New LED Wall at The Clubhouse The Room, at The Clubhouse, has installed an “LED Wall.” The 20-foot-by-10-foot LED wall is located in the indoor stage area and features state-of-the-art... more
I have some questions I would like to ask our congressman, Nick Lalota. I had hoped to ask these questions in person, but the congressman seems to be a bit shy when it comes to meeting his constituents. So I ask, in this letter, some questions that I hope Mr. LaLota will answer in a reply. Congressman, you voted for the so-called Big, Beautiful Bill, which by most estimates will add trillions of dollars to our national debt. The Congressional Budget Office estimated an increase in the deficit of $3.8 trillion; the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated $3.1 ...
by Staff Writer
A couple of friends and I went out for Cuban food, and we decided to share our entrees. One friend chose the camarones enchilados, described on the menu as shrimp in a spicy creole sauce with wine. It was delicious — except the chef left the tail shells on the camarones. Ugh! I had to stick my fingers into the spicy creole sauce with wine, pick up the tail and bite into the shrimp in such a way as to pull all the meat out of the shell. It’s a method I’ve found to have only a 50 percent success ...
by Tracy Grathwohl
John Neely, this is not our first rodeo [“Improvement?” Letters, June 12]. We see things differently, and we are not alone. I realize Democrats are very upset that the political winds have deserted them. If anything has been learned over the decades, it is that change is not the exception, it is the rule. What was once conventional wisdom is scoffed at today. Race, gender, climate, speech and immigration are just a few topics under reconsideration. Even basic belief systems can change in a society free to question them. Today, progressive Democrats have pushed the boundaries on so much of ...
16 Jun 2025 by Staff Writer
Waste, fraud and abuse, right? That’s what Republicans in Washington, D.C., claim to be hunting down and eliminating. Even after Elon Musk’s unceremonious departure, his many successors are flying the same flag, singing the same hymn — that they’re after waste, fraud and abuse. Well, I’ve got some for them. I’ve got all three, in fact, in a place where they haven’t looked (or maybe have looked and cravenly passed over). Waste, fraud and abuse are abundantly present in the actions of Donald Trump regarding Los Angeles in the last few days. Let’s start with waste, one of the most ...
by Staff Writer
Our neighborhood at Mountain Laurel Estates would like to acknowledge and show a tremendous amount of gratitude for the work that Southampton Town Councilman Bill Pell has put forth in helping securing our country road and restoring it to its original beauty. A special thanks is also expressed for Stephanie at the Southampton Town Highway Department. Joseph P. Lebonitte Southampton
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Whitney Brooks Hansen died peacefully in her Santa Barbara home on Garden Street on May 1. She was 88. Born in Beverly Hills in 1936, she was the middle child of five born to Hope and Robert Brooks. She and her siblings grew up on Hilltop Ranch in Carpinteria, riding horses among the lemon groves, chewing road tar, and filling sketchbooks (so the story goes). The sisters all attended Marymount School in Santa Barbara, and she graduated from Scripps College in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts in art history. She had met Peter Hansen back in high school, but ...
by Staff Writer
Staff Writer on Jun 16, 2025