JOURNAL
Stay CALM
21 – 28 NOVEMBER 2024 | VOL 30 ISS 47
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SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA
Hello Sunspel – Ready, steady, Polo… Montecito Country Mart gets a new luxury clothing store with a little Bond-like flair, P.11
Say ‘Anora’ – Sean Baker’s newest cinematic inquest into humanity has everyone talking and there’s still time to see it, P.26
A luncheon with a heartfelt cause, page 14
Fear? Well – A few tips on how to move past the fear and stress of the times and keep calm and centered, P.35
RELIEF CHIEF TURNS OVER A NEW LEAF
Direct Relief President and CEO Thomas Tighe is leaving after 25 years at the helm… He reflects on the organization’s growth from its Montecito origins to becoming the fifth largest charity in the country (Story starts on p. 5)
40 Years of Love Waterhouse Gallery is having its ruby anniversary – and its origin story could be a romcom screenplay right out of the movies, page 22
Light on Sicily
A 2,000-year-old theater, Mermaid Spaghetti, and coin-operated Caravaggio in Part 3 of Leslie’s Sicily sojourn, page 33
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