ODDS & ENDS
••• Santa Barbara Airport has added “VIP Concierge Service.”
••• The Biltmore now intends to fill in its unpermitted pool.
••• Heidi Merrick archive sale (above).
••• Habitat for Humanity is looking to reopen its Restore store.
••• Progress for the Electrify America charging station.
••• Orlebar Brown opened at the Montecito Country Mart.
••• Los Patos roundabout construction to start soon.
••• Retreat center on Painted Cave Road.
••• Namaste clothing boutique is moving.
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GET OUT OF TOWN
An hour north of Phoenix, down a long dirt road, is a luxury resort where boldfaced names have been savoring the sunshine and spring water for decades.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The effort to build a new pedestrian bridge over Highway 101.
••• The spectacular Pepper Hill house finally got published.
••• Santa Barbara’s new city administrator.
••• Some of the issues people have with county supervisor Das Williams.
••• Two school fields opened for after-hours use.
••• Understanding Santa Barbara’s Measure A.
••• Carpinteria Avenue mixed-use development moves forward.
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Recent Comments
Exactly. All aboard! — Jeff
State Street Master Plan …. A long term visioning document to revitalization of downtown over the next 20-30 years. — Mary
Architectural Salvage in the 700 block of Anacapa Street? — Stacey
Santa Bárbara is killing its Golden Goose by closing State Street and making it a refuge for homeless, and teenage e-bikers. It’s dirty and smells… — Mark
Love it. I think there should be a fund-raising campaign which would include not only building this out, but dedicated funds for keeping in clean… — Jilt
If the city stops dreaming that this is a place for tourists, then it will fail. That thinking is what made Santa Barbara what it… — DB
„ you know the ones that made this town what it was BEFORE“ Interesting - so that means those are also the ones who ruined… — Zeljko
I would not bother with any of this until the city decides to take homelessness seriously. People sleeping all over state street this morning. It… — Chris
It seems like nearly all the new restaurants have out-of-town proprietors… Hopefully they’ll be successful and support local causes. — Evan
Why didn't you take a better close-up photo of that Rattlesnake? — Keith