Siteline Santa Barbara
menu
  • About Siteline
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Email Newsletter
  • Instagram
  • Legal

March 30, 2026

  • Sponsored

The Rise of Residential Resorts

More and more discerning and affluent individuals are reshaping the luxury home market and turning their residences into all-purpose havens that transcend even the most exclusive resorts.

  • Hot Property

Park Lane Supertuscan Sells for $36.8 Million

Last week's sales also include a Cubist one way up the hill in Montecito; Alameda Padre Serra for a quarter million over ask; the rare Summerland house to have a pool; California cottage spec reno outside Los Olivos; and more.

February 5, 2024

  • Odds & Ends

A New Shop Is Opening in the Big Yellow House

Plus: Pura Luna Apothecary is closing its shop; downtown commercial space likely to become residential; Jacob Collier concert; office for homeless services opening on Chapala Street; San Ysidro Road off-ramp to close for months; the Starr King Rummage Sale; is coming up; 10-room hotel proposed for Santa Ynez; Funk Zone pedestrian gate. 1

February 4, 2024

  • Welcome Wagon

Silvers Omakase Is Aiming for the Stars

The former Seven Bar & Kitchen space in the Funk Zone has been converted to a plush jewel box, the better to spotlight the cooking of chef Lennon Silvers Lee. "You’re coming for the best sushi experience you can have in the United States," promises cofounder Lisa Green.

  • Email Newsletter

Newsletter: February 4

The Siteline newsletter is the best way to follow the website. To subscribe, click the link at the bottom of this post. And you can unsubscribe at any time.

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 1

February 2, 2024

  • Sponsored

Classic Santa Barbara Style at Casa Belmonte

Casa Belmonte is a beautifully redesigned and renovated home where modern design meets traditional Mediterranean elegance, and it encompasses everything the Santa Barbara lifestyle has to offer—all within five minutes of downtown, the Mesa, Shoreline Park, and the beach.

  • Just Listed

A Sweet Spread on Ortega Ridge

Noteworthy new listings also include a jazzed-up Bel Air Knolls midcentury; a pretty, sophisticated renovation in Alta Mesa; 1925 house on Chapala with a massive closet; one of the first homes in San Roque; five-star bathroom; and more.

February 1, 2024

  • News Roundup

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art Canceled an Exhibit Because It Wasn’t Diverse Enough

Other recent news: Voting underway for a downtown Community Benefit Improvement District; recapping the meeting about the Carpinteria Bluffs hotel project; the Coral Casino reopened; water damage has temporarily shuttered the Granada Theatre; the X Games are returning to Ventura; Modoc Road multi-use trail update; the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinic’s new Westside clinic was allowed to be a bit taller. 29

January 31, 2024

  • Odds & Ends

What’s Next for Franceschi House?

Plus: The Romero Canyon trail has partially reopened; Lyle Lovett at the Lobero Theatre; Natalie Merchant at the Santa Barbara Bowl; Transition House bought an eight-unit apartment building; the Biltmore is seeking approval for a large slate of improvements; the work-in-progress State Street undercrossing; proposed changes at the Montecito Club and La Cumbre Country Club. 6

  • <
  • 1
  • …
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • …
  • 389
  • >

Email Newsletter

Or email [email protected] to be manually added.

Just Listed

  • Classic Montecito Compound Resuscitated in Style
  • Storybook Mini-Compound in a Prime Montecito Location
  • Megaterranean on 10 Acres in Carpinteria’s Rancho Monte Alegre
  • A Stunner on a Montecito Cul-de-Sac
  • Jeff Shelton’s Pistachio House in Downtown Santa Barbara

Recent Comments

It was tax dollars that paid for the widening project anyway. At least a toll would more fairly source funding from those who use the… — Sean

It can do both - raise revenue for infrastructure investments & incentivize carpooling. — Sean

Wow, have to bring him up when talking about a local freeway widening issue, living rent free in there isn't he? — Jefferson A.

Toll lanes for single drivers are just a way to let rich people get by traffic. The incentive should be to carpool and not for… — Jan

100%. Soon as the 3 lanes are completed, CT will start over, adding #4. Americans continue to repeat their stupid mistakes over and over again. — Gail

That's a design feature for people on the "Staircase Diet." Every time the resident wants a snack, they see the stairs and decide that they… — Harry H.

If you go to Google maps and search for dump stations, you'll see there's far more more than one along the coast here. Have you… — SkyG

I personally don't have an issue with stairs (yet), but I try to look at houses the way a prospective buyer might—many of whom are… — Erik Torkells

Very thoughtful remarks. Good suggestions! — Chris

Car pool lanes are only used during early a.m. and late afternoon rush hours. The rest of the time it is an additional lane &… — Denise McL

Restaurant News

  • The Name of the Upper Village’s Next New Restaurant
  • Opening Date for the Bar/Shop Called Beau
  • A New Restaurant Space in Carpinteria
  • Rincon Brewery’s Funk Zone Outpost Is Closing
  • Yetz’s Bagels Opens in Goleta Tomorrow

Popular Posts

  • Large Gym to Open in Downtown Santa Barbara 10.2k views

  • The Post Has Been Sold for a Handsome Sum 8.4k views

  • A New Restaurant Space in Carpinteria 8.2k views

  • Rincon Brewery’s Funk Zone Outpost Is Closing 7k views

  • Highway 101 Construction Is About to Move North 6.3k views

  • The U.S. Postal Service Wants to Leave the Montecito Country Mart 5.9k views

  • The Striking New Building Proposed to Replace the Bottle Shop 5.9k views

Walk With Me

  • The Manifold Splendors of Mid-State
  • The Westmontish Region of Montecito
  • The Arty Heart of Downtown Santa Barbara
  • A Five-Block Adventure in Downtown Ventura
  • East Meets West on Mountain Drive
  • On Summerland’s Western Fringe
  • Higher Education on the Mesa

Burning Questions

  • How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
  • Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
  • Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
  • What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
  • When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
  • What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
  • Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?

Get Out of Town

  • The City That Never Spits
  • The Original Sim City
  • That’s Life in Death Valley
  • An Old West Town in Wine Country
  • The Glorious Isolation of Santa Barbara Island
  • Hiking From Hotel to Hotel in the Dolomites
  • A Ramble Through the English Countryside
Siteline Santa Barbara
  • About Siteline
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Email Newsletter
  • Instagram
  • Legal
© 2026 Siteline, LLC | Accessibility | Site created by NDIC