Tag: Los Padres Forest Association

January 11, 2024

A New Fitness Studio for Mothers and Mothers-to-Be

Plus: The interior design office in the former Church of Skatan building will include a shop; Totally Tubular '80s concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl; fitness classes at Studio in the Funk Zone; Indian Pink's shop has closed; "Family Ties" stars to perform "Love Letters"; Highway 33 reopened; John Sebastiano's plan for a 22,935-square-foot winery; comedian Kevin Hart to perform here.

March 14, 2023

Another Shop Is Leaving State Street

Plus: Most frontcountry trails have reopened; Parker Clay's warehouse sale is this Saturday; two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; San Ysidro Road northbound onramp to close for nearly two years; current-day photos added to the recent post of old buildings. 1

January 14, 2023

Los Padres National Forest Is Closed for Two Months

Plus: Santa Barbara Airport will have limited parking while improvements are made; update on oil seepage off Summerland's Lookout Park; bluff instability after storms; interior designer Birgit Klein moved her showroom; neat 1930 Mary Craig rental.

May 16, 2021

Shop for Tweens Opening in Montecito’s Upper Village

Plus: California is once again allowing open houses; East Camino Cielo has reopened; Phish is playing the Santa Barbara Bowl; two interesting developments in Los Alamos, including a three-room motel comprising three historic structures relocated to the site; the answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" 1

November 24, 2020

Upcoming Auction of 207-Acre Oceanfront Lot

Plus: The renovation of Lookout Park's east end is complete; Sullivan Goss's popular annual "100 Grand" show opens next week; help remove "non-native noxious weeds" from the frontcountry.

August 31, 2020

This Is What Happens When You Run Into a Fire Hydrant

Plus: New book of Studio William Hefner's work; the city's grammatically incorrect electronic signs; state-operated Covid-19 testing site moved to Goleta; curve warnings installed along Route 192 this week; patches to help the fight to save Pine Mountain.

June 20, 2020

Lotusland’s Japanese Pavilion Is Coming Along Nicely

Plus: The mania for Montecito real estate is creeping up past the $6 million level; William Laman sale; more info on Bird Island off the Goleta coast; campground update from the Los Padres Forest Association.

May 14, 2020

A Stretching Studio Is Opening on Coast Village Road

Plus: Santa Barbara Airport now requires everyone to wear face masks; slacklining in Los Padres National Forest; new book of Hank Pitcher's paintings; Salty Brothers Soap Co. sets up shop on State Street.

May 13, 2020

Did Ellen and Portia Get Cold Feet?

Plus: Channel Islands reopening strategy in the works; house asking for twice the rent it asked for three years ago; new fire restrictions in Los Padres National Forest; Highway 101 median trees cut down; free rocks.

March 25, 2020

Trail Etiquette and Social Distancing

Plus: The Santa Barbara Bowl has postponed its May concerts; the new La Playa Inn on Castillo Street; two-bedroom vacation rental available at the Mill; when every day is a holiday.