
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
Great 🥝 🇳🇿 travel reportage Eric ! Love all your details as well as extensive photos ! — Mark
So wonderful to have this new shop there in the El Paseo. Hand crafted ceramics, plants both real and dried, art, books, candles, decorative glassware,… — Miguel
Sad to see McCormick House close up shop to sell off. I've taken a few wonderful art classes there over the years. It is such… — JD
It is absurd. — Laurie
Exactly! I have no words for anyone that could even think of approving such a design and In Buellton of all places. Ed St George… — Monica
Alessia Patisserie & Café, 134 E Canon Perdido Street, Entry mat — Tal
PS- the generated photo previously used was more hidious though — Christine!
If you read the city paperwork- they describe the current Pea Soup design as “art deco”. I don’t think what they think is our deco… — Christine!
Come again? — J
Actually- the Art Deco style they speak of.... is what the current building is described as. — Christine!