January 14, 2026
Tag: Heal the Ocean
A Better Look at the Health Resort Proposed in the Foothills
Plus: Hotel Milo got renovated and a name tweak; Arroyo Hondo Preserve closed for months due to storm damage; new bank branch downtown; the quest for quality magazines; James Taylor concert; Rodeo Riviera opened in the Funk Zone; Heal the Ocean talk at La Casa de Maria; San Ysidro Ranch added a paved parking lot. 10
January 9, 2025
The George Floyd Mural Has Been Painted Over
Other recent news: San Marcos Growers nursery will close at the end of the year; Las Alturas landslide house demolished; more on the Sandpiper Golf Club proposal; World War II relic destroyed by storm; Heal the Ocean's appeal of the Rosewood Miramar Beach project; Moby Dick mural needs attention. 8
March 21, 2024
Architects Make Suggestions for the State Street Promenade
Other recent news: Improvements to Coast Village Road; Vuori is moving again; Josh Brolin bought in Montecito; the theme of the 100th Old Spanish Days Fiesta; Goleta Beach and Gaviota State Park have reopened; Hillary Hauser is stepping down as head of Heal the Ocean; the end of the standard 6 percent sales commission? 10
January 10, 2023
Extraordinary Rainfall Wreaks Havoc on Santa Barbara
Other recent news: Bicycle Bob's is closing after nearly 40 years; the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara is coming back to life; oil spotted off Summerland; Santa Barbara County is using cloud seeding to produce rain; a former mayoral candidate's rug trouble; Cuyama Valley airstrip is open again; how to volunteer for beach clean-up. 10
August 11, 2022
December 14, 2021
Is Something Big Brewing at La Cumbre Plaza?
Other recent news: Record-breaking rainfall in Santa Barbara County; an updated storm impact consideration map was released; statewide indoor mask mandate; Santa Barbara moves toward regulating sidewalk vendors; work completed on a Summerland Beach oil well; decommissioning of Platform Holly has restarted. 5
February 1, 2021
October 24, 2019
September 1, 2019
Burning Questions
- Will You Explain the Plan to Adapt the Waterfront for Climate Change?
- Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
- How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
- Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
- Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
Recent Comments
Fun fact- TC Boyle owns that FLW house, or at least did. — Jimmy Jam
and you are assuming I am Tom Bolton, lol — Tom
And you are assuming that the person you are replying to is not Tom Bolton from Noozhawk, lol. — el_smurfo
BANANA- I love it and am stealing it hahahaha! Sooo appropriate! — Rob
When you have an anchor store at either end of a mall then everything in between is known as "inline." — jimbooo
Well said. — Hobie
The office building on the corner of Arrellaga and Anacapa. — ABSB
Atelier Sunhouse - went by to visit your shop. Walked around the building but couldn’t figure out how to get upstairs? I’ll keep trying… — Bo
Must go to Nate's on Marsh, best and most lively restaurant in town, especially on Martini Mondays. — HD
I absolutely agree! What a great way to revitalize State Street, hopefully this serves as a good example of mixed use spaces being beneficial. — Erik (not Torkells)