CARPINTERIAMAGAZINE SPRINgSuMMER2008
Director carpe diem! C elebrate the season in the Carpinteria Valley!
This is the time of year Carpinteria really shines, intensified by brilliant sunshine hours offering an invitation to saturate your soul in the energy of the outdoor experience.
Carpinteria’s natural habitat offers a palate of beautiful colors from seacoast to hillside, a gentle ocean breeze keeps the climate in the temperate zone, and you’ll find a playful, energetic spirit permeates the valley.
Even though fuel prices are at a premium, travel from Los Angeles, the Central Valley
and northern points to our provincial beach town is within most budgets. Welcoming your arrival is the opportunity to leave the auto parked behind! Carpinteria is an active exploration best seen close up on foot or bicycle.
Celebrating life in this issue are an auspicious group of local boosters supporting
the “Carpinteria Beautiful” mantra with a tour of the valley’s most beautiful real estate. Our beach town is well known as a favored host location for parties, reunions and “celebrations,” and we are rich with some of the best party givers around. Five featured residents are esteemed professionals who hold the ticket to a smooth and splendid event.
... anD you’LL finD a PLayfuL, energetic sPirit Permeates the vaLLey
A distinguished cadre of celebrated artists and agriculturists choose Carpinteria as their
home. Meet an avid beachcomber and tropical gardener whose visions on canvas show us a man who has walked miles tuning into a keen observation of life worldwide.
His neighbors vested in the foothills are gatekeepers to the secret gardens of the sustainable kind. Get the lowdown on “going green” from contemporary gurus of the turf and tropical, including a bird’s eye view of an organic vineyard overlooking the Pacific.
Two popular Carpinteria activities are shopping and dining. You’ll find best bets located
in our revitalized downtown district offering familiar memories in well-stocked antique collectives, new doorways to discover something fresh, a celebration of food and wine, and delicious menus recently unveiled at classic California eateries.
Recognizing the changing times of 2008, I ponder as many do, “How do we make this
fun?” My answer is “carpe diem!” Get the heck out of Dodge to Carpinteria for a well earned escape in the sun sifting through the sands of time.
Enjoy!
Betty Lloyd eDitor
Amy Orozco
Layout anD Design Image Net
Juli Land, President Writers
Dianne Armitage Lea Boyd
Michael Cervin Maureen Foley Hannah Guzik Paul Sisolak Toni Stuart
Leslie Westbrook
PhotograPhers Bryan Archbold Fran Collin Matt Dayka Glenn Dubock Chuck Graham Jesse Groves Tom Moore Liz Muraoka
contributors
Chris Palomarez Michael Hutchings
ProDuction suPPort Rockwell Printing Greg McArthur
Printing
Publishers Press on the Web
CarpinteriaMagazine.com Betty Lloyd, Director PubLisher RMG Ventures, LLC
Michael VanStry, President Coastal View News
Gary L. Dobbins, Publisher
4856 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, California 93013 Tel: (805) 684-4428 Email:
info@carpinteriamagazine.com
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COVER
Photographer Jesse Groves captures the essence of
a Carpinteria summer — friends, the beach and bikes.
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