Tag: Lobero Theatre

August 15, 2024

A Chilly Reception for the Biltmore’s Family Pool Complex

Other recent news: The arrogance of the U.S. Space Force; beach grooming debate; UCSB chancellor Henry Yang will step down; the candidates for Santa Barbara's city council; the men behind the street names near the airport; questions about the Lobero Theatre's proposed expansion; downtown condo owners caught in the new Community Benefit Improvement District; Refugio State Beach reopened; dreaming big about the former U.S. Bank branch on State Street. 5

August 14, 2024

Progress at San Ysidro Ranch’s Botanical Garden

Plus: The network of paths in lower Franceschi Park; checking in on two architecturally noteworthy houses on E. Mountain Drive; Tina Schlieske Quintet to play the Lobero Theatre; Covet/Cherval Studio shop has closed; potential development across from the Public Market; Drift hotel now has an event space next door. 14

July 28, 2024

10,000-Square-Foot Addition Proposed for the Lobero Theatre

Plus: Summerland bookstore update; Los Patos roundabout is essentially open (with a complication); midcentury dealer coming to Victoria Court; new sewing shop on upper State Street; another Jeff Shelton vacation rental. 2

July 17, 2024

A Slew of Improvements to Haley Street

Plus: Concerts by Lucinda Williams, Kacey Musgraves, and Los Lobos; Maui shop has opened on State Street; a chance to learn curling; updates on the Cold Springs trail and W. Mountain Drive slip-out repair; Fiesta exhibit at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum; the construction project by the Patterson Avenue off-ramp; who bought the former St. Anthony's Seminary? 5

June 29, 2024

Santa Barbara Art Essentials Is Being Forced to Move

Plus: July 4 festivities at the harbor; Anderson .Paak and the mariachi festival at the Santa Barbara Bowl; André 3000’s New Blue Sun live; Jane Lynch's Christmas revue; Charter Classic bus question; who bought the former St. Anthony's Seminary complex? 7

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

June 9, 2024

Chanel Is Opening a Boutique in Montecito

Plus: UCSB Arts & Lectures announced its next season; renowned racetrack for sale; Highway 101 construction is moving north; concerts by Jon Batiste, Sturgill Simpson, John Hiatt, and Omar Apollo; the Yes Store has moved; watercolor show in Los Olivos.

June 2, 2024

Wunderkind Is Opening a Second Shop in Montecito

Plus: The Bar Method appears to be opening downtown; Solvang gay pride parade; Sherman Oaks design studio/shop moving to the Santa Ynez Valley; Christopher Cross to play the Lobero Theatre; Vandenberg Space Force Base has a new motto. 1

May 15, 2024

The Four Potential Designs for Franceschi Park

Plus: After 40 years, Wendy Foster is leaving downtown Santa Barbara; the Biltmore resort pushed its opening way back; proposed changes to a trio of Summerland buildings; a bunch of upcoming performances, including Ali Wong and Toad the Wet Sprocket; Goleta's Clay Studio has changed its name; the lineup for the French Wave Film Festival. 24

March 31, 2024

Five-Story Building Proposed for Downtown

Plus: Show of work by artist/architect Nicklaus Schwaller; Jazz at the Ballroom returns to the Lobero Theatre; “non-emergency city offices” closed tomorrow for a holiday; screening of a documentary about 19th-century courtesans in Paris; indoor skydiving in L.A. 4