Noozhawk

5 days ago | noozhawk.com | Mark Patton |Barry Punzal

Overview: Michael McGreevy still making his pitch to stick in the big leagues after making his third quality start on Thursday Baseball has become the National Pause-time for three of the best players to ever grace the diamonds of Santa Barbara. Shane Bieber, James McCann and Michael McGreevy were all forced into a timeout of their Major League Baseball careers during the first half of this season … and for completely different reasons.

5 days ago | noozhawk.com | Wayne Mellinger

The first time I saw him, I almost walked right past. He sat cross-legged beneath a faded awning on Milpas Street, his back pressed against the chipped brick of an old storefront. To the rush of midday traffic and the hum of the city, he was just another man without a home. But something made me pause — not his posture, not his ragged clothes, but the stillness around him. At his feet, five cats nestled in tight circles of fur and breath.

6 days ago | noozhawk.com | James Dulley

Dear James: When we have a strong rain, I notice some leaks through my garage’s 25-year-old shingle roof. What are some tips to replacing the shingle roof myself? — Tonya D. Dear Tonya: It actually is surprising that you are just starting to notice some leaks from a 25-year-old garage roof. Garage roofs often deteriorate faster because builders don’t always install adequate attic ventilation over the garage like they do over the living areas.

1 week ago | noozhawk.com | William M. Macfadyen |Noozhawk Publisher

I know a young woman who, in her formative years, became a Lego expert. No matter how complex the project, she could quickly take these basic building blocks and create a masterpiece of beauty and function. Though these little blocks are differentiated into needed shapes, each always carries the necessary Lego structure that allows them to connect together into a multifaceted unity. In a similar way, physicists have long understood that the entire universe is made up of atoms.

1 week ago | noozhawk.com | Marcia Heller

A new pop-up gallery has opened its doors at Paseo Nuevo, bringing together an eclectic mix of 20 local artists for a two-month exhibit that celebrates community, collaboration and creativity. Organized by Santa Barbara Visual Artists (SBVA), the gallery will feature a collective of some 45 active local artists known for their high-quality, diverse, and dynamic work across a range of media.