My Dad was a pilot and one time, years ago when he came to Santa Barbara to visit me, we rented a small place from the airport to go enjoy the coastal, ocean and island sights from a bird’s-eye view.

I’m a guy who spends a lot of time at the movies, as well as the new arts and entertainment writer for a publication that already has a movie reviewer. So I see one of my challenges as staying on my ...

Have you ever looked at a compass in Santa Barbara, then looked around feeling bewildered? You are in good company. My Dad was a pilot, and so is my son. For myself, I took to the sea rather than to ...