Odds & Ends

June 26, 2023

Punch Vintage Shop Is Closing

Plus: Santa Barbara Tire & Service Center is opening a second location; drawings by James Castle at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Maune Contemporary gallery is relocating; ZZ Top at the Arlington Theatre; the Jerry Douglas Band and the Wallflowers at the Lobero Theatre.

June 19, 2023

Should Montecito’s Upper Village Ban Chain Stores?

Plus: Ramp proposed for the Mission's entrance; another discussion about the De La Guerra Plaza revamp; new resale shop downtown; kickball has returned to Elings Park; Graham Nash and Jimmy Webb at the Lobero. 14

June 14, 2023

UCSB Arts & Lectures Announced Its 2023-2024 Season

Plus: The Office of Angela Scott sample sale; Casa del Herrero seeks donations for a community estate sale; Wendy Foster's Angel boutique is moving; Ensemble Theatre Company's restaurant drama; Daniel Caesar at the Santa Barbara Bowl. 1

June 10, 2023

First Look at the Proposed Tri-County Produce Development

Plus: The Santa Barbara Zoo is considering a tax to raise funds; Neil Young to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Wilco in concert at the Arlington Theatre; northbound Olive Mill offramp to reopen tomorrow; Palma Colectiva's new mindfulness studio. 2

June 5, 2023

A Dramatic Upgrade for the Garden Street Hotel Conversion

Plus: The Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival is coming up; 22 RV cabins and 17 yurts proposed west of the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; an especially good year to celebrate SYV Pride; the Mariachi Festival returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl; street-sign typos.

June 1, 2023

The Proposed Expansion of Santa Barbara Airport

Plus: Montecito Meditation expands into yoga and massage; the News-Press parking lot is now a pay lot; where to personalize your hat in Los Olivos; an interesting way to help the Music Academy; Santa Barbara Island has reopened to visitors; oil paintings on view at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara. 8

May 25, 2023

An Indoor Climbing Gym Has Opened in Noleta

Plus: Self-service board rentals at Leadbetter Beach; Bodyrok fitness studio is open; the Aquarius Cocktail fashion line's shop/showroom on Coast Village Road; closing sale at Dylan Star's Paseo Nuevo shop; landscapes by Robin Gowen at Sullivan Goss.

May 22, 2023

CycleBar Is Opening in Noleta

Plus: Highway 101 construction to shift north, with San Ysidro Road taking the first hit; 30-unit Lower Riviera apartment complex in the works; the murky situation at Bosse's Toy Train Museum; did Santa Barbara Airport overbuild?; the argument to remove the ring nets; Route 33 north of Ojai is closed through summer at least. 1

May 18, 2023

Santa Ynez General Has More Than Doubled in Size

Plus: The Olive Mill roundabout is a big improvement; Pilates & Or is moving; how the red shoe along Highway 101 came to be; Peter Frampton in concert; free Friday night movies outside the county courthouse; update on the Santa Barbara Polo Villas development.

May 15, 2023

Casa del Herrero to Undergo an Extensive Renovation

Plus: Park Lane homeowner explains his decision to cut down eucalyptus trees; big sale at MichaelKate Interiors; Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance performance; what happened to Sun Country's flight to Minneapolis-St. Paul; Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; SBPD gun buyback. 5