Author: Erik Torkells

April 9, 2021

Impressive New Craft Studio Opening Downtown

Plus: Gorjana jewelry shop has opened in Montecito; Highway 1 repairs to be completed by April 30; aquarium store Aquatic Jewels opening imminently; price cut and renderings for semi-finished estate; tours of the San Marcos Foothills; book of movie recommendations from the Santa Barbara International Festival; the State Street Advisory Committee seeks members.

April 8, 2021

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this photo was taken? Prove it in the comments. [Updated with the answer.]

Update on the Quest to Buy Part of the San Marcos Foothills

Other recent news: More on the ongoing closure of the Biltmore; Santa Barbara Unified School District to fully reopen; Goleta’s Storke Plaza to get redone; interview with former mayor Sheila Lodge; residents use stimulus money to plant community garden.

April 7, 2021

New Restaurant Opening in the Former Mercury Lounge Space

More food news: Old Town Coffee has expanded inside and out; lunch at Revolver; Sanders & Sons Gelato has opened in Ojai; Santa Barbara Vintners Spring Weekend postponed till next spring; outpost of Jersey Mike's coming to Goleta.

Newsletter: April 7

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April 6, 2021

County Vaccination Clinics Are Now Accepting Anyone Age 16 and Up

Other recent news: Santa Barbara County isn't moving to the orange tier yet; California set a reopening date (but the mask mandate will continue); Dennis Miller bought across the street from the house he sold to Ellen DeGeneres for $49 million; the story of Canon Perdido.

Over-the-Top “Balinese Farmhouse” Asking $12.5 Million

Also new to market this week: Hope Ranch chateau; 1923 Spanish Colonial Revival with locationitis; lots of mountain views; when minimalism gets weird; the first sighting of a Tesla roof; an attempt to flip an uninspired house; and many more.

April 5, 2021

Are We No Longer Allowed on the SBHS Baseball Field?

"A new fence is going up at the Santa Barbara High School baseball field. Does that mean no more dog walkers and picnickers?" —T.

More on the Spat Between Ty Warner and Four Seasons

Plus: Santa Barbara Urban Flea Market is now open on State Street; actor Bryan Cranston's Mussel Shoals house sold; amusement park art at Thomas Reynolds Gallery; Highway 101 construction to stop using sound to deter cormorants; nine more acres of cannabis in Carpinteria.

April 4, 2021

Santa Barbara County Is on the Verge of a Covid-19 Backslide

Other recent news: County Democrats endorse incumbents; Montecito's Read 'N Post to be replaced by new shop; interview with mayoral candidate Randy Rowse; billionaire buys $31 million Butterfly Beach house; Figueroa Mountain wildflower update; Aman Resorts in talks regarding possible Mount Baldy resort.