July 21, 2026
Tag: Lobero Theatre
A New Cannabis Shop on Upper State Street
Plus: Update on the Rosewood Miramar's Beach gates; temporary tenant for a former Rite Aid in Goleta; another single-artist gallery downtown; Padaro Lane and the California Coastal Trail; interesting Padaro Lane house under construction; Fortune Feimster show. 2
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April 26, 2026
Katy Perry’s Foundation Wants to Build a Summer Camp in Goleta
Plus: What's next for the former bank building at the Montecito Country Mart; the Uptown Artists Open Studio Tour is coming up; new subdivision proposed for Los Alamos; Cowboy Junkies return to the Lobero Theatre; update on SBPD's current headquarters; easy fix for a parking lot popular on farmers' market days. 4
March 15, 2026
Large Gym to Open in Downtown Santa Barbara
Plus: Funk Zone rooftop wedding venue in the works; Montecito tennis/pickleball court open; Ty Warner sign coming to Dwight Murphy Field; swimwear chain open on Coast Village Road; Brandi Carlile and John C. Reilly in concert; new Italian apparel store at The Post; Coachella Valley town on the cusp of change. 10
December 24, 2025
December 10, 2025
First Look at the Music Academy of the West’s Downtown Venue
Plus: The Funk Zone lost two dozen free parking spaces; Iris Galerie has opened; new tenant for the cute space on De La Guerra Plaza; permanent conservation of 587 acres in the Los Alamos Valley; Preservation Hall Jazz Band in concert; Anacapa Architecture's handsome office on State Street. 1
October 21, 2025
Inside the New Family-Friendly Pool Hall on Chapala Street
Plus: Three local celebs in conversation at the Lobero; The Well will close an outpost as part of a consolidation; the DJ Javier show at the Museum of Contemporary Art; State Street building proposed for demolition; Santa Ynez General's apparel is now all in Los Olivos; the horseshoes embedded in Arlington Plaza's parking lot. 2
October 12, 2025
The Fess Parker Inn in Los Olivos Wants to Double in Size
Plus: New jewelry boutique at the Montecito Country Mart; The Well bought a 9.13-acre property in Carpinteria; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's temporary casitas to be unveiled; the Central Coast AirFest is coming up; Taj Mahal, Patty Griffin, and Madeleine Peyroux in concert; Janeane Garofalo to speak here; the latest with Rincon Island. 3
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Thank goodness its not here, Ricks taking the hideous architecture on tour, it should fit in nicely in TO, they'll just have to paint it… — Alan
I’ve long thought the golf course is ripe for redevelopment. Though I do agree with the slippery slope concerns. That said, I am shocked to… — BW
Thanks for digging in. Seems the issues are all water related. I’m wondering if a preferred design context given the obvious constraints would be composting… — Daniel Meisel
True. But remote, if you want to be in a more urban part of SF. Remind me to tell you about the Kabuki in Japantown,… — Thomas Reynolds
I see you've been slumming it in our old town. The Huntington must have created more rooms; previously it was mostly suites, having formerly been… — Thomas Reynolds
The Presidio hotels in the Presidio are hands down my favs Erik! Big rooms (former army barracks), quiet - fantastic art installations in the hiking… — Leslie Westbrook
Who designed the rediculous improved street/parking configuration on Santa claus lane...there isn't enough room in the north bound lane to drive a car through...parked cars… — BeckyGallup
Their needs to be a better answer then just closing the rest stop. I do the drive almost daily and the amount of people I… — Derek
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells