Tag: Santa Barbara Bowl

February 1, 2022

There Will Be a Courtyard by Marriott on State Street

Plus: A 90-unit apartment building is being proposed for Milpas Street; the county extended its indoor mask mandate again; Rex Orange County will play the Santa Barbara Bowl; an artist's map of the city's neighborhoods. 3

January 27, 2022

A Visit to the Montecito Tea Gardens

Plus: The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to town; two worthwhile jazz shows at the Lobero; Alt-J and Portugal. The Man add a second show at the Santa Barbara Bowl; the Kimpton Canary hotel will undergo a rolling renovation. 2

January 25, 2022

A New Hotel in the Works on De La Vina Street

Plus: The Head and the Heart and Disclosure play the Santa Barbara Bowl; more details on the solar array proposed for the Bowl; checking in on the Drift hotel planned for State Street; Highway 101 construction update; baby giraffe born at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

January 18, 2022

Letter Perfect Is Being Sold After 38 Years

Plus: Solar panels proposed for somewhere above the Santa Barbara Bowl; the design of a standardized plaque for historic landmarks and structures of merit; the Hotel Indigo sold; opening date for "children's fitness center" My Gym; a show of landscapes at Mollusk; the answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?"

January 6, 2022

Inside the New Australian Walkabout at the Santa Barbara Zoo

Plus: A forthcoming book about Lotusland; Billy Strings is playing two nights at the Santa Barbara Bowl; MarBorg's recycling centers are temporarily closed due to staffing shortages; Bella Vista Drive is now closed till June; anyone know a good vacation rental in Big Sur? 3

December 21, 2021

250-Room Funk Zone Hotel Shows Signs of Life

Plus: Al Franken will be at the Lobero; Trombone Shorty's Voodoo Threauxdown coming to the Santa Barbara Bowl; the history of Santa Claus Lane; funky Hope Ranch barn house gets another big price cut; container ships off the coast.

December 8, 2021

Olivia Rodrigo and Jack Johnson to Play the Santa Barbara Bowl

Plus: Channel Islands educational center coming to downtown Carpinteria; Richard Thompson at the Lobero; planting underway at the San Ysidro Ranch's botanical garden; Santa Barbara's Louise Lowry Davis Center event space to close for renovations; electric-vehicle rentals delivered to your door.

December 1, 2021

A Production Designer Has Opened a Stylish Shop

Plus: Lots of great vendors at the Victoria Court holiday market; the Goo Goo Dolls play the Bowl next fall; what's happening at Summerland's gas station; pop-up gallery on De La Guerra Plaza from Oat Bakery's Louise Ulrich; Slingshot/Alpha Art Studio is moving; three new local books for your gift list. 1

September 29, 2021

More Photos of the Padaro Lane Estate Asking $80 Million

Plus: Construction of underground pipeline to disrupt a swath of the city; Alt-J and Portugal. The Man to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Asian American Neighborhood Festival on October 7; skincare business appears to be leaving Coast Village Road; "California on My Mind" at Sullivan Goss.

September 6, 2021

Two New Additions to Santa Ynez’s Shopping Scene

Plus: Big sale at Dylan Star's Paseo Nuevo store; high-tech parking enforcement; the Lumineers are coming to the Santa Barbara Bowl; suggestions on where to hike while the forest is closed; virtual presentation about the desalination plant; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer.