December 1, 2024
Odds & Ends
November 24, 2024
Shops Have Begun Opening at The Post
Plus: A big vacancy at the Montecito Country Mart; Clare V.'s expanded shop opens soon; Allora by Laura will be closing; opening date for Faherty on Coast Village Road; the Butterfly Lane pedestrian undercrossing will be off-limits for three weeks; a new Jeff Shelton project downtown. 3
November 19, 2024
November 12, 2024
A Private “Beach Club” Is Setting Up on East Beach
Plus: Northbound San Ysidro Road off-ramp to reopen this week; another new boutique on State Street; questions about a Fernald Point renovation; Santa Ynez General popping up in Summerland; hair salon coming to The Post; the former Rite Aid building on State Street is for lease again. 8
November 5, 2024
October 28, 2024
24 Hour Fitness Will Close Next Year
Plus: Snazzy new architecture proposed off upper State Street; World Market has put its space on the market; revised design for the five-story building in the works on W. De La Guerra; Ojai's Hotel El Roblar will have a freestanding spa; convenience store rebranding; a chat with Josh Brolin; paintings by Roland Petersen in Solvang. 10
October 21, 2024
When the Next Segment of Carpool Lanes Might Open
Plus: Michael Towbes Library Plaza to debut soon; the San Ysidro Ranch's botanical garden; new health-and-wellness shop in Carpinteria; paintings by Siddarth Parasnis; State Route 192 to reopen near Parma Park; when will a new traffic light get activated? 1
October 9, 2024
A New Restaurant Building on Lower State Street
Plus: Checking out Knapp's Castle; Rickie Lee Jones in concert; a new tenant on Coast Village Road; city to shift from stone pines to oaks on E. Anapamu Street; Noorsher Furniture & Rugs says it'll be closing; this year's Ojai Studio Artists tour; two events for dance fans; fake spider webbing. 8
October 1, 2024
An Update on the Trees of Milpas Street
Plus: Hotel deal for locals and the people visiting them; Santa Barbara is considering banning "open house" signs; the Avett Brothers in concert; free screening of "Return of the Jedi"; Lotusland is looking to add a new visitors' restroom; the NatureTrack Film Festival; Channel Islands photography book. 15
September 25, 2024
A Better Look at the Development Next to the Santa Barbara Cemetery
Plus: New renderings of the apartment building proposed for the former Cantwell's location; self-guided architecture tour; screening of "Memoria," starring Tilda Swinton; confusing signs on the Edison Catway; neat downtown office building for sale. 15
Burning Questions
- Why Are There Story Poles at Calle Real Center?
- When Will the Last Segment of Highway 101 Get Upgraded?
- Why Are There “No Grading” Signs on the Edison Catway?
- Why Are There Pedestrian Gates at Train Tracks?
- Is This Summerland’s Original Train Station?
- What Does the “S” on Certain Chimneys Stand For?
- What’s the Status of the Decommissioning of Rincon Island?
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