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  • Episode 24: Something To Carp About - December 12, 2023

    Episode 24: Something To Carp About - December 12, 2023
    2023/12/13
    00:00 Ending a yearlong hiatus, the podcast is back with a special guest, former Carpinteria mayor and city council member Gregg Carty. He's lived in the city since he was four, and we discuss the town's colorful past, current politics and speculation on its future. 34:09 Carpinteria is an art magnet, attracting artists of all types from all over. Omar Velasco hails from the south coast and has returned to make new music. He recently appeared at Carpinteria's Alcazar Theatre and performs two original songs here on the podcast.
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    1 時間 2 分
  • Episode 23: Something To Carp About - January 11, 2023

    Episode 23: Something To Carp About - January 11, 2023
    2023/01/12
    00:00 Wade Nomura served as mayor of Carpinteria for four years before his tenure ended in December. In this compelling segment, Wade discusses his amazing life and why he has spent most of it helping others, along with the transition of power at city hall and what it could mean for the future of the Queen of the Coast. His excellent book "Creating Destiny" is available at www.wadenomura.com. 33:40 With the 2023 Rincon Classic surfing competition upon us, I invited photographer and surf fanatic Brent Flaaten back to the podcast. He'll fill us in on how the Classic works and when we can watch the competition, and we'll also get updates on the "Coast Culture" magazine project and how winter separates the men surfers from the boy surfers.
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    1 時間 4 分
  • Episode 22: Something To Carp About - December 11, 2022

    Episode 22: Something To Carp About - December 11, 2022
    2022/12/11
    00:00 The Palms Hotel in downtown Carpinteria has become iconic over the years for its unique atmosphere and legendary bar and restaurant. It’s been in mothballs since the pandemic hit, with the owners now trying to find a proper suitor for the future. In this segment we talk to longtime locals Janet Austin, Melinda Bie, David Jay and Trish “The Dish” Remley about their fondest Palms memories. 42:54 A new edition of “The Vinyl Say” with Kevin Murphy of Murphy’s Vinyl Shack at 977 Linden Avenue. For this installment, Kevin came to my studio on the east end of the Carpinteria Valley to check out my record collection and listen to some surround-sound audio. We’ll find out what the holidays hold for him, his wife Cecile and the Shack on Linden.
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Episode 21: Something To Carp About - October 9, 2022

    Episode 21: Something To Carp About - October 9, 2022
    2022/10/09
    00:00 Your humble narrator provides brief updates on a couple of hot local issues: The upgrading of the 700 block of Linden Avenue and the firestorm of controversy over ballot proposition T. 03:29 A fun chat with Evelyn Spence, the new managing editor of Coastal View News. CVN is a hometown newspaper of superior quality, and Evelyn fills us in on how she’s keeping her finger on the pulse of the community and protecting the paper’s legacy. 22:22 Another fresh new face on the local scene is Jayme Yahr, who recently assumed the helm as executive director of the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History. Since I’m still pretty much a newbie in town, this was my first visit to the museum, and I was rewarded with a private audio tour. 48:49 A remote section of Bates Beach has long been considered OK for nudity, even though technically it’s still illegal. Local activist Gary Summers provides the historical backdrop, and updates us on the effort to remove the last existing legal barriers to making it an official clothing-optional beach.
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    57 分
  • Episode 20: Something To Carp About - September 26, 2022

    Episode 20: Something To Carp About - September 26, 2022
    2022/09/26
    00:00 The 36th annual California Avocado Festival takes place October 1-2 on Linden Avenue in Carpinteria. In this episode we touch base with organizer/promoter Mike Lazaro to find out what challenges he faced in bringing the event back after a two-year hiatus. 11:57 Cannabis By the Sea magazine offers a unique, objective look at the world of medicinal cannabis and the advances in science and law that are bringing it to more people who need it. To find out more about this outstanding publication and to discuss the state of legal cannabis in Carpinteria, I sat down with publisher Melinda Bie and editor Amy Marie Orozco. 37:55 We head back to Murphy’s Vinyl Shack in downtown Carpinteria for a new edition of “The Vinyl Say.” This time proprietor Kevin Murphy fills us in on the demand for 60’s music, why some Beatles records are still so hard to find and why there hasn’t been a Rolling Stones Anthology up to now.
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    52 分
  • Episode 19: Something To Carp About - August 30, 2022

    Episode 19: Something To Carp About - August 30, 2022
    2022/08/30
    In this episode we'll cover education in Carpinteria, why the town is so beautiful, and we'll continue our discussion of the issues surrounding cannabis legalization in one of the state's most productive growing areas. Guests and start times: 00:00 Carpinteria Unified School District President Diana Rigby fills us in on the challenges she and her staff faced in getting the new school year off the ground. Listen and you'll see what good hands the children of Carp are in when they go to school each day. 18:22 Brian Mootz joins us for a lively chat about the group known as Carpinteria Beautiful. Hear how they keep the town neat and tidy with small army of volunteers who pick up trash, repaint bus benches and provide other improvements to keep Carinteria...Beautiful! 34:46 We continue our previous conversation with cannabis guru Alex Robles, including the prospects of Carpinteria's first area dispensary and what it means to growers now that the cultivation tax has been scrapped. We'll even take a trip outside the studio to discuss homegrown cannabis. "Something To Carp About" is heard several times a week on Carpinteria Valley Radio at www.carpinteriavalleyradio.com. Send inquiries to radioknbs@gmail.com.
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    59 分
  • Episode 18: Something To Carp About - August 4, 2022

    Episode 18: Something To Carp About - August 4, 2022
    2022/08/04
    Here is my second STCA podcast in magazine-style format, with fun chats featuring some of the town's most popular locations. Guests and start times: 00:00 Alcazar Theatre General Manager Kim Gutierrez tells us how she keeps the historic theatre clean, modern and relevant. 14:19 A nice visit with Jody Thomas, the librarian at the new Carpinteria Community Library. You'll get the latest on the transition and what's happened since the grand opening. 40:58 our first edition of "The Vinyl Say!" featuring Murphy's Vinyl Shack proprietor Kevin Murphy, all about vinyl records and how to acquire and take care of them. "Something To Carp About" is heard several times a week on Carpinteria Valley Radio at www.carpinteriavalleyradio.com. Send inquiries to radioknbs@gmail.com.
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    55 分
  • Episode 17: Something To Carp About - July 24, 2022

    Episode 17: Something To Carp About - July 24, 2022
    2022/07/25
    It’s here! The first STCA podcast in magazine-style format, with topics that include helping families in need, letting dogs run leash-free in some areas, and how things stand with the ongoing evolution of cannabis legalization. Guests and start times: 00:00 The Carpinteria Children’s Project facility on 8th Street brings a long list of essential services together under one roof. Ismael Ullom fills us in on the group's heroic efforts to help families in need. 13:03 C-Dog is a group of Carp dog lovers who have established the city’s only leash-free dog park. Van Fleisher and Lorraine McIntire give us the history and mission of the organization with details on the legalities and benefits of going leash-free. 41:30 Alex Robles is one of our region’s leading cannabis experts and a past guest. This time we’ll discuss the elimination of California’s cultivation tax and what’s next for the industry. "Something To Carp About" is heard several times a week on Carpinteria Valley Radio at www.carpinteriavalleyradio.com. Send inquiries to radioknbs@gmail.com.
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    1 時間 2 分