Author: Erik Torkells

April 4, 2024

UCSB Once Again Agrees to Build More Student Housing

Other recent news: The history of the Granada Theatre on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; homeowners near the Hot Springs trailhead told to move parking obstructions; investigation into Manning Park's caretaker cottage; free rattlesnake removal and relocation; the Carpinteria location of Seaside Makers has moved; two stone pines fell on Anapamu Street; the tree of the month. 11

April 3, 2024

The Next Tenant of the Metropulos Building

More food news: Third Window is now serving burgers all week long; Petra Cafe has soft-opened in the former Foxtail space; praise for Merci's new falafel sandwich; the problematic plastic packaging of produce; Moby Dick is getting an oyster bar; a stylish revamp of Pali Wine Co.'s Funk Zone tasting room. 20

Newsletter: April 3

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April 2, 2024

Hedgerow Pocket Listing Sells for $8.45 Million

Last week's sales also include losses in Cielito and the Upper East; fixer/teardown on the back of Eucalyptus Hill; 1934 cottage on the Lower Riviera; and more.

April 1, 2024

What Do We Know About the Proposed Apartment Complex at 1 Hot Springs Road?

"A client asked about the apartment complex in the works at 1 Hot Springs Road. Have you heard anything about it? Any idea when it might break ground?" —J. 5

March 31, 2024

Five-Story Building Proposed for Downtown

Plus: Show of work by artist/architect Nicklaus Schwaller; Jazz at the Ballroom returns to the Lobero Theatre; “non-emergency city offices” closed tomorrow for a holiday; screening of a documentary about 19th-century courtesans in Paris; indoor skydiving in L.A. 4

Newsletter: March 31

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 1

March 29, 2024

Stupendous Views at the End of Alta Mesa’s Most Dazzling Street

Noteworthy new listings also include a classy renovation on E. Mountain Drive; Shoreline Drive house where the main attraction is upstairs; an appealing sense of place on the Lower Riviera; Cielito midcentury; a floor plan puzzle worth solving in San Roque; the quintessential Solvang house; and more. 4

March 28, 2024

Exploring Alta Mesa’s Semi-Secret Trail

Plus: "Late night" screenings at the Riviera Theatre; two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; Paula Cole returns to the Lobero Theatre; the Illuminate Film Festival has moved here from Sedona; show of art made from beach detritus; Caltrans work by the Mission Street ramps.