Tag: Paseo Nuevo

October 29, 2022

Rascal’s Vegan Pop-Up Has to Find a New Home

More food news: The Natural Café on State Street will close in the spring; the Dutch Garden is said to be quietly opening for lunch any day now; an epic rant about McConnell's Fine Ice Creams; the Daisy's enticing new array of condiments, dressings, and more; chicken-and-waffles chain coming to Paseo Nuevo. 6

September 9, 2022

Planned Parenthood’s Big Annual Book Sale Is Coming Up

Plus: A show of work by architects who are also artists; three Highway 101 off-ramps are due to reopen soon; Montecito Collective has expanded with a second shop; new pet-relief area at Santa Barbara Airport in the works; shoe store opening on State Street; the answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?"

August 23, 2022

The Future of Paseo Nuevo Is Unclear

Other recent news: The original Motel 6, near East Beach, charges as much as $426 per night; Santa Barbara County to install license-plate readers; Elings Park now has a free nine-hole disc golf course; monkeypox vaccine to be available at Pride events; Girls Inc. is suing a real estate brokerage and developer.

July 29, 2022

Anyone Want to Buy a Polo Field?

Plus: The likely site of Rad Power Bikes's Funk Zone showroom; some of Paseo Nuevo's owners are said to have defaulted on their debt; Loveworn's "greatest sale ever"; why a rent dispute over the Montecito Vons seems unlikely; new free tour of Santa Barbara's Old Town; the effort to get New Cuyama's L88 airport reopened; a special sandscript by John Edward Heaton.

July 14, 2022

Santa Barbara Is Getting a Professional Soccer Team

Other recent news: The Museum of Contemporary Art is closing; State Street Promenade to get more lights and regular cleaning; new fencing along freeway off-ramps popular with the homeless; Olympic figure skater bought in the Hedgerow; interim police chief Barney Melekian steps down; emergency alert system to be tested in Montecito; Ventura's 1,645-acre Mariano Rancho to be preserved. 1

June 10, 2022

Coast Village Road Will Finally Get Some Attention

Other recent news: No surprises in recent election; Havaianas now has a Santa Barbara shop; county public health director Van-Do Reynoso is stepping down; city passes moratorium on new hotels; zebra repeatedly spotted on Camino Cielo; Carly Rae Jepsen to play the Arlington. 1

April 25, 2022

Makeover Proposed for the Former Nordstrom Building

Plus: Hotel coming to the vacant lot next to Santa Cruz Market; hotel rates are now 50 percent higher than three years ago; Pacaso opposition on the Riviera; the old Victor the Florist storefront is for lease; Kismet's annex is open in Montecito's Upper Village; discounted membership for the forthcoming CycleBar. 5

April 22, 2022

A Spinning Studio Is Opening at Paseo Nuevo

Plus: Cat Power is playing the Lobero; the latest Jeff Bezos rumor; a new mobile dance class in Santa Barbara; Letter Perfect found its next home (and a new name); where Home Crush is opening in Summerland; "The Little Book of Montecito Writers." 1

April 15, 2022

Many More Dirt Sidewalks Are in the Works for Montecito

Other recent news: Pet paraphernalia shop opens on Coast Village Road; more stores coming to Paseo Nuevo; alleged turtle thief apprehended; UCSB's collection of recorded music on wax cylinders; inside the Montecito Sanitary District; Coral Casino's reopening forecast. 1

March 7, 2022

Indian Pink Brings a Blast of Color to State Street

Plus: Town hall regarding the proposed SBPD building; design tweaks to a 34-unit apartment complex in the Haley Street Corridor; Santa Claus Lane art gallery is closing; Corinne Bailey Rae at the Lobero Theatre; new cruelty-free beauty store in Paseo Nuevo; rooster nuisance. 9