July 13, 2022
Odds & Ends
Bossie the Cow Is Getting Rebuilt and Moved
Plus: The Randall Road Debris Basin is just about done; the Chumash are working on a 31,000-square-foot commercial building in Santa Ynez; 2023 dates of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; the city's ugly new solar arrays; this year's French Festival has been canceled; what not to do with used corks. 6
July 10, 2022
Is a Hip Little Hotel in Montecito’s Future?
Plus: An East Beach motel changed hands; petition to save 63 trees along Modoc Road; bronze statue honoring divers to be installed at the harbor; "Official Competition" extended at the Riviera; a chance to see MOXI without kids; last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer. 13
July 6, 2022
A New Jewelry Boutique on State Street
Plus: Rêver Atelier has moved; Rad Power Bikes's showroom will be in the Funk Zone; Q&A with "Bull Durham" creator Ron Shelton at Chaucer's Books; Santa Ynez General pop-up in Montecito; $4.5 million price cut for 32-acre oceanfront property; new book of D.J. Javier's tray artworks; amusing Montecito Union School misspelling. 5
June 30, 2022
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June 15, 2022
A Better Look at Santa Barbara’s Next Beachfront Resort
Plus: Invoca appears to be leaving State Street; True Love Always opens this week; Studio B Salon is expanding and rebranding; an opportunity to explore Jeff Shelton's El Andaluz building; a deal on day passes at the Santa Barbara Athletic Club. 1
June 12, 2022
June 9, 2022
New Look for 63-Unit Apartment Complex on Carrillo
Plus: Amusing local stuff on Craigslist; the Blasters are coming to town; the Montecito Fire Department's July 4 pancake breakfast is back; Michael E. Long solo show; midcentury abstract art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art; keep your eyes on the prices at Bristol Farms. 2
June 5, 2022
Burning Questions
- 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?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
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