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December 24, 2025

  • News Roundup

Santa Barbara County Is Now in the Orange Tier

Other recent news: The parking situation around the Hot Springs Trailhead; Figueroa Mountain wildflower update; the washed-out stretch of Highway 1 near Big Sur reopens this Friday; profiles of artists Richard Schloss and Jane Gottlieb.

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this photo was taken? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 3

April 19, 2021

  • Odds & Ends

Southwest Airlines Is Said to Be Adding Two More Destinations to Its Santa Barbara Lineup

Plus: Mollusk's Funk Zone surf shop is moving; architect Jeff Shelton is working on a book about his Santa Barbara buildings; Lotusland art exhibit and auction; why do online shoppers get prime parking spots?

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Located on a private tree-lined country lane, 206 Olive Mill Road is an elegantly appointed five-bedroom Mediterranean estate with stunning architectural details on a full acre.

  • Food Stuff

Wingman Rodeo Is Getting Its Own Place

More food news: Mesa Burger's new chicken sandwich; what's up with the former Mackenzie Market space; backyard dinner at the forthcoming Rory's Place restaurant in Ojai; new tenant for the Coffee & Bean Tea Leaf shop in Carpinteria; pizza chain opening on De La Vina; profile of High Seas Mead. 1

April 18, 2021

  • Shop to it

Santa Barbara’s New Cool-Kid Bike Store

The Boom Boom Bike Room has the attitude of a skate shop, but with "punk ass bikes" and "vintage sleaze."

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April 17, 2021

  • News Roundup

Former Hostel to Become Housing for the Homeless

Other recent news: RV rammed into a downtown parklet; Isla vista beach bluff collapse; dredging underway of the Santa Barbara Harbor; 3,000 acres of Santa Ynez Valley trails now open to hikers; new home store in Santa Ynez. 3

  • Hot Property

Double-Wide Miramar Beach House Sells for $16 Million

The week's other notable sales include a 1902 compound on Riven Rock Road; Hope Ranch house that closed in three days; Hedgerow four-bedroom that went for $300,000 over ask; French Provincial in Birnam Wood; and more.

April 16, 2021

  • Exclusive

Ty Warner Is Building a Huge Botanical Garden at the San Ysidro Ranch

The land is newly fenced and being cleared of everything except the trees that survived the Thomas Fire. 1

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