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March 24, 2026

  • News Roundup

City Council to Consider a Moratorium on New Hotels

Other recent news: Santa Barbara High School students caught mid-prank; candidates for county school superintendent debate; possible explanation for why pelicans are getting sick; local Pacaso owner tells his side of the story; a year of closures for the southbound Seacliff off-ramp; Santa Barbara mulls a commercial vacancy tax. 5

June 1, 2022

  • Walk With Me

The Heart of Montecito Is in Coast Village

With historic houses, quaint cottages, a couple of dragons, and plenty of little mysteries, the neighborhood above Coast Village Road makes for a satisfying walk. Just watch where you park. 7

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Newsletter: June 1

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May 31, 2022

  • Sponsored

Big, Glorious, Passionate: Grand Opera Is Back!

One of the most iconic works of romantic Italian opera, "La Traviata" is a story of love and heartbreak in 19th-century Paris. Come spend an unforgettable afternoon in the gorgeous Granada Theatre, and celebrate the end of a one-of-a-kind season that brought the performing arts back to Santa Barbara with a bang.

  • Hot Property

The Park Lane Conundrum Got Handed Off Again

Last week's sales also include a 1923 Upper East house with pretty outdoor spaces; another one in Glen Oaks; 1970s French Normandy in Campanil; a very Mediterranean 5,300-square-footer on Gibraltar Road; and more.

May 30, 2022

  • Food Stuff

The Best Biscuits in Town

More food news: Uncorked is now serving a seven-course tasting menu three nights a week; Austin seafood restaurant Clark's is indeed opening on Coast Village Road; changes at Foxtail Kitchen; a peek inside the Rare Society steakhouse coming to the Funk Zone; the Ballard Inn's chef has left after five months; bagel pop-up at Peasants Deli; Twenty-Four Blackbirds is working on Oaxacan mole negro; the Bristol Farms rite of passage. 2

May 29, 2022

  • Odds & Ends

Vuori Is Opening a Santa Barbara Store

Plus: Pacaso is trying to drum up interest in another Montecito house; imminent reopening for Sheffield Drive on-ramps; construction to start at a busy Montecito intersection; paintings of swimming pools at Sullivan Goss; public hearings about congestion relief along the Highway 101 corridor from Carpinteria to Santa Barbara; more on the pressure cookers attached to utility poles.

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Newsletter: May 29

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May 28, 2022

  • News Roundup

Should All the Parklets on State Street Be Removed?

Other recent news: Covid infections are up but the healthcare system is handling it; the Garden Street Hotel in the Funk Zone moved forward; the county finally tightens some cannabis regulations; this year's county cannabis tax revenue is forecast to be 40 percent less than expected; local media discovers Pacaso fractional-ownership and its opponents; rules adjusted for irrigation wells; a new two-mile trail east of Ventura.

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

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