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
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
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
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219 E Haley is like a block of nothing but inexpensive development. Keep it classic Santa Barbara or forget it. — Bruce
5 people died constructing that building due to a lack of safety regulations, and that was a very low number for the time. I would… — Liz
Is motion training collective moving or are they going to keep their current location and add this in as a second location? — Patrick Tatum
To each his own. I think the opposite as to the new apartment buildins. Haley St to me is a bad choice of color, cheap… — Rob
The De la Vina bridge takes 2 years to complete. They built the Empire State Building in just over 1 year. Just saying. — Thad Bricker
I hope the new Pascucci will offer affordable lunches for those of us working in the area! — Kathie
A lot of price cuts on these higher priced properties. — Don
Not even a real name, absolutely nothing to help - I couldn't even finish this bot's diatribe. Yuck — Chet
Pickle Ball - for the people who can't play tennis or ping pong — Chet
The roads are horrible all over the city. I live on the Mesa and it is a joke. De La Vina is pothole breeding ground.… — Chet