September 9, 2022
Tag: Santa Barbara Airport
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
June 2, 2022
City Council to Consider a Moratorium on New Hotels
Other recent news: Santa Barbara High School students caught mid-prank; candidates for county school superintendent debate; possible explanation for why pelicans are getting sick; local Pacaso owner tells his side of the story; a year of closures for the southbound Seacliff off-ramp; Santa Barbara mulls a commercial vacancy tax. 5
April 6, 2022
New Shops in Montecito, Santa Claus Lane, and Goleta
Plus: Santa Barbara Airport announced two new routes; polo tickets are on sale; yet another Santa Barbara hotel changed hands; county seeks poll workers for June's primary election; what's up now at Sullivan Goss and Thomas Reynolds Gallery; any interest in buying a corn maze? 2
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Recent Comments
What a very kind comment to leave thank you very much David! Made our day! + All of the other comments of support and love… — Starr Hall
Thank you for sharing your research on this fascinating little gem of a building! — Tristin Tracy
I am genuinely sad about the Hitchcock Theater. It's the only remaining Metro theater that I enjoy — because its a bit of a secret… — ES Corchero
You can't blame restaurants for releasing menus without prices when the first thing people do is complain about how expensive everything is. — Erik Torkells
I assume it's the little area with convenience snacks inside the gift shop. It's sort of tucked away in the back corner of the store. — Alisa
Is the lunch at Monte's free? Menu with no pricing is suspect on what they will be charging lettuce, etc..?? — Louise
How charming. Buildings like this add such an essential textural element to a place. So grateful to Mr. Krablin for preserving it. — BW