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December 5, 2025

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The Santa Barbara Culinary Experience Returns May 12-18

Get ready for seven unforgettable days of flavor, fun, and community. The Santa Barbara Culinary Experience brings together top chefs, acclaimed winemakers, local artisans, and culinary visionaries for a weeklong celebration you won’t want to miss.

  • Odds & Ends

A Possible Lead in the Case of the Purloined Stiletto

Plus: A visit to Rose Story Farm during peak rose season; demolition proposed for Los Patos Way apartments; two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; Fairview Gardens update; Xanadu Skate Boutique to go online-only; Umbra Labs bailed on lower State Street; new look for the SBIFF Film Center; Don Louis Perceval art exhibit at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum; is Santa Barbara like Athens? 8

May 4, 2025

  • Get Out of Town

On a Backroads Tour of New Zealand’s South Island

Most of our time on the South Island was spent on a Backroads tour, and it's easy to see why so many people love the company—they make traveling so easy. But there are trade-offs. Plus: The exquisite Blanket Bay lodge. 6

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Newsletter: May 4

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  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

May 2, 2025

  • Just Listed

A Classic Spread in the Hedgerow

Noteworthy new listings also include a 1950 Chester Carjola in Oak Creek Canyon; fresh renovation a block off Butterfly Beach; timeless Cape Cod; stylish makeover of an 1883 farmhouse near the Upper Village; Alta Mesa for $5.495 million; resort-like property in Park Highlands; east Ojai hacienda; and more. 1

May 1, 2025

  • News Roundup

SBCC Is Going to Build a New Athletic Complex

Other recent news: The new News-Press launched a website; Santa Barbara Unified School District is working on building employee housing at two sites; Santa Barbara MedCenter to remain open under new ownership; the tree of the month. 12

April 30, 2025

  • Hot Property

Upper Hot Springs Compound Sells for a Third Off Initial Asking Price

Last week's sales also include 1920 house steps from Miramar Beach; Yankee Farm property with a lighted tennis court; off-market near Cold Spring School; blocky architecture just off Coast Village Road; 1933 Toro Canyon house; renovation above San Roque; and more.

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Newsletter: April 30

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April 29, 2025

  • Food Stuff

Ospi Opens This Weekend at The Post

More food news: The name of Aperitivo's pasta-centric spinoff; new forecast for Little Mountain in the Upper Village; what's next for the old Angel Oak space at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; new tenant of the former Flightline Restaurant near the airport; Merci will be takeout only for a short period; Revolver is now serving lunch; the correct debut date for Highly Likely in Ojai; Amada Cellars opened a tasting room in Los Alamos. 7

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