WALK WITH ME
While the shoreline is the indisputable star of the Butterfly Beach area, there’s plenty more worth exploring—including the Music Academy of the West’s splendid campus and drop-dead gorgeous Santa Barbara Cemetery.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Chris Bellamy for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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STATE OF THE SITE
A look back at the year’s most popular posts—two of which involved a giant red shoe—and a reminder that feedback is genuinely welcome. You can always just reply to this email newsletter.
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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!