Plus: A new podcast about Santa Barbara; Band of Horses and Iron & Wine to play the Arlington Theatre; Maren Morris returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl; the Cold Spring bridge project is completed; Soul Sucker ceramics and plants at El Paseo; architectural tours of downtown; next year’s SBIFF dates; De La Vina bridge replacement to start next month; new look for the five-story building proposed for De La Guerra Street.
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Noteworthy new listings: The return of the More Mesa house with a terrace hanging over the bluff; a conundrum on the Hedgerow’s edge; $5 million for a modest part of Alta Mesa; turnkey Loma Alicia townhome; Hope Ranch midcentury; Japanese-Craftsman hybrid way above San Roque; and more.
On Sunday, May 4, we’ll host three special events and ongoing, all-day activities centered on our godmothers—the women who lift us up and bring out our magic. Plus: A whole lot more is happening at Godmothers in May and June.
Other recent news: Renoviction ordinance adopted; 2028 LA Olympics won’t be around here; the case of the big red shoe; judge resigns amid misconduct allegations; online map for lost pets; Lake Cachuma may allow swimming; UCSB to build more housing; cars keep running into a Westside duplex; large self-storage facility proposed in Goleta; possible redevelopment of the Pea Soup Andersen’s building.
We spent nearly a month exploring New Zealand—doing the North Island on our own and the South Island mainly with the Backroads active tour company.
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Last week’s sales also include handsome Hope Ranch Spanish; San Ysidro Road off-market; Campanil home with a penthouse; the black shingled one on Eucalyptus Hill; Park Highlands floops; and more.
Plus: A new gym with a burly name is opening downtown; Orangetheory’s Santa Barbara studio closes next weekend; Game Seeker needs to find another home; Vic Trace Reservoir replacement; new interior design shop in Buellton; the Illuminate Film Festival; confusing signage at the Los Patos roundabout.
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A dealership instead? Not sure about that. — Eleni
I really want to check out Beau, it looks like a fun place to hang! Soon, hopefully, soon. Why would someone be trying so hard… — JD
Tiny fact check: the Beau website was designed with exactly zero AI. Human concept, human design, human creative. We do use AI as a marketing… — Starr Hall
Apparently we’re an AI-driven storytelling bar. Which is wild because AI still hasn’t shown up for a single bartending shift. For the record, ChatGPT has… — Starr Hall
FWIW - Metro Theaters usually posts showtimes on Tuesdays for the upcoming week beginning on Fridays. Hopefully will see new showtimes posted tomorrow. — Tom
Don, not only is the website AI generated, the copy reads as if it were ChatGPT's first pass. I hope the owner's are successful and… — J
Metro doesn't currently have showtimes for any of their other theaters past Thursday, so probably not significant. (Or, even more significant?) — Geoff H