Odds & Ends

October 28, 2025

Santa Barbara Airport to Reintroduce San Diego Flights

Plus: Fitness studio opening on the Mesa; international eyewear brand coming to State Street; mysterious tenant for a big Funk Zone building; the return of Visit Santa Barbara's lodging discounts for locals; Coast Village pet store closed; mulling a Santa Barbara guidebook; annual plea to avoid fake spider webs. 27

October 21, 2025

Inside the New Family-Friendly Pool Hall on Chapala Street

Plus: Three local celebs in conversation at the Lobero; The Well will close an outpost as part of a consolidation; the DJ Javier show at the Museum of Contemporary Art; State Street building proposed for demolition; Santa Ynez General's apparel is now all in Los Olivos; the horseshoes embedded in Arlington Plaza's parking lot. 2

October 12, 2025

The Fess Parker Inn in Los Olivos Wants to Double in Size

Plus: New jewelry boutique at the Montecito Country Mart; The Well bought a 9.13-acre property in Carpinteria; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's temporary casitas to be unveiled; the Central Coast AirFest is coming up; Taj Mahal, Patty Griffin, and Madeleine Peyroux in concert; Janeane Garofalo to speak here; the latest with Rincon Island. 3

October 7, 2025

Ten Percent of More Mesa Has Been Preserved from Development

Plus: Women's apparel brand Covet has opened in Victoria Court; public meetings about the Paseo Nuevo redevelopment; The Knit Shop moved a few doors away; vintage collective on State Street making progress; presentation about house history research; the annual Ojai Studio Artists Tour is this weekend; family classes in the works at The Painted Cabernet; phone-repair shop DropSmashFix has left town. 1

September 30, 2025

Yet Another Temporary Adjustment to the State Street Promenade

Plus: Habitat Home & Garden's Santa Barbara shop is closing; DJ Javier show at the Museum of Contemporary Art; Jack Johnson at the Arlington Theatre; Candle Bar 111 moving within the Funk Zone; two new Coast Village Road shops have debuted; Game Seeker has found a new home; Indie Beauty Collective opened in Paseo Nuevo; documentary about the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network. 25

September 23, 2025

Two Long-Closed Trails Have Reopened

Plus: More on the I ♥ Montecito storefront; livestreams of Britain's National Theatre; new gym opening on Chapala Street; an all-string program by Camerata Pacifica; Suzanne Vega to play the Lobero; the city's and county's red tape problem. 9

September 17, 2025

A New Family-Friendly Pool Hall Is Opening Downtown

Plus: Changes at the Montecito Country Mart; another long Highway 101 off-ramp closure; Anna Janelle Jewelry is moving to State Street; Pacific Premier Bank got bought; work is underway on the downtown charging station; new jiu-jitsu and self-defense studio; Paul McCartney to play the Santa Barbara Bowl. 7

September 14, 2025

The Pad Climbing Gym Opens This Week

Plus: Funk Zone vacant lot changed hands; the Santa Barbara Indie Film Festival is coming up; Highway 101 off-ramp to reopen; Los Lobos coming to the Lobero; exhibit of photographs from the "Heaven's Gate" set. 2

September 9, 2025

Carpinteria’s Heritage Goods & Supply Is Coming to Montecito

Plus: AIA Santa Barbara's annual ArchitecTours event; new Funk Zone art gallery; construction to start on the Milpas/Highway 101 interchange; Shakespeare at Elings Park; one-man show about Frédéric Chopin; the Goleta Lemon Festival is coming up; Drew and Ellie Holcomb to play the Lobero Theatre.

September 1, 2025

Another Downtown Building to Become Self-Storage

Plus: New gallery in Carpinteria; Douglas Family Preserve dog bench; surfing museum debuts inside Surf 'n Wear; Bellosguardo beach house complex; progress for the Modoc Multi Use Path; the first Carpinteria Film Festival; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer. 8