August 6, 2023
Odds & Ends
MarBorg Industries Wants to Build an 18,774-Square-Foot Headquarters
Plus: Domecíl is moving; harborside building plans to sell food; big multi-family development in the works at Ortega and Anacapa; Valerie June to play the Lobero; mixed-used project proposed for lower Anacapa; Prevail Conditioning moved to upper State Street; the city bought a building on E. Anapamu; Invoca's former State Street offices have been subleased; leasing update on The Post, a.k.a. Las Aves. 6
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July 17, 2023
Montecito Natural Health Has Opened in the Upper Village
Plus: Old Spanish Days photo exhibit (and the Santa Barbara Historical Museum seeks your Fiesta photos); a suggestion for city parking lots; Lotus Cabinetry confirmed its showroom plans; Jeff Shelton forever; update on the Rancho San Marcos golf course; new show at My Pet Ram. 9
July 12, 2023
July 7, 2023
Two More Hotels Are in the Works
Plus: New vintage shop downtown; tiny Funk Zone building slated to become a bar; rendering of the Indian Health Service clinic on State Street; 35-unit apartment building proposed for W. Carrillo Street; 47-unit apartment building proposed for S. Hope Avenue; kooky postal regulations. 9
July 2, 2023
Athleta’s State Street Store to Close at Year End
Plus: Zipline park in the Santa Ynez Valley opens soon; the Lofts at the Mill got final design approval; Charley Crockett to play the Arlington Theatre; the Community Environmental Council's 10,000-square-foot collaborative space on State Street; update on the removal of fruit trees at Rancho San Carlos; JustFoodForDogs to open in Goleta; L.A. design pop-up in Santa Ynez. 4
Burning Questions
- Why Are the Railroad Tracks Being Expanded Along Padaro Lane?
- Will You Explain the Plan to Adapt the Waterfront for Climate Change?
- Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
- How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
- Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
- Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
Recent Comments
It is kind of complex to tease out who bears the risks and benefits in these projects that have public and private parties involved. I… — SBradley
Very interesting. If Yardi is paying anywhere near $120M + $35M + $5.7M for almost 250k empty square feet, this is going to take a… — NuemanJ
I think some folks who would consider this is a windfall for Yardi may be overlooking two things: 1)The cost to Yardi to buyout AB's… — StanThompson
Just realizing I did not address your first point. The buildings on the property have been up for sale, and their value is also depressed… — SBradley
I think that the city's representation of this land as having ‘zero value’ is confusing because it sums together the value of 2 distinct things… — SBradley
No idea whether this is a good deal for Yardi or not. Paseo Nuevo has been available for sale since 2020 with no buyers -… — NuemanJ
I wish this same logic worked for Thrifty ice cream! According to the BLS inflation calculator, something that cost 5 cents in 1970 should cost… — Doug B
I'm unclear how bike lanes are related to maga. For that matter please explain how freeways and rail lines are remotely maga in a state… — Bettye Jones
Worth knowing about the Paseo Nuevo deal: the city is skipping the required competitive bidding process for this public land transfer by using the state-approved… — SBradley
This write up is such a biased take that sides with a handful of people. I imagine the people groaning about this project have a… — Yesenia G.