July 28, 2026
Odds & Ends
A Hint About UCSB’s Plan for State Street
Plus: Freeway sign oopsie; those pesky Santa Barbara Airport escalators; repairs to finally start on Old Romero Road trail; new fitness studio on Chapala Street; 30-room hotel and restaurant still in the works in Los Alamos; Isla Vista senior housing organization bought on Milpas; a report from San Francisco, including the newly renovated Huntington Hotel. 8
July 21, 2026
A New Cannabis Shop on Upper State Street
Plus: Update on the Rosewood Miramar's Beach gates; temporary tenant for a former Rite Aid in Goleta; another single-artist gallery downtown; Padaro Lane and the California Coastal Trail; interesting Padaro Lane house under construction; Fortune Feimster show. 2
July 14, 2026
July 7, 2026
June 30, 2026
104 Units of Affordable Senior Housing Proposed Near the Presidio Neighborhood
Plus: More thoughts on the Padaro Lane railroad expansion; the Montecito Community Mart’s lemonade stand; Old Town Goleta golf simulator; explaining the levels on those "fire danger" signs; interested in the gift-basket business? 4
June 23, 2026
June 16, 2026
June 8, 2026
The End of the Left-Exit Era
Plus: Update on the psychedelic playground near East Beach; the Frank Lloyd Wright house in the Lower Village; Diana Ross is coming to town; new tenant for the former Avis building in the Funk Zone; another single-artist gallery is opening downtown; Modoc Road bike path question; parking for Mony's, Tendrel, etc. 2
May 31, 2026
Reopening Date for Three Highway 101 Ramps
Plus: New shoe boutique at The Post; revised design for West Beach park; new apparel shop in Carpinteria; gallery closed; what's under construction at Milpas and the 101; training center for young athletes moved downtown; update on the Ortega Hill–N. Jameson Lane bike path. 10
May 27, 2026
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Milios looks very promising cant wait to give it a try! — Don
The bell and the signage is gone. That doesn't give much confidence that this classic-shape Taco Bell will look much the same after a remodel.… — apzer
I thought Blackbird was a pretty good restaurant overall. This new incarnation is not something I would be interested in trying. There are too many… — Giovanni Sammartino
There is merit to the golf course proposal, but I would think that SB should take a swing at redeveloping some of Earl Warren as… — Maximus
If we are tracking fast food closures - I submit "why has the Rusty's on Upper State been closed for maintenance for more than a… — SkyG
The menu at Knock kitchen looks odd. ‘Everything but the head chicken’ is really not appetizing — Nicolas
Off the 101 just past Garden St exit — Rob
It’s the big radio antenna by the wastewater treatment plant. You can see it on the highway when driving between Milpas and Garden.. It was… — BD
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Thank goodness its not here, Ricks taking the hideous architecture on tour, it should fit in nicely in TO, they'll just have to paint it… — Alan