Odds & Ends

April 11, 2022

63-Unit Apartment Building Proposed for Carrillo Street

Plus: Speed limits on Las Positas and Modoc are likely to change; the Belmond El Encanto tweaked its name; the Aloha Fun Center still has no idea when it will open; new Santa Cruz Island campground in the works; Amos Lee to play the Lobero. 2

April 6, 2022

New Shops in Montecito, Santa Claus Lane, and Goleta

Plus: Santa Barbara Airport announced two new routes; polo tickets are on sale; yet another Santa Barbara hotel changed hands; county seeks poll workers for June's primary election; what's up now at Sullivan Goss and Thomas Reynolds Gallery; any interest in buying a corn maze? 2

April 3, 2022

The Private Club for Kids Is Really Happening

Plus: A new look for the Jewish Community Center on Chapala Street; tiny shop debuts at La Arcada; gingham and stripes galore at Montecito Country Mart shop opening this week; updated on-ramp and off-ramp closures for the Highway 101 construction; an interesting art project is afoot in Carpinteria.

March 25, 2022

A Big Event Space Is Opening Downtown

Plus: Another Santa Barbara hotel is for sale; Goleta industrial campus to be renamed; two worthwhile acts appearing at the new Ventura Music Hall; flamenco at the Lobero; gift card agita. 2

March 20, 2022

A Big Foreclosure in Hope Ranch

Plus: Acme Hospitality's new Palm Springs hotel is taking reservations; homelessness is up 3.4% in Santa Barbara County; Lyle Lovett, Chris Isaak, and Jackson Browne to play the Bowl; four potential city redistricting maps; "What Is America?" at SBCC's Atkinson Gallery; what's up with the Montecito Journal's sister publications? 3

March 15, 2022

Thousand Steps to Be Closed for Six to Eight Weeks

Plus: Yet another Santa Barbara hotel has changed hands; MOXI's next adults-only happy hour; Aoife O'Donovan plays the Lobero; Caamp plays the Bowl; Goleta hotel not happening; photographer Eric Foote's show to benefit Ukrainian refugees; what appears to be moving in next to Cajé on State Street.

March 10, 2022

The World’s Biggest Bounce House Is Coming to Town

Plus: Farmer & the Flea is moving to Santa Barbara; the Summer Solstice Celebration announced its 2022 theme; upcoming concerts by Maren Morris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard; a heck of a price hike on Sand Point Road.

March 7, 2022

Indian Pink Brings a Blast of Color to State Street

Plus: Town hall regarding the proposed SBPD building; design tweaks to a 34-unit apartment complex in the Haley Street Corridor; Santa Claus Lane art gallery is closing; Corinne Bailey Rae at the Lobero Theatre; new cruelty-free beauty store in Paseo Nuevo; rooster nuisance. 9

March 2, 2022

30-Room Automated Hotel in the Works for Garden Street

Plus: Update on the State Street undercrossing revamp; three more Santa Barbara Bowl shows, including the Chicks; chic Santa Ynez store popping up in Montecito; ribbon-cutting for the Las Positas-Modoc Road Multiuse Path; where to buy Jeff Shelton's book; what happened to the Four Freedoms murals on Anacapa Street. 4

February 27, 2022

Parker Clay Is Having a Warehouse Sale

Plus: "Elite personal training studio" opening on De La Vina; photo of the sunflower sculptures coming to State Street; "Empty Mansions" author to share more Huguette Clark research; Hermosillo Road offramp to reopen on Tuesday; mysterious street marking. 1