Odds & Ends

November 12, 2024

A Private “Beach Club” Is Setting Up on East Beach

Plus: Northbound San Ysidro Road off-ramp to reopen this week; another new boutique on State Street; questions about a Fernald Point renovation; Santa Ynez General popping up in Summerland; hair salon coming to The Post; the former Rite Aid building on State Street is for lease again. 13

November 5, 2024

Lighthouse Skate Shop Is Leaving the Funk Zone

Plus: Opening date for the SBIFF Film Center; stylish new shop on State Street; two and a half more years of Highway 101 construction to start in 2026; new 1.3-mile trail at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; the Bar Method‘s Santa Barbara studio debuts this week; new golf-simulator club; public tours of cannabis farms; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer.

October 28, 2024

24 Hour Fitness Will Close Next Year

Plus: Snazzy new architecture proposed off upper State Street; World Market has put its space on the market; revised design for the five-story building in the works on W. De La Guerra; Ojai's Hotel El Roblar will have a freestanding spa; convenience store rebranding; a chat with Josh Brolin; paintings by Roland Petersen in Solvang. 10

October 21, 2024

When the Next Segment of Carpool Lanes Might Open

Plus: Michael Towbes Library Plaza to debut soon; the San Ysidro Ranch's botanical garden; new health-and-wellness shop in Carpinteria; paintings by Siddarth Parasnis; State Route 192 to reopen near Parma Park; when will a new traffic light get activated? 1

October 9, 2024

A New Restaurant Building on Lower State Street

Plus: Checking out Knapp's Castle; Rickie Lee Jones in concert; a new tenant on Coast Village Road; city to shift from stone pines to oaks on E. Anapamu Street; Noorsher Furniture & Rugs says it'll be closing; this year's Ojai Studio Artists tour; two events for dance fans; fake spider webbing. 8

October 1, 2024

An Update on the Trees of Milpas Street

Plus: Hotel deal for locals and the people visiting them; Santa Barbara is considering banning "open house" signs; the Avett Brothers in concert; free screening of "Return of the Jedi"; Lotusland is looking to add a new visitors' restroom; the NatureTrack Film Festival; Channel Islands photography book. 15

September 25, 2024

A Better Look at the Development Next to the Santa Barbara Cemetery

Plus: New renderings of the apartment building proposed for the former Cantwell's location; self-guided architecture tour; screening of "Memoria," starring Tilda Swinton; confusing signs on the Edison Catway; neat downtown office building for sale. 15

September 17, 2024

Changes in Store for a Summerland Complex

Plus: Rumors of a plan for the former QAD campus; new “secret underground theater” downtown; immersive sound and visual experience at UCSB; construction crews using fire hydrants for water; update on Route 192 closure; Thee Sacred Souls to play here. 5

September 9, 2024

A Long Stretch of Route 192 Will Be Closed for Five Weeks

Plus: Ace Rivington is moving next door; Warlock shop to open at Victoria Court; Tamsen Gallery is taking over the Maune Contemporary space; Elvn is relocating within the Funk Zone; travel expert Rick Steves to speak here; more on the Jeff Shelton building coming to Equestrian Avenue (and his next book). 2

September 7, 2024

The Handmade Trail on Butterfly Beach

Plus: Sandpiper Golf Club's proposed new layout; Planned Parenthood's annual book sale; crackdown on outdoor shopping in Summerland; Malcolm Gladwell to speak here; work to begin on the county's big Probation Department building downtown; paintings by Carolyn Hubbs. 2