August 5, 2023
Tag: Orient Hand Laundry
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
May 10, 2023
A Bunch of Park Lane’s Beloved Eucalyptus Trees Have Been Cut Down
Plus: New documentary about Spencer the Gardener; Ferris Orthodontic Group appears to have bought a building; Elings Park nature walks with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; Goleta's Orient Hand Laundry has closed; Santa Barbara Airport makes life easier for people with hidden disabilities. 15
Burning Questions
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
- What Are Those Old Pilings in Arroyo Burro Creek?
- What’s This Building Under Construction in Toro Canyon?
- What’s the Story Behind the Seal of the City of Santa Barbara?
- Four Questions From the Mailbag
- What’s This Pole With a Flashing Blue Light?
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What a low ball comment Eliza, do you happen to work for "Lompoc is the armpit of Santa Barbara County" Congressmoron Salud Carbajal?- Goleta is… — Christine!
This letter to the Independent brought up an excellent potential avenue for blocking 505 E. Los Olivos. https://www.independent.com/2025/07/09/will-505-east-los-olivos-be-developed/ **The potential use of part of Mission… — Mike
Anthony that is what Goleta is for. Chains with low quality food and almost zero nutrition. McDonalds didn't make it on State St. That should… — eliza
The guys in black filming and shouting were also at Trader Joe's on DLV yesterday — BillF
This message is for Anthony Studebaker. What in the heck are you talking about..?? Please stop posting such negative comments about restaurants that are trying… — Roy
Those popular restaurants you mentioned will not open in Santa Barbara because the math doesn’t math. Even going to a one of the many local… — Connor
If you voted for newsom - this is EXACTLY what you voted for. The proposed structures near the mission are architecturally inconsistent with the area's… — Tina
Looking forward to the new restaurants though I hope there are some that are medium priced for retirees, We like to eat out often, so… — Susan Ryan
You are not alone! The weird San Ysidro Rd offramp sign is beyond jarring. Like fingernails on the blackboard for anybody who cares about typography. — Sandy
Actually wish Teddys on State was another Brass Bird. Thought I’d never say this but we could actually use another nice coffee shop at upper… — Pete