Tag: Santa Barbara International Film Festival

February 16, 2021

Santa Barbara International Film Festival to Screen Drive-In Movies

Other recent news: Progress for Cottage Health's plan to replace four small buildings with a large one; interview with Santa Barbara Unified School District board president Kate Ford; illustrator Daniel Sulzberg.

February 11, 2021

The San Ysidro Creek Bridge Is Officially Open

Plus: Granada Theatre penthouse for rent; a tenant at the handsome new Monterey Colonial building on E. De La Guerra; the Cuyama Buckhorn's pool is opening; two more film festival awards; free e-bike demos downtown; a special message for hikers with dogs.

February 5, 2021

A Bike Shop Is Opening on Coast Village Road

Plus: Imminent soft opening of Idyll Mercantile's plants-and-more shop; upcoming open-air market at Folly on Santa Claus Lane; how to foster a beehive; the Santa Barbara International Film Festival anoints eight new award winners.

January 31, 2021

What’s Next for the Ortega Park Murals

Plus: The Channel Islands are open again; explaining the past year in Santa Barbara real estate; another award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; street sweeping to resume; wherefore the bells toll.

January 27, 2021

First Look at the Montecito Water Tank House

Plus: A new online store selling local handmade goods; The Well's third house has opened; the layout of the Mattei's Tavern resort; Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Outstanding Performer of the Year award; development likely for a corner lot downtown.

December 16, 2020

Southwest Airlines Is Coming to Santa Barbara Airport

Plus: Someone reportedly got a very good deal on 207 oceanfront acres; bikini company started by local college student; writing program for underserved women; Plum Goods holiday pop-up shop.

October 13, 2020

Westside Park to Close for Three-Month Renovation

Plus: Fashionable pop-ups at the Montecito Country Mart; Rancho San Carlos's astonishingly low property tax; Mollusk surfboard swap; county sheriff officer goes viral; film recommendations from the SBIFF.

August 24, 2020

Let’s Stop Poisoning Owls and Hawks

Plus: Weekend limits on Montecito beach parking; Space Home & Garden's "safe soft opening"; Montecito Village storefront appears leased; "world-famous sculptor" looking for a rental; short film about Lotusland.

August 11, 2020

Two New Shops at the Montecito Country Mart

Plus: SeaVees's big new headquarters is for lease; Eye of the Day appears to be for sale; short film and discussion about Santa Barbara beekeepers; county survey about where to allow cannabis shops.

August 3, 2020

Squatters Lived in a Montecito House for Eight Months

Plus: Free demonstrations at StretchLab opening on Coast Village Road; the chapel bells at the Presidio; the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's "Ask a Curator" tool; map of bike paths now and forthcoming; "State Street Serenade" screening and discussion.