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

June 21, 2026

  • Sponsored

Calling All Locals: Enjoy 30% Off Your Next Staycation

Hotels, resorts and vacation rentals are offering 30% off stays for Santa Barbara County residents and their visiting friends and family. It’s the perfect excuse to rediscover why the place you call home is such a sought-after escape.

  • Hot Property

Old-School Bungalow on Miramar Beach Sells for $11.95 Million

Last week's sales also include a big Mediterranean east of the Hedgerow; resort-style grounds near Lotusland; Campanil two-bedroom; glitzy Bel Air Knolls floops; wacky floor plan in a spectacular setting; Mission Canyon tile work; and more.

November 10, 2025

  • Odds & Ends

A Better Look at the Plans to Redevelop the Sears Part of La Cumbre Plaza

Plus: Bucatini pop-up at The Post; Santa Barbara Rock Gym to close; University of California bought another building downtown; more improvements at Plaza del Mar park; Yellow Pages update; Jack Johnson to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; new Rubenstein Chan show. 7

November 9, 2025

  • Food Stuff

First Look at Bistro Amasa, Opening This Week

More food news: Brass Bird confirmed for San Roque; Manifattura is now taking reservations online; Anchor Rose is reportedly closing; the changes at Corazón Comedor; Sandbar is closed for remodeling; two restaurants partner on a TV dinner–themed night; Nantucket wine bar in residence at Tyler x Lieu Dit; SB Biergarten is adding an outdoor dining deck; the Miracle Christmas pop-up will be in Solvang, too. 17

  • Email Newsletter

Newsletter: November 9

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.

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

November 7, 2025

  • Just Listed

Spiffy $20 Million Spec Reno in Hope Ranch

Noteworthy new listings also include a thoroughly Tuscan compound; one of the Miramar resort's neighbors; a winner near the San Roque spider web; 1887 Victorian on Brinkerhoff Avenue; beachfront contemporary south of La Conchita; and more. 1

November 6, 2025

  • Sponsored

The Right School Is Everything

A quality education makes all the difference in a child's development. Here are six programs that warrant a close look.

  • News Roundup

The Push for Public Access to Hollister Ranch Beaches

Other recent news: Changes coming to Cacique Street homeless shelter; a long look at California's insurance problem; county supervisors deny Sable Offshore permit transfer; improvements to Franklin Creek trail in Carpinteria; the tree of the month. 1

November 5, 2025

  • Welcome Wagon

A Restaurant for People Who Love Restaurants

Opening tomorrow in Montecito's Upper Village, Little Mountain is the most ambitious, most polished, most exciting restaurant to debut here in many years. 22

  • <
  • 1
  • …
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • …
  • 402
  • >

Email Newsletter

Or email [email protected] to be manually added.

Just Listed

  • Ennisbrook Château Given a Contemporary Makeover
  • Appealing Mediterranean in Toro Canyon
  • A Different Kind of Island View
  • 5,000-Square-Footer on a Sweet Upper Village Street
  • 2009 Spanish Colonial in the Golden Quadrangle’s Sweet Spot

Recent Comments

Saturday Fisherman's Market on the pier (by Brophys), every Saturday 6-11a. Meet your fishermen and get the freshest local seafood available, sooo good! — Mac

While I sympathize with the Padaro homeowners there are two noteworthy reasons to remove the majority of the trees and add the additional mile of… — Dennis Houghton

I think those Padero Lane residents would be concerned about the loss of trees which currently largely block the view of the freeway and reduce… — SeaKanda

Agree! — Christine

Many of these people who whine and cry about not enough housing are the same ones who bitch about losing trees in turn for improved… — Tomás

This is a disappointing take from the author. The railroad right of way, where this work will occur is where the railroad has a right… — NL

That’s a great list and going to check out the train museum with my 5 year old grandson. I would also add the natural history… — AFC

You don't need a kid to go to the Sea Center - it's fun and informative, and will bring out the kid in any adult. — Sarita

I’d like to get this as a tattoo. Or maybe a billboard. Probably a billboard. Bravo, regardless. “ You should remember that where you’re sitting… — Andy

I suspect the residents of Padaro Lane are more concerned with losing their parking carve outs on Union Pacific property than with losing the trees. — BG

Restaurant News

  • Silvergreens Cafe Has Opened Downtown
  • A New Gelato Shop Is Opening in the Tondi Space
  • Whiskey ‘N Rye Barbecue Is Opening in Goleta
  • One Site, Two Chefs, Three New Establishments
  • A Wine Bar Is Opening at The Post

Popular Posts

  • A New Gelato Shop Is Opening in the Tondi Space 6k views

  • The Latest on the Tri-County Produce Development 5.9k views

  • The End of the Left-Exit Era 5.5k views

  • Whiskey ‘N Rye Barbecue Is Opening in Goleta 5.5k views

  • Three Longtime Incumbents Have Been Ousted 5.1k views

  • One Site, Two Chefs, Three New Establishments 4.9k views

  • Silvergreens Cafe Has Opened Downtown 4.9k views

Walk With Me

  • Where One School Leads to Another
  • The Manifold Splendors of Mid-State
  • The Westmontish Region of Montecito
  • 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

Burning Questions

  • Why Are the Railroad Tracks Being Expanded Along Padaro Lane?
  • Will You Explain the Plan to Adapt the Waterfront for Climate Change?
  • Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
  • How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
  • Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
  • Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
  • What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?

Get Out of Town

  • Highlights of The Dirty T
  • The Majesty of Angkor Wat
  • From Vietnam With… Ambivalence
  • The City That Never Spits
  • The Original Sim City
  • That’s Life in Death Valley
  • An Old West Town in Wine Country
Siteline Santa Barbara
  • About Siteline
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Email Newsletter
  • Instagram
  • Legal
© 2026 Siteline, LLC | Accessibility | Site created by NDIC