Tag: Metropolitan Theatres

September 14, 2026

Is the Hitchcock Cinema Closing Soon?

Plus: "Private arts enclave" in the works; changes proposed at the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden; State Street Trading Post opening date; photorealism at Sullivan Goss; new shop at the Montecito Country Mart. 7

September 19, 2024

The City Council’s Current Thinking About State Street

Other recent news: CVS is said to be closing downtown; Metropolitan Theatres has left the Fiesta Five on State Street; interview with city administrator Kelly McAdoo; what to do with two dilapidated airport hangars; Fuel Depot opened on Storke Road; candidates for Goleta elections; progress for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. 11

March 7, 2024

The Deal to Transform Paseo Nuevo Is Taking Shape

Other recent news: The owner of nearly all local movie theaters declared bankruptcy; Roy Lee appears to have dislodged Das Williams; Garden Street hotel moves forward; the buyer who paid $32 million for the DeGeneres/de Rossi flip; updated FEMA flood maps expected soon; the Macy's store at La Cumbre is spared for now; Ellwood Marine Terminal to be restored to its natural state; Ellwood Mesa has reopened to the public; wind farm near Lompoc begins operations. 9

August 29, 2022

Two Local Movie Theaters Are Finally Getting Upgraded

Plus: Work on the Santa Claus Lane bike path will start soon; 36-unit apartment complex proposed for the Jiffy Lube site on De La Vina; construction imminent of big apartment project at State and Gutierrez; classic Santa Barbara commercial space for lease; new show at Marcia Burtt Gallery; My Pet Ram gallery in the Funk Zone. 5