supervisors asks Gov. Schwarzenegger to lift oil drilling moratorium. Read story.
Santa Barbara’s Studio Artists Open Their Doors
The 7th Annual Open Studios Tour
Santa Barbara’s studio artists open their doors for the 7th annual Open Studios Tour. Read story.
Starting Your Cool Season Garden
Fall Planting
Next month is a perfect time to get many seeds started for harvest in the coming cool months. Virginia Hayes tells you which ones to plant. Read story.
The Plight of the Wild Mustangs
Deanne Stillman chronicles the history of the horse in the American West
Santa Barbara may be known the world over for its temperate weather and beautiful coastline, but it is also rich in equine history spanning from the founding of the city and continuing today. Read story.
The Indy’s ‘Road to West Beach’ Brings 10 S.B. Bands One Step Closer to Stardom
The Long and Winding Road
Some time last year, we here at The Indy had the bright idea to collect and put to print all the Santa Barbara-based music makers we could track down. Read story.
The Rockstar Who Would Save the World
How the Jack Johnson Family Is Making Musicians, Concert Venues, and Fans Rally ’Round the Earth
Jack Johnson's 2008 world tour may go down in history as one of the most forward-thinking and sustainable of all time. Read story.
Thinking Twice About the Big Green Revolution
Let’s Get Smaller
Savvy investors from far and wide are packing up their carpetbags and heading to California to cash in on the green gold rush. Read story.
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