March 19, 2024
The Brown Design Group has restored what was originally the Second Baptist Church—a Gothic Revival building from 1925, more recently the Church of Skatan—and there is no handsomer shop in town.
January 11, 2024
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.
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100% Agree! — NJH
I have worked in retail for 40 years...big and small, corporate and field. The shift has already begun to support and encourage smaller retailers to… — Dave
Actually Jefferson, big retailers are a terrible measure of the financial validity of a locale. They do not look at P/L in the same way… — Sam Tababa
Tell these clowns- Craig Martin and Stephanie Smith- to take their liposuction-cannabis queenpin-snake oil-attempted builders remedy shakedown to another town, I recommend Tijuana. — Rob
Supporting small businesses and allowing them to thrive is what we should be doing during these tough times. Frankly, I’m glad to see some of… — Dave
From Restoration Hardware to a thrift store.... CVS gone, Athleta gone, Starbucks gone. When some of the top retailers in the world are saying State… — Jefferson A.
You have the wrong jurisdiction. These developments are within the City of Santa Barbara not the unincorporated county. The County's Housing Element and the timing… — Paul
Anyone who loves Santa Barbara should boycott the architects involved with the irresponsible Mission apartment complex. Those architects are Bildsten Architecture and Planning. — Paul
Hopefully BarLou learns how to spell cucumber before they print too many of the new bar menus … — Julie
The problem is with our County's elected representatives. The ONLY reason these projects are being considered is because our representatives failed to comply with state… — Mitch B
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100% Agree! — NJH
I have worked in retail for 40 years...big and small, corporate and field. The shift has already begun to support and encourage smaller retailers to… — Dave
Actually Jefferson, big retailers are a terrible measure of the financial validity of a locale. They do not look at P/L in the same way… — Sam Tababa
Tell these clowns- Craig Martin and Stephanie Smith- to take their liposuction-cannabis queenpin-snake oil-attempted builders remedy shakedown to another town, I recommend Tijuana. — Rob
Supporting small businesses and allowing them to thrive is what we should be doing during these tough times. Frankly, I’m glad to see some of… — Dave
From Restoration Hardware to a thrift store.... CVS gone, Athleta gone, Starbucks gone. When some of the top retailers in the world are saying State… — Jefferson A.
You have the wrong jurisdiction. These developments are within the City of Santa Barbara not the unincorporated county. The County's Housing Element and the timing… — Paul
Anyone who loves Santa Barbara should boycott the architects involved with the irresponsible Mission apartment complex. Those architects are Bildsten Architecture and Planning. — Paul
Hopefully BarLou learns how to spell cucumber before they print too many of the new bar menus … — Julie
The problem is with our County's elected representatives. The ONLY reason these projects are being considered is because our representatives failed to comply with state… — Mitch B