Tag: Fairview Gardens

July 16, 2026

The Staples Store in Goleta Is Closing

Other recent news: West Marine nautical store to shutter; new fancy car show; thumbs down for Goleta condo design; Fairview Gardens farm update; recapping the Sable Offshore saga; more housing proposed for Carpinteria bluffs; city council candidates. 3

April 23, 2026

The County’s Plan to Prioritize Housing for Locals

Other recent news: An update on Fairview Gardens in Goleta; efforts to keep ICE off county property; mobilizing against incumbent County Clerk Joe Holland; fraud in Montecito. 4

May 5, 2025

A Possible Lead in the Case of the Purloined Stiletto

Plus: A visit to Rose Story Farm during peak rose season; demolition proposed for Los Patos Way apartments; two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; Fairview Gardens update; Xanadu Skate Boutique to go online-only; Umbra Labs bailed on lower State Street; new look for the SBIFF Film Center; Don Louis Perceval art exhibit at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum; is Santa Barbara like Athens? 8

June 5, 2022

State Street Hotel Project Has Been Put on the Market

Plus: Free opera rehearsal outside the courthouse today; another Jeff Shelton house is in the works; Carpinteria's two Motel 6 properties have been sold; a longer explanation for the closure of Fairview Gardens; paintings by Orit Fuchs at Maune Contemporary; amusing sign in Los Alamos. 

May 15, 2022

Fairview Gardens Has Closed for a “Major Redesign”

More food news: The Kitchen restaurant incubator appears to be off; downtown McDonald's to close in July; special Julia Child–inspired dishes on many menus this week; Provençal dinner by Two Baking Brits at the Daisy; Alma Fonda Fina appears to have hit a snag; Priedite Barbecue is smoking chicken; Hawaiian hot dogs at Hustle & Grind; Ventura's Model Citizen launches Sunday brunch today. 6