August 5, 2023
Tag: Opera Santa Barbara
Montecito Under the Microscope
Other recent news: Spend the night at Gwyneth Paltrow's place; the long history of Goleta’s Orient Hand Laundry; a deeper look at a few hotel projects in the works around here; Opera Santa Barbara's new season; the end of Dirt-style dirt about who bought where; the Jeff Shelton revamp of the State Street undercrossing is finally proceeding. 6
September 28, 2022
The Jake & Jones Men’s Shop Has Soft-Opened
Plus: New salon coming to De La Vina; retro signage is up at the Courtyard by Marriott on State Street; Opera Santa Barbara presents "Tosca"; Santa Barbara County Search & Rescue open house; Ukrainian cultural celebration; "Memories of Mountain Drive" at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. 4
June 5, 2022
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And to add - the problem here is not really architects or architecture schools - the issue is the HLC and Design Review Board. They… — OldWalter
This post is riddled with falsehoods and inaccuracies: Huguette had not visited Bellosguardo since the 1950s. She did not own Madison Square Garden, nor did… — Bettye Jones
SBSince I actually agree with you that the idea that the default look for SB buildings should be some vaguely Spanish-Revival-ishhhhh has gone wayyyyyy too… — OldWalter
Yes, every building should be a bland shade of white with orange tile roofs. As taught in art and architecture schools, all design should conform… — SBsince1981
I don’t understand Jeff Shelton architecture, It looks like a childish cartoon. In my opinion it doesn’t match SB at all especially in main areas… — CB
I've studied Art, Design and Architecture my whole life. I don't get it either... — RWD
I heard it's going to be a Rusty's. — OldWalter
Don't let it be 3 Pickles — Heather Wright
There is an area where short term rentals are allowed, for the most part centered on State Street. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=0c3a389f1de645319b10e95a206b32b4 — Andy
So True ~ he couldn’t even get the major facts right about her $6Billion Fortune. Just asked the public for stories. When Mort Zuckerman was… — Tad