Like a lead singer with a side solo project, AVA Santa Barbara is winemaker Seth Kunin's side gig. Because Kunin Wines is a well-established, Santa Barbara County-based brand -- known for its Rhone-style blend, syrah and zinfandel -- Kunin decided to create another label, AVA Santa Barbara, to explo ... More >>
We always kind of associated Walgreens with crummy carpets and leftover Halloween candy on super-sale. (No offense, Walgreens. If it makes you feel any better, Rite Aid's worse.) But not the new 23,500-square-foot Walgreens slated to replace the shuttered Borders at Sunset and Vine! Apparently una ... More >>
Santa Barbara's International Film Festival (SBIFF) echoes Cannes' famed film festival -- both are held in lovely seaside towns betwixt mountains and the ocean, stars come out in force and there is ample fresh local seafood. But unlike the French Riviera version, SBIFF prix fixe menus are deals: For ... More >>
Flickr/Xipe Totec39wine glasses Beer and barbecue are definitely on the Memorial Day Weekend agenda but with three days to fill, make some room for a glass or two of wine. In Santa Barbara, one of the region's most illustrious winemakers Jim Clendenen opens a tasting room after decades in the ... More >>
Riverside County SheriffMonica Silva, 29, Ronald Hurley Sr., 47, Ronald Hurley Jr., 22. Molestation was a family affair in the I.E., authorities allege. A father, son and the son's wife were arrested in Southern California this week on suspicion of molesting four children who range in age fr ... More >>
Google MapsState Street near the 5 freeway.Updated after the jump with details about how she was found. A nude body discovered at the side of a freeway off-ramp in Boyle Heights belongs to a 17-year-old girl, authorities said late Tuesday. LAPD officials told TV news crews Tuesday the girl ... More >>
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