A Peek at the Biltmore’s Poolside Palapas

••• JC mentioned a while back that the pool area currently under construction at the Four Seasons Biltmore will include palapas, so I went for a look over the fence. There are indeed several palapas, along with a lot of palms.

••• Montecito’s East Valley Garage is under new ownership, and somewhat amazingly, it’s going to remain a garage rather than become another outpost of The Well. The new name is Sixteen Ten Montecito Garage. From a PR rep:

The garage has served generations of Montecito residents since 1919. Brian Milosavljevic, took ownership this month with a clear priority: preserve that legacy, keep the business independent and ensure every customer receives impeccable service. Brian’s connection to the shop began when he brought in his ’74 Bronco for an engine repair. That experience ultimately led to the opportunity to carry the business forward. The previous owner’s widow still lives on the property and works alongside Brian, maintaining a personal connection to the family’s legacy.

••• LOSSAN, the agency overseeing the railway from San Diego to San Luis Obispo, has organized a Zoom meeting on October 12 at 4 p.m. to discuss the potential shifting of the proposed second railway track from prime Padaro Lane to further west. (Here’s the info and I believe this link should work.) The agency has yet to release details about exactly where the new track might go.

••• StretchLab Montecito has closed.

••• The renaming of Calle Cesar Chavez is to be discussed at tomorrow’s city council meeting. From the council agenda report:

The Neighborhood Advisory Council forwarded the following: (1) Calle Sí Se Puede, as the primary recommendation; (2) Calle Dolores Huerta, as an alternate of equal weight; and (3) A name to be recommended by the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation following outreach by the City, as an alternate of equal weight. The Council is not limited to the names forwarded by the NAC and may select another name, including restoring the corridor to Salsipuedes Street. […]

The phrase “Sí, se puede” was coined by Dolores Huerta in 1972 during a twenty-five day fast in Phoenix, Arizona, protesting state legislation that restricted farmworker organizing. It became the guiding motto of the United Farm Workers and has since been adopted widely across labor, immigrant rights, and civil rights movements.

Dolores Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 with César Chávez, the predecessor organization to the United Farm Workers. She served as lead negotiator for the 1970 Delano table grape contracts and directed the national boycott campaigns that preceded them.

[The Chumash suggested Limuw Street.] Limuw is the Chumash name for what is now called Santa Cruz Island and translates generally as “in the sea” or “in the ocean.” The word is associated with muwu, meaning ocean or a large body of water. […] According to a Chumash creation tradition documented by the National Park Service, Limuw is the birthplace of the Chumash people.

There’s nothing in the materials about how to pronounce Limuw.

••• Jess Conti Leather Goods opens at El Paseo on October 1.

••• “Along the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge, there are several plaques in front of trees honoring family members who have died,” emailed L. “But on a walk yesterday, we noticed at a least a dozen that had been removed. I’m hoping it wasn’t vandalism. Any ideas?” It is indeed vandalism, says Santa Barbara Beautiful, which runs the commemorative tree program. Of all the weird things to vandalize….

••• Commercial real estate agent Caitlin Hensel reports that Ageless Fitness—”created for seniors, perfect for everyone”—has moved around the corner to 1425 State Street (Micheltorena/Sola).

••• Opening October 1 at Seimandi & Leprieur: In Studio, “vibrant, large-scale paintings by Chicago-based artist Julie Anderson Mathias.” Below: “Horizon Detail.”

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