Tag: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

October 7, 2022

Another Santa Claus Lane Shop Is Closing

Plus: Progress comes to the Music Academy of the West; the county is mulling bike and pedestrian improvements near Montecito beaches; opening date set for Santa Barbara Hives's shop in San Roque; holiday revue at the Lobero; a question about the former QAD campus; antique owl prints at the Museum of Natural History. 4

May 9, 2022

34-Unit Apartment Complex Proposed for E. Canon Perdido Street

Plus: A visit to the new Indian Pink boutique; Faitell Attractions consignment shop is leaving State Street; 12.3 acres going up for auction; show of antique hummingbird lithographs; bird-related activities at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; new apartments on Santa Barbara Street.

March 4, 2022

An Update on the City’s Bikeshare Program

Other recent news: A positive L.A. Times review for the Van Gogh show; board of supervisors gives in to the cannabis industry once again; county district attorney won't seek re-election; call for exhibitions at the upcoming Santa Barbara Fair & Expo; healthcare company signs big lease downtown; the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf reopens March 12; more changes in state mask guidelines.

November 20, 2021

Bellosguardo Released Specifics About Proposed Tours and Events

Other recent news: American Indian Health & Services makes progress on the old Army Reserve Center; Athleta opening date; preliminary maps for state redistricting; the Natural History Museum's Folk & Tribal Arts Marketplace is coming up; a new yoga studio in Goleta; Hitchcock Cinemas reopens next week; the Four Seasons hotel in New York City is said to be reopening, so maybe there's hope for the Biltmore.

October 7, 2021

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Bought a $12.7 Million Building

Plus: Spooky coloring-book event at the Museum of Contemporary Art; reopening dates approach for a few Highway 101 on- and off-ramps; Lee Stanton's "Montecito stash" has opened; a section of Loma Alta Drive will be closed for many months; the Museum of Natural History shares what's in its drawers; Paseo Nuevo Cinemas reopens today.

February 13, 2021

County Approves Vaccinations for Age 65 and Older

But shortages remain an issue. Other recent news: Concerns about the revised police headquarters design; Coast Village Road beautification effort; new UCLA Health cancer clinic; Urban Flea Market opening at Paseo Nuevo; juvenile gray whale visits Stearns Wharf; cannabis vs. grapes in the Santa Rita Hills; animatronic dinosaurs to return.

December 1, 2020

Holiday Gift Markets Are Popping Up All Over

Including at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Dylan Star's parking lot, and the Dart Coffee Garden. Plus: Santa Claus Lane overhaul appears delayed; possible subdivision of 12.77-acre Montecito property; a maskless man's contrition. 2

July 8, 2020

County Says No to Private Helistop

Other recent news: Direct flights to Sonoma County for two months; Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History reopens to the public; C Magazine's Summerland pop-up; Goleta abandons sales tax increase; how decommissioning oil platforms might affect fishing; new leopard at the zoo.

May 12, 2020

What Are These Black Beetles That Are Everywhere This Spring?

"I don't remember them from previous years, at least not in these numbers," asks R. "And does nothing eat them? They would seem to be easy prey, since they meander around so slowly and often end up on their backs with their legs wriggling." The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has the answer. 1

January 9, 2020

Checking in on the Big New Underground House

Plus: Local museums participating in free-admission day; Kesha to play the Santa Barbara Bowl in May; volunteer to work at a polling place for the presidential primary; options for those who have resolved to learn something new.