April 20, 2023
Tag: Santa Barbara Airport
Trippy Playground Proposed for Dwight Murphy Field
Other recent news: County property tax revenue is up, but cannabis continues to underperform; Platform development inches forward; five more cruise ships this season; the Spirit of Fiesta is a guy for the first time; more info on the Los Carneros roundabout apartment complex; an effort to preserve old airplane hangars. 3
March 19, 2023
The County’s Cannabis Situation Continues to Stink in New Ways
Other recent news: Santa Barbara Airport is working on a terminal expansion and more parking; Solvang lost $538,000 to phishing; Butterfly Beach water closure due to sewage spill; the recent buyer of Oprah Winfrey's Hedgerow property; the Grace Fisher Foundation Inclusive Arts Clubhouse has opened; new pickleball shop. 7
January 14, 2023
December 16, 2022
December 13, 2022
The ShineUP Shop in the Funk Zone Is Closing
Plus: Cannabis shop opened in Isla Vista; new yoga studio and wellness collective; useless parking signs at Santa Barbara Airport; the area around Shoreline Park's torii gate is getting renovated; signal modifications at Highway 154 and State Street; Cliff Drive pedestrian improvements; rainbow curb cuts. 3
September 9, 2022
September 4, 2022
Tomorrow Is the West Wind Drive-In Theater’s Last Day
Plus: Chapel for sale; interior shots of the wild underground house on Pepper Hill and Jeff Shelton's round stone tower; the reopening of the Butterfly Lane pedestrian undercrossing got pushed back; Kevin Costner at the airport; the Pad climbing gym kiboshed its State Street plans; a visit to new refillable shop Sunkissed Pantry. 1
September 2, 2022
Santa Barbara Airport Continues to Receive Noise Complaints
Other recent news: The new chief of the Santa Barbara Police Department; the Hotel Virginia on W. Haley Street got renovated; Santa Barbara County votes to sue UCSB over housing shortfall; new traffic signal on Chapala; Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant will keep running till at least 2030; who's on the ballot this November; Play It Again Sports has moved; Fashion Eyes store closing after 34 years. 1
August 17, 2022
June 24, 2022
Burning Questions
- What’s the Status of the Decommissioning of Rincon Island?
- What Happened to the Gas Flame on Highway 101?
- What Do We Know About the Proposed Apartment Complex at 1 Hot Springs Road?
- Why Is the Castillo Street Undercrossing Always Wet?
- What’s the History of This Tower on Ortega Ridge?
- What’s Up With These Sculptures on a Hillside in Summerland?
- Is There a Master Plan for the New Walking Paths in Montecito?
Recent Comments
The view from Franchesci Park are wonderful. The old building can go as far as I'm concerned. Why not turn the site planning over to… — Keith
That ranch dressing shirt definitely goes hard — SkyG
Holy Guacamole I disagree with “we don’t have good mexican here right now” in the SYV, as ridiculous- but to each their own. You aren’t… — Christine!
+1 on the hangars. I'm a life long pilot of many forms, spent years hanging around airports and working on aircraft. I live in a… — SkyG
I thought the harbor restaurant had a stop work order.? I walked by there today and I witnessed people working. Do you know if they… — Karen
Fun fact: Rincon Island is Santa's Landing Pad Relevant around Christmas, but true any time of the year. A great thing to tell your kids… — ES Corchero
What an interesting enclave - El Caserio — Miltiades
To be clear, these aren’t some globally renown structures we’re taking about. They’re dilapidated old buildings, of no particular historic or architectural notability. It’s pure… — Andy
I second that. Tear down the damn house. And the hangars. The city has a huge budget shortfall. The other parks, which are used by… — Andy
I used to eat at Mattei's as a kid and there was still an old feeling to the place, as though it hadn't been that… — Ray Baura