July 6, 2025
Tag: The Clearing House
Inside the Huge New Vintage Store on State Street
Plus: More vintage and minimalist leather in the Funk Zone; estate sale pop-ups; Goodwill's donation center on Milpas has closed; real estate agent promoting negotiable fees; Fred Armisen to play the Lobero; new art gallery downtown; more sloppy road signage. 16
January 22, 2024
A Visit to the Goleta Butterfly Grove
Plus: The public got to explore the house Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom won in a legal fight; Stabiles is moving; Find Your Feet rebranded as Sock Harbor; another clothing shop on State Street; two four-story buildings going up on Garden Street; Stratinc took over a State Street storefront; "Curb Your Enthusiasm" promotion. 6

















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