Tag: Lotusland

December 10, 2022

Shop Local Gift Guide, Part 5: 23 More Gift Ideas

To wrap up this year's Shop Local Gift Guide: a cornucopia of other highly giftable stuff. 3

January 6, 2022

Inside the New Australian Walkabout at the Santa Barbara Zoo

Plus: A forthcoming book about Lotusland; Billy Strings is playing two nights at the Santa Barbara Bowl; MarBorg's recycling centers are temporarily closed due to staffing shortages; Bella Vista Drive is now closed till June; anyone know a good vacation rental in Big Sur? 3

April 19, 2021

Southwest Airlines Is Said to Be Adding Two More Destinations to Its Santa Barbara Lineup

Plus: Mollusk's Funk Zone surf shop is moving; architect Jeff Shelton is working on a book about his Santa Barbara buildings; Lotusland art exhibit and auction; why do online shoppers get prime parking spots?

February 23, 2021

Montecito Family Seeks Same for School-Eligible Rental

Plus: Eye of the Day sale starts next week; the former Big Yellow House is no longer yellow; Lotusland is reopening; rental listing touts helistop; Santa Barbara Public Library launches online confabs. 1

January 1, 2021

780 Acres of New Cannabis Cultivation Proposed for Santa Ynez Valley

Plus: Art photographs of Lotusland; help Santa Barbara Channelkeeper keep our watershed clean; a visit to Empire Cleaning Supply; the answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?"

November 5, 2020

State Street Is Looking Like a Ghost Town

Plus: Mock suggestions for new tenants; Sheryl Lowe jewelry store coming to Montecito; half-price days at Lotusland; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's trails and maze have reopened.

October 10, 2020

Hiking Trails Have Reopened in Los Padres National Forest

Plus: Ace Rivington's store is moving; Seda Custom Skincare is opening a second location; Aman-inspired house also available as a rental; Lotusland's plant auction is online for the first time; plastic-bag recycling bin reappears at Vons; an attempt to address Highway 101 congestion in Pismo Beach.

August 24, 2020

Let’s Stop Poisoning Owls and Hawks

Plus: Weekend limits on Montecito beach parking; Space Home & Garden's "safe soft opening"; Montecito Village storefront appears leased; "world-famous sculptor" looking for a rental; short film about Lotusland.

August 13, 2020

A Final Word on Harry and Meghan’s Montecito Estate

Plus: Degeneres burglary thought to be an inside job; new signage at the rebranded Hyatt Centric on E. Cabrillo; Lotusland's Japanese pavilion is open; a UCSB swimmer's 10-mile ocean swim for Covid-19 relief; the city's draft plan to cope with rising sea levels.

July 2, 2020

A New App for Exploring the Channel Islands

And a new trail on Santa Rosa Island. Plus: Proposed demolition of small Shoreline Drive house to make way for something larger; Lotusland invited first responders for a visit; silk masks from Catherine Gee; anti-fog spray at Occhiali; commode camouflage.