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

December 23, 2025

  • Under the Hood

The State of the Site

Siteline continues to grow, with traffic nearly doubling this year. Plus: A look back at the most-read posts of the past 12 months—the winner may surprise you—and a reminder that feedback is genuinely welcome. 5

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

December 30, 2022

  • Just Listed

Rolling Out the Barrel in Bel Air Knolls

Noteworthy new listings also include the attempted flip of a squat Hope Ranch house; an Upper East three-bedroom; and a pair of opportunities to buy access to Hollister Ranch. 5

December 29, 2022

  • News Roundup

The Theme of the 2023 Summer Solstice Celebration

Other recent news: 90-minute parking limit coming to Old Town Goleta; update on the apartment complex in the works for De La Vina and Carrillo; Sansum Clinic staff can now charge patients for emails; 24-unit mixed-use development proposed for Carpinteria Avenue.

December 28, 2022

  • Odds & Ends

The New Tenant of the Victor the Florist Space

Plus: Cat Mewseum coming to State Street; Palma Colectiva opening in Victoria Court; the Flaming Lips in concert; Bellosguardo's outbuildings by the beach; the history of the "El Prado" sign at the new Courtyard by Marriott.

  • Email Newsletter

Newsletter: December 28

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.

December 27, 2022

  • Hot Property

New Downtown Penthouse Sells for $3.45 Million

Last week's sales also include a 40-acre ocean-view lot flipped for a loss; Hope Ranch fixer/teardown; Samarkand three-bedroom with appealing outdoor space; Gibraltar Road two-bedroom listed since 2017; and more. 3

December 26, 2022

  • Food Stuff

Longtime Santa Barbara Chef Has Taken Over the Polo Club Restaurant

More food news: The new restaurant at the Leta hotel in Goleta; Handlebar Coffee Roasters, Hook & Press, and Tamar are taking a break; new coffee bar in Paseo Nuevo; owner of Burbank's Smoke House rumored to be working on something here; profile of Vega Vineyard & Farm; the National Heirloom Exposition is coming to Ventura. 4

December 25, 2022

  • Get Out of Town

The Mysteries of Istanbul

The beguiling city is at the nexus of east and west, ancient and modern—and yet it also feels very far away. 3

  • Email Newsletter

Newsletter: December 25

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.

  • <
  • 1
  • …
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • …
  • 375
  • >

Email Newsletter

Or email [email protected] to be manually added.

Just Listed

  • Nineties Mediterranean in Park Highlands
  • Supersize Spec Compound South of the Freeway
  • A Handsome Renovation in Hope Ranch
  • A Heck of a Swimming Pool on Ortega Ridge
  • Spiffy $20 Million Spec Reno in Hope Ranch

Recent Comments

Each member of the SB city council makes about $100K/year, which includes salary and benefits. So that's an annual cost of about $700K. As you… — Doug B

I wonder if the landlord for a Montecito restaurant space are only expecting a level of rent that could be paid by a casual restaurant… — Ken

Looking forward to checking it out! — Cedric

Bar Lou already screwed Oliver's fabulous interior ! — JC

You don't think plenty of animals are killed in the farming of fruits and veggies? Or are they just not cute enough for you to… — Jefferson A.

I hope Monte’s will offer organic ingredients — Julie

Jenna, you sound very angry and your use of language far too harsh. Are you one of those folks that throw paint or worse at… — Mark

Don't screw with the interior just open and use the $500k to $1 million saved to keep prices lower. We have enough $300 a couple… — Jojo milo

Agree. No one wants to spend $33 on an enchilada and eat it in a parking lot. Have the same Corazon as the Public Market… — CitoRat

1030 Via Los Padres: Do shutters in a shower get mildewy or hard to clean? I've always wondered about the best way to block the… — HM

Restaurant News

  • Alma Fonda Fina to Become More Casual
  • The End of the Isla Vista Food Coop Downtown Market
  • Dart Coffee Co. Is Expanding to Summerland
  • Inside the New, Mostly Vegan Corner Market Downtown
  • Pascucci Restaurant Will Close After 33 Years

Popular Posts

  • The End of the Isla Vista Food Coop Downtown Market 8.1k views

  • The Fight Over La Cumbre Country Club 7.3k views

  • Dart Coffee Co. Is Expanding to Summerland 6.9k views

  • New Jeff Shelton Building Proposed Downtown 6.8k views

  • Inside the New, Mostly Vegan Corner Market Downtown 6.2k views

  • Oprah Winfrey Sold Off a Piece of the Promised Land 6.1k views

  • Santa Barbara County Is Facing Big Budget Shortfalls 5.3k views

Walk With Me

  • 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
  • In the Shadow of Magnolia Center
  • Downtown and a Little to the Left

Burning Questions

  • 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?
  • Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
  • How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
  • What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?

Get Out of Town

  • 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
  • Notes From Up North
  • Sleeping in Style at Ojai’s New Hotel El Roblar
Siteline Santa Barbara
  • About Siteline
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Email Newsletter
  • Instagram
  • Legal
© 2025 Siteline, LLC | Accessibility | Site created by NDIC