Tag: Free People

May 13, 2026

Odds & Ends

De La Vina Street to Get Two Pocket Parks

Plus: Free People is opening a second store on State Street; Palm Tree Music Festival doubles down on the area; Chapala Street gym moving; Ingrid Michaelson to play the Lobero Theatre; two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; San Ysidro Debris Basin signage. 5

Crane Country Day School

February 2, 2026

Odds & Ends

An Update on the Ornate Mission Inn

Plus: Free People has opened near the bird refuge; hotel conversion on E. Haley Street; UCSB bought two more downtown buildings; Cottage Hospital is looking to expand again; the perils of Tangerine Falls; Trevor Noah returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl; thanks for the tip? 10

Variant Training Lab

January 6, 2026

Odds & Ends

A Raft of Store Closings

Plus: Including Far West Guns, Whitney Chic Boutique, Paradise Imports, and Caravan by KiKiSol; More Mesa bluff erosion imperils homes; Los Patos Way tenant confirmed; "for lease" sign at Open Air Bicycles; drainage and slippery patching on the 101. 7

Fidelity National Title

July 29, 2025

Odds & Ends

Another Departure on Coast Village Road

Plus: The rumored tenant of a prime space on Los Patos Way; the Montecito Club would like to demolish at least part of the 1918 house next door; outdoor furniture for the Central Library plaza; Ghirardelli is proposing giant sundae mosaics visible on State Street; the Ritz-Carlton Bacara ended (and restarted) its spa deal for locals; return of the Cat Video Fest. 11