June 21, 2026
Tag: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
October 12, 2025
The Fess Parker Inn in Los Olivos Wants to Double in Size
Plus: New jewelry boutique at the Montecito Country Mart; The Well bought a 9.13-acre property in Carpinteria; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's temporary casitas to be unveiled; the Central Coast AirFest is coming up; Taj Mahal, Patty Griffin, and Madeleine Peyroux in concert; Janeane Garofalo to speak here; the latest with Rincon Island. 3
August 17, 2025
Two New Cafés Debut This Week
More food news: A chance to taste the cooking of the folks behind The Palms; El Roblar's daytime restaurant now welcomes non-guests; Santa Barbara Hives profile; Happy Canyon Vineyard appears to be leaving El Paseo; recipes from Na Na Thai and Priedite Barbecue; restaurant advice between here and Death Valley. 12
June 17, 2025
November 27, 2024
S.Y. Kitchen Restaurateur Confirmed for Montecito’s Upper Village
More food news: Bossie's Kitchen has been closed for two months; Indochine damaged by fire; ticket date for the Botanic Garden‘s popular Beer Garden event; profiles of Lama Sama and Happy Cat Eats; Rascal's launched a catering business; Paso Robles has a jazz bar and we don't. 1
November 5, 2024
December 20, 2023
San Roque’s Sunshine Cafe Is Moving to Goleta
More food news: Many restaurants told to remove parklets by January 1; Mister Softee has soft-opened; the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's annual Beer Garden event; RH Montecito opening forecast; Foxtail Kitchen update; Vietnamese coffee pop-up; a profile of the Cheese Shop. 17
October 30, 2023
October 23, 2023
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
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