Tag: MarBorg Industries

August 6, 2023

MarBorg Industries Wants to Build an 18,774-Square-Foot Headquarters

Plus: Domecíl is moving; harborside building plans to sell food; big multi-family development in the works at Ortega and Anacapa; Valerie June to play the Lobero; mixed-used project proposed for lower Anacapa; Prevail Conditioning moved to upper State Street; the city bought a building on E. Anapamu; Invoca's former State Street offices have been subleased; leasing update on The Post, a.k.a. Las Aves. 6

April 22, 2023

Clarification About MarBorg’s New Contract With Santa Barbara

Plus: Clare Swan is taking over a Carpinteria shop; a visit to the Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita; livestream Ensemble Theatre Company's final performances of "The Children"; the vintage sign at Anacapa Body Shop; HotelTonight deals in the Santa Ynez Valley. 5

April 14, 2023

MarBorg’s Non-Curbside Rate Hike Is Coming to Santa Barbara

Other recent news: The Santa Barbara City Council can't make up its mind about State Street parklet fees; Carpinteria Salt Marsh trails and beach access closed till June; park turtles to be relocated; Santa Claus Lane upgrade moves forward; recap of the debate over the proposed hotel at 101 Garden Street; Carrizo Plain superbloom photos. 7

March 9, 2023

Big Carpinteria Development Lands Its First Retail Tenant

Plus: A State Street bank is closing; the Nesbitt mansion is back on the market; more reasoning for MarBorg's non-curbside rate hike; construction on Highway 217 starts in April; Jazz at the Ballroom returns to the Lobero Theatre; amusing construction sign. 5

March 2, 2023

Why Were Cameras Installed at the Montecito Hot Springs?

Plus: The latest plans for the De La Guerra Plaza revamp; Little Rainbow Foot Spa closed for remodeling; a new explanation from MarBorg for its non-curbside rate hike; Union Bank is becoming U.S. Bank; East Beach water-contact closure lifted; free firewood from the State Street Axe Club; potential public use of Santa Barbara High School's track and football field. 12

February 19, 2023

The Las Aves Developer Has Taken Over More of Los Patos Way

Plus: Housing for the homeless is said to be in the works for 1.7 acres on upper State Street; more on MarBorg's hefty rate hike for non-curbside service; Channel City Lumber is opening a Santa Barbara store; Angel boutique is moving; an update on the Best Western Pepper Tree Hotel; the Santa Barbara Antique Show is coming up; E. Mountain Drive has reopened at the Cold Spring trailhead; Trombone Shorty, Ziggy Marley, and Mavis Staples to play the Santa Barbara Bowl. 10

February 13, 2023

Rooms & Gardens Is Moving to Montecito

Plus: MarBorg's price hike for "non-curbside" service; Goleta Beach County Park has partially reopened; Zodo's bowling alley has been rebranded; documentary about the cool house on Pepper Hill; city survey about the Single Family Design Board design review process; contemporary photos of old buildings; Highway 101 construction updates. 12

August 6, 2022

Upper Village Mystery Tenant Revealed

Plus: Midcentury estate sale in Lompoc; Jerry Seinfeld at the Arlington; background on a Bradbury Avenue bungalow court; tours of MarBorg's recycling facility; Sunkissed Pantry has opened on Canon Perdido; new State Street gallery devoted to one artist; Santa Barbara Police Department has introduced a special evacuation siren; Yellow Bird Music is moving.

January 13, 2022

A New Tenant for the Sears Building at La Cumbre Plaza

Plus: A peek inside the roller rink opening on State Street; the Magic Castle Cabaret space is said to be getting a new chapter; Hueneme Supply Co. is moving into the old Tent Merchant compound; updates on Highway 101's Sheffield ramps; recycling centers have reopened; major price cut on Ortega Ridge; good housepeeking at a historic $95,000-per-month rental. 1

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