Odds & Ends

February 5, 2022

“Highly Curated Lifestyle Boutique” to Open on Coast Village Road

Plus: Advance tickets for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art's big Van Gogh show are now on sale; Planet Fitness is opening a 21,000-square-foot gym in Goleta; Lindsey Buckingham to play the Lobero Theatre; another Cottage Health clinic is in the works; a fireplace store is closing; new award for Santa Barbara County poets. 1

February 1, 2022

There Will Be a Courtyard by Marriott on State Street

Plus: A 90-unit apartment building is being proposed for Milpas Street; the county extended its indoor mask mandate again; Rex Orange County will play the Santa Barbara Bowl; an artist's map of the city's neighborhoods. 3

January 27, 2022

A Visit to the Montecito Tea Gardens

Plus: The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to town; two worthwhile jazz shows at the Lobero; Alt-J and Portugal. The Man add a second show at the Santa Barbara Bowl; the Kimpton Canary hotel will undergo a rolling renovation. 2

January 25, 2022

A New Hotel in the Works on De La Vina Street

Plus: The Head and the Heart and Disclosure play the Santa Barbara Bowl; more details on the solar array proposed for the Bowl; checking in on the Drift hotel planned for State Street; Highway 101 construction update; baby giraffe born at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

January 18, 2022

Letter Perfect Is Being Sold After 38 Years

Plus: Solar panels proposed for somewhere above the Santa Barbara Bowl; the design of a standardized plaque for historic landmarks and structures of merit; the Hotel Indigo sold; opening date for "children's fitness center" My Gym; a show of landscapes at Mollusk; the answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?"

January 13, 2022

A New Tenant for the Sears Building at La Cumbre Plaza

Plus: A peek inside the roller rink opening on State Street; the Magic Castle Cabaret space is said to be getting a new chapter; Hueneme Supply Co. is moving into the old Tent Merchant compound; updates on Highway 101's Sheffield ramps; recycling centers have reopened; major price cut on Ortega Ridge; good housepeeking at a historic $95,000-per-month rental. 1

January 6, 2022

Inside the New Australian Walkabout at the Santa Barbara Zoo

Plus: A forthcoming book about Lotusland; Billy Strings is playing two nights at the Santa Barbara Bowl; MarBorg's recycling centers are temporarily closed due to staffing shortages; Bella Vista Drive is now closed till June; anyone know a good vacation rental in Big Sur? 3

January 3, 2022

The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern Has Begun Taking Reservations

Plus: Kismet lingerie-and-jewelry boutique is already expanding; Isla boutique in the Hotel Californian has closed; Maune Contemporary art gallery opens this week; more on a prominent Channel Drive property; book recommendation for people who love Santa Barbara history.

December 27, 2021

Everything Inside Botanik Is 50% Off

Plus: Upcoming concerts and events at the Arlington Theatre; public meeting about new recreational programming at Plaza de Vera Cruz; details about the proposed five-building complex off Old Coast Highway; the enhanced intersection of Santa Monica Road and Via Real; "Juxtaposed" show at Sullivan Goss.

December 21, 2021

250-Room Funk Zone Hotel Shows Signs of Life

Plus: Al Franken will be at the Lobero; Trombone Shorty's Voodoo Threauxdown coming to the Santa Barbara Bowl; the history of Santa Claus Lane; funky Hope Ranch barn house gets another big price cut; container ships off the coast.