Odds & Ends

January 1, 2021

780 Acres of New Cannabis Cultivation Proposed for Santa Ynez Valley

Plus: Art photographs of Lotusland; help Santa Barbara Channelkeeper keep our watershed clean; a visit to Empire Cleaning Supply; the answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?"

December 27, 2020

A Nail Salon Is Opening in Montecito’s Upper Village

Plus: Everything inside Botanik is half off; Antoinette boutique closed after 47 years; San Ysidro Road estate tries for a $2.1 million Covid bump; city seeks input on Mission Canyon Road bridge repair; Union Pacific to replace stretches of track over the next few weeks.

December 21, 2020

An Updated Debris Flow Risk Map Has Been Released

Plus: Trailhead kiosks have started popping up; new plant shop in the works; snow in the forecast at two Santa Barbara malls; progressive new sticker company; Carpinteria Street Bridge to be replaced. 1

December 16, 2020

Southwest Airlines Is Coming to Santa Barbara Airport

Plus: Someone reportedly got a very good deal on 207 oceanfront acres; bikini company started by local college student; writing program for underserved women; Plum Goods holiday pop-up shop.

December 11, 2020

Reconstruction Underway of Bridge Near San Ysidro Ranch

Plus: Trailhead improvements, including kiosk maps; more drawings of the apartment building proposed for Santa Barbara Street; new De La Vina bridge in the works; Amtrak will be reservation-only around Christmas.

December 9, 2020

Sign a Petition to Get the Central Coast Its Own ICU Standard

Plus: New eyewear store coming to Montecito; revised debris flow risk map to be revealed; Museum of Contemporary Art pop-up gift shop; Jeff Shelton patterns now available on fabrics; where to donate building materials.

December 7, 2020

Parking Enforcement Suspended During the Stay-at-Home Order

Plus: New four-story building proposed for Santa Barbara Street; San Francisco gallery opened an outpost near the Arlington Theatre; SoCalGas's wireless telecom infrastructure; Merchant of Venice pop-up on Coast Village Road.

December 3, 2020

The City Seeks Input on the Future of State Street

Plus: Bodega Los Alamos is expecting another vacation rental; improvements at Summerland gas station; an attempt to regulate telecom infrastructure; no more Price Cuts posts; any ideas on how to donate a new door? 1

December 1, 2020

Holiday Gift Markets Are Popping Up All Over

Including at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Dylan Star's parking lot, and the Dart Coffee Garden. Plus: Santa Claus Lane overhaul appears delayed; possible subdivision of 12.77-acre Montecito property; a maskless man's contrition. 2

November 24, 2020

Upcoming Auction of 207-Acre Oceanfront Lot

Plus: The renovation of Lookout Park's east end is complete; Sullivan Goss's popular annual "100 Grand" show opens next week; help remove "non-native noxious weeds" from the frontcountry.