July 14, 2025
Tag: Caldwell Snyder
The Upper Village Is Getting Another Bank Branch
Plus: Swimwear chain confirmed for Coast Village Road; Loveworn has opened a Carpinteria shop; the Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury weighs in; fence proposed around the landmark Moreton Bay fig tree; electronic duo to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Melissa Chandon paintings at Caldwell Snyder. 11
October 21, 2024
When the Next Segment of Carpool Lanes Might Open
Plus: Michael Towbes Library Plaza to debut soon; the San Ysidro Ranch's botanical garden; new health-and-wellness shop in Carpinteria; paintings by Siddarth Parasnis; State Route 192 to reopen near Parma Park; when will a new traffic light get activated? 1
August 4, 2024
October 19, 2023
September 25, 2023
Studio X’s Second Pilates Studio Opens This Week
Plus: Update on Sonoma Fit's downtown gym; local hotel occupancy and rates dipped in August; Asher Market has expanded to Santa Ynez; Belong Church leased a State Street space; Cabrillo Boulevard improvements; John Gibson paintings at Caldwell Snyder. 6
March 6, 2023
A New Menswear Store in the Funk Zone
Plus: Music Academy president Scott Reed is leaving the organization; another new apartment building is in the works downtown; two Highway 101 ramps to reopen this week; the Lumineers and Kelsea Ballerini to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; reader question about a nice-smelling plant; paintings by Arty Grimm at Caldwell Snyder. 1
September 18, 2022
October 21, 2021
September 12, 2021
The Story Behind Eight Jeff Shelton Buildings
Plus: Ortega Park redesign; Planned Parenthood book sale is coming up; Hacienda by Bonita Lifestyle's Summerland shop is closing (and everything is on sale); disrespectful hikers; Charles Arnoldi show at Caldwell Snyder Gallery; the city's odd bingo game. 1
November 14, 2020
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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