August 4, 2026
Tag: Casa Dorinda
New Menswear Store Coming to the Funk Zone
Plus: The next tenant of the green building in the Funk Zone; new boutique and one on the way at the Montecito Country Mart; part of De La Vina Street may be reduced to one lane; 19-unit apartment building proposed for E. Victoria Street; Casa Dorinda intends to expand; real estate brokerage proposes hotel where its office currently stands; Padaro Lane property heading to auction. 7
July 25, 2024
Aggressive Invasive Ants Discovered in Montecito
Other recent news: Santa Barbara is thinking about spending money on an economic development plan; downtown building could become apartments; Mesa residents are concerned about Elings Park fire risk; Carpinteria's Soap store is closing; the tree of the month; push to turn Carpinteria's former Rite Aid into a community center; miserable Casa Dorinda resident Renée Templeraud. 14
October 30, 2022
First Look at the Plan for Montecito’s Dorinda Triangle
Plus: Ghost Village Road is happening; the hotel in the works on lower De La Vina has been turned Spanish; the Ojai Film Festival is coming up; a second debris basin is proposed for Montecito; what you'll find inside Santa Barbara Hives's new San Roque shop. 12
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I think that the right-turn part of the double-headed arrow is for cars merging with the lane to the right as they approach the northbound… — Erik Torkells
That walk-in closet at 1213 looks bigger than some apartments! And that car looks like a very old VW Beatle, the old split window. Late… — Judy's Older Brother
The double-headed arrow in the graphic entitled "Cabrillo Blvd Roundabout at Highway 101 Northbound On/Off Ramps. Northbound on-ramp featured to the right. (rendering)" appears to… — John Perry
I am surprised that no one has mentioned the increase to ice cream in what reminds me of price fixing. No matter where you go,… — MH
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With the predicted Super El Nino this winter, I think a sign saying, "Salsipuedes" would be just as good. — Dan O.
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