Odds & Ends

February 8, 2020

Two More Shows Announced at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Plus: The Ashley Road bridge in Montecito reopens this week; sneak preview of acclaimed film "Portrait of a Lady on Fire"; Lotusland's winter break is over (and it has murals for sale); "master flipper" does well in Cielito.

February 4, 2020

Troublemaker Arrested at the Library

Plus: Large vacant lot south of the freeway is on the market; Gaviota rest area has reopened; Arts Fund Gallery's Funk Zone space is for rent.

January 31, 2020

Homeless People Have Moved Back Near the Miramar Resort

Plus: Mountain lion spotted lying on Cold Spring Trail; photo of sinkhole repair at Turnpike Road onramp; film festival winners screening for free this weekend; Carp beachfront house sold; Mercado El Rey and ice cream parlor opening on W. Montecito Street.

January 29, 2020

Will Oprah Winfrey Add to Her Montecito Estate?

Plus: The Montecito Association is handing out coronavirus masks; contemporary group show at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art; how to weigh in on potential Milpas Street improvements; Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced next year's dates.

January 25, 2020

Gelson’s Is Getting a Little Facelift

Plus: Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes brings her solo act to the Arlington Theatre; Russell Brand shares his life system at the Lobero; Stick Figure will play the Santa Barbara Bowl.

January 23, 2020

How to Tour a Cannabis Farm

Plus: $15 million price cut for More Mesa; the Riskin Partners fourth-quarter real estate report; 101 onramp sinkhole repair; James Bond has fallen on hard times.

January 17, 2020

The Closing Price for the Picacho Lane Estate Auction

Plus: The city has trained a webcam on the harbor; the Carpinteria phase of the Highway 101 project will start soon; Japanese-Craftsman hybrid on the Mesa sold; a wish for the former Sears at La Cumbre Plaza.

January 14, 2020

Montecito Retail: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

A new boutique is about to open, but two Upper Village stores are closing. Plus: Midcentury house in the Hedgerow sold; Toro Creek Bridge is open to two-way traffic.

January 9, 2020

Checking in on the Big New Underground House

Plus: Local museums participating in free-admission day; Kesha to play the Santa Barbara Bowl in May; volunteer to work at a polling place for the presidential primary; options for those who have resolved to learn something new.

January 8, 2020

The Ashley Road Bridge Won’t Open for at Least Another Two Months

Plus: Three recent sales of note—conjoined Tudor barns, "Castle in the Sky," and a prime Riviera lot; Lupita Nyong'o added to the list of honorees at the Santa Barbara film festival; tempting New Cuyama ranchette.