Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites

My hometown airport is now flying direct to Denver, Colorado, Portland, Seattle, Hawaii, Las Vegas and more, and our Hotel/Chef profile is a report on

Hotel Focus this month is on Hotel Eastlund in Portland, Oregon and it was delightful. Kitzi Cool with every ammenity possible in downtown Portland --- no violence, horror, danger -- don't listen to any crazies!

New Alaska Airlines nonstop travel to Portland was absolutely seamless and every person from Alaska Airlines I met was outstanding!

This October celebrates the anniversary month of Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites News being selected by a panel of Association for Women in Communication judges to recieve a 2022 Clarion Award in Kansas City, MO. I flew there on September 30, 2022 as Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Life Bites News to receive my award. Still celebrating!! So grateful for this award after nearly twenty-three years of publishing my online. Thank you AWC!

A 2023 Clarion Award went to friend and colleague Leslie Dinaberg, Editor SB Independent!

Bonnie Carroll, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief Life Bites News accepting prestigious AWC 2022 Clarion Award in Kansas City, MO

SBRM Passport to the 25th Annual Bayou October 3, 2026

Islands in the Sun
To purchase tickets to this event please click on this link: http://sbrm.org/bayou. See feature story in BookBites Section.

2026 Bayou event will attract a huge crowd in support of Santa Barbara Rescue Mission honors spectacular citizens who have made a contribution to the ongoing success of Santa Barbara. Look for an upcoming story. Please make a donation - every dollar counts in helping the homeless in Santa Barbara. Visit: www.SBRM.org.

Sister Cities 70th Celebration Dinner, and Special dinner honoring Takaka Waikita, Founder of the Santa Barbara/Toba Japan Sister Cities for 60 years of outstanding service with invited dignitaries.

Santa Barbara Hospice honors Award-Winning Writer, renowned onc Oncologist, and beloved local publishers at Heroes of Hospice Luncheon at Hilton Santa Barbara Beach Front Resort, see story in BookBites Section.

ALZ Walk Santa Barbara attracts countless supporters in purple, all walking for Alzheimer's cure along the Santa Barbara Coast.

SIPS offers cool wine news, including some new wines. Kids K section has some fun fall ideas for kids, teens being honored and more. Travel section features details on Fall cruises being offered by CEO Torstein Hagen, with all the beautiful details on how to experience the best of Egypt on a @Viking ship. Look for fall travel ideas around town or around the world in Life Bites News or our new online senior travel publication Coasting with Bonnie.

Looking forward to major entertainment coverage of SBIFF red carpets, Oscars 2027, celebrity suites photos and hot entertainment news as well. I am delighted these major entertainment events are jamming in beautiful hotels and glitzy destinations. See Emmy's in TinselTownTidits, Oscars & SBIFF in upcoming issue. Gorgeous people, giftings and award winners all coming up!

See Tinseltown SBIFF Tidbits EMMY news, Oscar, 805 live at Kevin Costner's Ranch, Sister Cities travel stories and more. Kirk Douglas Award Dinner at Ritz Carlton Bacara Resort. For advance tickets to SBIFF Film Festival in March 2027 visit www.sbiff.org.

Pray for our young men and women fighting in foreign countries. They need our prayers -- they need to come home safely! May God help the victims of sensless attacks around the world, especially Gaza and Ukraine.

Continue to support your local restaurants, hotels and business' and let's give America a renewed strength and abundance of growth in 2026-27. See Health Minded for
Senior tips in good health, travel and safety.

Our Democracy is in Your Hands -- Vote Blue and help other people vote in this vitally important coming election to save our United States of America!!

Hoping your fall season is colorful and filled with love. See our stories on fall coasting in Montreal and Maine in Travel section and in www.coastingwithbonnie.com our new senior travel publication.

Additional contributing writers are included on an individual issue basis. Please contact the editor with questions regarding journalist assignments. Email: writebc@aol.com