Tag: Montecito Country Mart

April 25, 2021

Has the Homeless Hostel Hit a Speed Bump?

Plus: Local apparel brand Covet is opening a store in Montecito; a new Hank Pitcher show at Sullivan Goss; parts of a funky oceanfront Mesa compound are back on the market; input sought regarding the Channel Islands National Park Backcountry and Wilderness Management Plan.

April 4, 2021

Santa Barbara County Is on the Verge of a Covid-19 Backslide

Other recent news: County Democrats endorse incumbents; Montecito's Read 'N Post to be replaced by new shop; interview with mayoral candidate Randy Rowse; billionaire buys $31 million Butterfly Beach house; Figueroa Mountain wildflower update; Aman Resorts in talks regarding possible Mount Baldy resort.

December 9, 2020

Sign a Petition to Get the Central Coast Its Own ICU Standard

Plus: New eyewear store coming to Montecito; revised debris flow risk map to be revealed; Museum of Contemporary Art pop-up gift shop; Jeff Shelton patterns now available on fabrics; where to donate building materials.

December 1, 2020

Holiday Gift Markets Are Popping Up All Over

Including at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Dylan Star's parking lot, and the Dart Coffee Garden. Plus: Santa Claus Lane overhaul appears delayed; possible subdivision of 12.77-acre Montecito property; a maskless man's contrition. 2

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.

November 4, 2020

No Real Surprises in Local Election Results

Other recent news: Two abandoned oil wells off Summerland to finally be capped; Clic founder Christiane Celle; the fight for a wildlife crossing beneath the 101; UCSB fans can have cardboard cutouts of themselves at basketball games.

October 17, 2020

New State Street Hotel Moves Forward

Plus: No trick-or-treating on Coast Village Road this year; another bear spotted in east Montecito; Clic shop opens today; architects discuss their dream for a better downtown. 1

October 13, 2020

Westside Park to Close for Three-Month Renovation

Plus: Fashionable pop-ups at the Montecito Country Mart; Rancho San Carlos's astonishingly low property tax; Mollusk surfboard swap; county sheriff officer goes viral; film recommendations from the SBIFF.

September 30, 2020

Forest Closure Extended Yet Again

Plus: New York City home store opening in Montecito; Governor Newsom signed the bill banning many rat poisons; 30 new electric-vehicle charging stations at a downtown garage; grants for small businesses coping with Covid-19; royals deny reality show report.

September 16, 2020

Fabulous Estate Sale in Los Olivos This Weekend

Plus: What the proposed battery array on E. Gutierrez will look like; pop-up gallery in Montecito; updated renderings of the Summerland Elementary School; what to do if you find a wild animal that needs assistance.