Odds & Ends

November 20, 2020

A Way to Keep Houseguests Out of Your House

Plus: Renovated midcentury available for rent; the Montecito section of the Highway 101 widening project was denied funding for now; new grading regulations; MarBorg's Christmas gift to you. 3

November 18, 2020

A New Home Store on Santa Claus Lane

Plus: Partial demolition proposed for a prominent beachfront house; former mayor Sheila Lodge's new book about Santa Barbara urban planning; Farmer & the Flea is this Sunday; special dispensation regarding holiday decor.

November 12, 2020

New Bike Shop in the Funk Zone

Plus: Checking in on two buildings under construction on De La Guerra; robust new dashboard for tracking Covid-19 data; the Mission reopened; someone is building a 17,334-square-foot residence with three outbuildings near Los Alamos; McMenemy Trail art dog. 1

November 9, 2020

Betsey Johnson Is Popping Up in the Funk Zone

Plus: Four new shops at La Arcada Plaza; NS Ceramics has moved; Wise Guys Barber & Shave on W. Victoria; "no camping" sign; a bone to pick with Skyview Los Alamos. 1

November 5, 2020

State Street Is Looking Like a Ghost Town

Plus: Mock suggestions for new tenants; Sheryl Lowe jewelry store coming to Montecito; half-price days at Lotusland; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's trails and maze have reopened.

November 2, 2020

The Miramar Resort Is Selling Day Passes

Plus: "Secret Garden Market" and bake sale coming up in the Funk Zone; meeting about the plan to renovate Ortega Park; construction on Route 150; public input sought for a new fire station shared by Montecito and Carpinteria.

October 30, 2020

Tourism Development Proposed on Santa Rosa Island

Plus: Occhiali is closing its downtown store; Coda Studio's home decor shop debuts today in Montecito; Santa Barbara Museum of Art has reopened; Thousand Steps and Andrée Clark Bird Refuge are planning to have some work done; how to complain about the cannabis stink.

October 26, 2020

The Santa Barbara Swap Meet Is Back With a Bang

Plus: A trio of Funk Zone buildings for sale; exhibit of Santa Barbara Bowl posters at the Shopkeepers; rescued chihuahuas up for adoption; coastal trail study seeks input; fabulous Queen Anne landmark for sale. 1

October 23, 2020

A Visit to the New StretchLab Studio

Plus: Exploring Patrick Nesbitt's Summerland estate, heading to auction soon; the nubby facade of Jeff Shelton's round tower; Amtrak route to be reservation-only around Thanksgiving; "fantasy rainfall" game.

October 20, 2020

Another Cannabis Shop Has Opened in Santa Barbara

Plus: The new gallery on Coast Village Road; Montecito Trails Foundation is selling merchandise this week; a reader wonders about the construction on Modoc Road; 12.77-acre Golden Quadrangle lot pays just $12,729 in property tax.