June 21, 2026
Tag: The Post
June 16, 2026
May 31, 2026
Reopening Date for Three Highway 101 Ramps
Plus: New shoe boutique at The Post; revised design for West Beach park; new apparel shop in Carpinteria; gallery closed; what's under construction at Milpas and the 101; training center for young athletes moved downtown; update on the Ortega Hill–N. Jameson Lane bike path. 10
March 25, 2026
Highway 101 Construction Is About to Move North
Plus: Big Yellow House sold; Bob Dylan and Jungle return to the Santa Barbara Bowl; what's next for the little stone building on Cabrillo Boulevard?; surprises on the Music Academy of the West's Summer Festival lineup; more on the sale of The Post; Neighbor Neighbor consignment shop opened downtown; free mosquitofish; magical realist art; "La La Land" production-design show. 13
March 22, 2026
The Post Has Been Sold for a Handsome Sum
Plus: Another Coast Village Road shop is closing; mysterious new tenant in the Victor the Florist storefront; clarifying hours for permitted construction in Montecito; new kid's shop and salon in Summerland; Presidio hotel changes hands; busy part of Alameda Padre Serra temporarily closed. 13
March 15, 2026
Large Gym to Open in Downtown Santa Barbara
Plus: Funk Zone rooftop wedding venue in the works; Montecito tennis/pickleball court open; Ty Warner sign coming to Dwight Murphy Field; swimwear chain open on Coast Village Road; Brandi Carlile and John C. Reilly in concert; new Italian apparel store at The Post; Coachella Valley town on the cusp of change. 10
March 10, 2026
The U.S. Postal Service Wants to Leave the Montecito Country Mart
Plus: Malia Mills has moved to The Post; 24-hour veterinary office is closing; two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is coming up; more on the forthcoming Union Pacific railroad bridge; exhibit of photos taken with a pinhole camera. 3
November 10, 2025
A Better Look at the Plans to Redevelop the Sears Part of La Cumbre Plaza
Plus: Bucatini pop-up at The Post; Santa Barbara Rock Gym to close; University of California bought another building downtown; more improvements at Plaza del Mar park; Yellow Pages update; Jack Johnson to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; new Rubenstein Chan show. 7
July 29, 2025
Another Departure on Coast Village Road
Plus: The rumored tenant of a prime space on Los Patos Way; the Montecito Club would like to demolish at least part of the 1918 house next door; outdoor furniture for the Central Library plaza; Ghirardelli is proposing giant sundae mosaics visible on State Street; the Ritz-Carlton Bacara ended (and restarted) its spa deal for locals; return of the Cat Video Fest. 11
June 17, 2025
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