February 8, 2023
Tag: 836 E. Anapamu Street
State Street’s Drift Hotel Has Opened
Plus: Van Morrison and James Taylor to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Urgent Veterinary Care opening on De La Vina; the complicated hotel project coming to W. Montecito Street; interior designer Amber Lewis hints about a Santa Barbara shop; wildfire detection camera installed on Ortega Ridge; wonderful little building squandered. 13
October 27, 2021
It’s Only Milpas Street (But I Like It)
While Milpas is unlikely to be anyone's favorite street, it sure has a piquant sense of place—not to mention a wide variety of independent businesses, some cute houses, and a mystery at the northern end. (Update: According to comments on Instagram, I was dead wrong about it not being anyone's favorite.) 10
















Recent Comments
You generally can't put speed bumps on throughways that provide access to emergency services, only in alleys, parking lots, etc. — Paul
To be fair, you sound like the jerk, and a real pick me kinda person. How many jobs and taxes have YOU brought here? Is… — CW
Totally! The city council has been emphasizing that the Yardi/Paseo Nuevo deal is going to bring in $120,000/year in real estate taxes (which was previously… — Amelia
I’ve been parking here and enjoying this spot for 25 years and I’ve never seen speeding or noise. I’ve parked here at all times of… — BW
It would be a terrible idea to put speed bumps there and call it a day.... What kind of idiot would think of something like… — Mesa
That’s too bad. That’s a nice spot to sit & relax, read a book, eat lunch, etc — Gracie
Maybe they have 3 wheelchairs. — J
Imagine the dent in the city/county budgets if the police actually ticketed these drivers! — Emma
It's been a super popular place to watch the sunset or just gaze at the ocean for many decades, a Santa Barbara treasure. I often… — Kevin
Thank you for calling this out ------- Who is so thoughtless !?!?!? I have seen it many times — Melissa