Tag: Channel Islands National Park

June 1, 2021

The San Marcos Foothills Fundraising Drive Got an Extension

Plus: Orangetheory's Santa Barbara studio is finally about to open; Channel Islands National Park seeks public comment on a new campground; revised design for the big apartment complex on Milpas Street; pop-up shop selling local goods coming to State Street; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer; anyone know an irrigation specialist?

April 25, 2021

Has the Homeless Hostel Hit a Speed Bump?

Plus: Local apparel brand Covet is opening a store in Montecito; a new Hank Pitcher show at Sullivan Goss; parts of a funky oceanfront Mesa compound are back on the market; input sought regarding the Channel Islands National Park Backcountry and Wilderness Management Plan.

February 8, 2021

A New Home Design Store on State Street

Plus: Jewelry chain coming to Coast Village Road; Edith Caldwell Abode is closing soon; a thorough Covid-19 update from Sansum's medical director; Scorpion Anchorage has reopened; Saturday Night Live's very funny Zillow ad.

January 31, 2021

What’s Next for the Ortega Park Murals

Plus: The Channel Islands are open again; explaining the past year in Santa Barbara real estate; another award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; street sweeping to resume; wherefore the bells toll.

October 30, 2020

Tourism Development Proposed on Santa Rosa Island

Plus: Occhiali is closing its downtown store; Coda Studio's home decor shop debuts today in Montecito; Santa Barbara Museum of Art has reopened; Thousand Steps and Andrée Clark Bird Refuge are planning to have some work done; how to complain about the cannabis stink.

September 10, 2020

Anacapa Island Will Likely Close to Visitors Next Fall

Plus: New drawings of the new Summerland Elementary School; help beautify the Moullet House; Caltrans plans to remove the Alamo Pintado Creek Pedestrian Bridge; film about woman who swam across the Santa Barbara Channel.

July 2, 2020

A New App for Exploring the Channel Islands

And a new trail on Santa Rosa Island. Plus: Proposed demolition of small Shoreline Drive house to make way for something larger; Lotusland invited first responders for a visit; silk masks from Catherine Gee; anti-fog spray at Occhiali; commode camouflage.

June 26, 2020

Nail Salons Are Allowed to Reopen

Plus: The city's parking lots and garages are charging again; Funk Zone vacant lot changes hands; parts of Santa Cruz Island closed for restoration after fire; how to create a clean-air room.