Tag: Santa Barbara Bowl

May 5, 2025

A Possible Lead in the Case of the Purloined Stiletto

Plus: A visit to Rose Story Farm during peak rose season; demolition proposed for Los Patos Way apartments; two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; Fairview Gardens update; Xanadu Skate Boutique to go online-only; Umbra Labs bailed on lower State Street; new look for the SBIFF Film Center; Don Louis Perceval art exhibit at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum; is Santa Barbara like Athens? 8

April 27, 2025

The Rancho San Marcos Golf Course Has Reopened

Plus: A new podcast about Santa Barbara; Band of Horses and Iron & Wine to play the Arlington Theatre; Maren Morris returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl; the Cold Spring bridge project is completed; Soul Sucker ceramics and plants at El Paseo; architectural tours of downtown; next year's SBIFF dates; De La Vina bridge replacement to start next month; new look for the five-story building proposed for De La Guerra Street. 2

April 14, 2025

Another Jeff Shelton House Is for Rent

Plus: Two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows (and so few women this season); double feature of documentaries about Montecito architecture; Lower State smoke shop status; Santa Barbara Fair & Expo is coming up; "Montecito: An Audio Soap Opera." 6

April 1, 2025

Marisa Mason Is Moving to Montecito

Plus: Spikeball classes; tickets to the Music Academy of the West‘s summer festival; Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; free gardening advice; Colin Campbell Cooper, Leon Dabo, and Lockwood De Forest at Sullivan & Goss; "next-level circus" coming to the Lobero Theatre; a good source for breaking news? 10

March 23, 2025

The West Mesa Dragon Has a New Friend

Plus: Don’t mess with any trail easements that run through your property; Mācher is opening a shop in Santa Ynez; Chris Isaak is coming to Ojai; Dwight Yoakam, the Mavericks, and Caamp to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Santa Barbara Public Library now offers ice skating passes; Loan Chabanol show at Tamsen Gallery. 1

March 11, 2025

A Massive Vacant Lot in the Funk Zone

Plus: Jeff Bridges and a screening of "The Big Lebowski"; two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows were announced; Pete Buttigieg talk; Valvoline coming to De La Vina Street; Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum appears here to stay; the former Victor the Florist space is available again; rotating cast at Ensemble Theatre Company's new comedy; anyone remember a "family fun center" called Shady Acres? 15

March 3, 2025

The Post Announced Three More Tenants

Plus: The best look yet at the 443-unit complex replacing Sears at La Cumbre Plaza; Cold Spring bridge update; My Morning Jacket to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; new coffee table book about Santa Barbara homes; Goleta movie theater for lease; hair salon leaves Coast Village Road; the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is coming up; reminders of constitutional rights. 7

February 24, 2025

Two More Shops Have Opened at The Post

Plus: A new show of work by Hank Pitcher; three retail moves on State Street; update on the housing development near the polo fields; Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark to play the Lobero Theatre; Father John Misty, Lucinda Williams, and Mt. Joy at the Santa Barbara Bowl; swing dancing at the Carrillo Ballroom; new picture book about local nature.

February 12, 2025

Will Eucalyptus Hill Road and Alston Road Get Speed Bumps?

Plus: Private e-foil lessons; big sale at Home Crush ahead of a concept change; three more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; MarBorg is restarting textile recycling; Highway 101 ramp openings and closings; Big Bounce America is returning to Elings Park. 7

January 28, 2025

More Turnover on Coast Village Road

Plus: Research about trail use; a visit to Florabundance in Carpinteria; Lake Street Dive to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; local spa now operating at the Hilton Santa Barbara; two new shows at Sullivan Goss. 8