September 23, 2025
Tag: Ensemble Theatre Company
September 9, 2025
March 11, 2025
A Massive Vacant Lot in the Funk Zone
Plus: Jeff Bridges and a screening of "The Big Lebowski"; two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows were announced; Pete Buttigieg talk; Valvoline coming to De La Vina Street; Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum appears here to stay; the former Victor the Florist space is available again; rotating cast at Ensemble Theatre Company's new comedy; anyone remember a "family fun center" called Shady Acres? 15
June 16, 2024
Santa Claus Lane Is Getting a Year-Round Christmas Shop
Plus: James Perse's shop at the Montecito Country Mart has closed; "What the Constitution Means to Me" is coming to town; volunteer for the Summer Solstice Celebration; Eric Idle and Aimee Mann at the Lobero Theatre; the Music Academy of the West changed its name back; Soul Care Studio + Sauna is open on Anacapa Street. 1
May 21, 2024
The Most Interesting New Lodging in Town
Plus: The city is seeking standardized ADU designs; Gibraltar Road, East Camino Cielo Road, and Barker Pass Road have reopened; Mayweather Boxing + Fitness studio has closed; Ensemble Theatre Company's next guided trip; Asher Market‘s Santa Ynez location has moved; new vinyl and vintage shop in Solvang; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer. 1
April 15, 2024
January 11, 2024
June 14, 2023
April 22, 2023
Clarification About MarBorg’s New Contract With Santa Barbara
Plus: Clare Swan is taking over a Carpinteria shop; a visit to the Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita; livestream Ensemble Theatre Company's final performances of "The Children"; the vintage sign at Anacapa Body Shop; HotelTonight deals in the Santa Ynez Valley. 5
November 10, 2022
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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