Odds & Ends

July 23, 2020

Sorrell Design Is Closing Up Shop After 41 Years

Plus: The Miniso store on State Street is closed; Giannetti Home is leaving its pretty downtown location; police detain man who fell asleep in his car while holding a gun; Santa Barbara Historical Museum will reopen as an outdoor museum. 1

July 21, 2020

Hair and Nail Salons Can Reopen Outside

Plus: Porch's moving sale starts Friday; architects seek your input about the future of State Street; photo of the new Cold Spring Bridge; house proposed across from Dorinda Triangle; aerial photo of new Carp 101 interchange; bike/pedestrian path in the works between Buellton and Solvang.

July 16, 2020

The Cold Spring Bridge Has Reportedly Reopened

Plus: Actor Orlando Bloom's dog has gone missing in Montecito; cool contemporary house back on the market; free drive-in movies on Wednesdays; fairytale Hedgerow house's closing price.

July 9, 2020

Sur la Table’s Santa Barbara Store Is Closing

Plus: Montecito estate auction has a whiff of desperation; Mate Gallery's new online sale section; American Express offering $5 credits when you patronize local merchants; a new look for the former Just Folk building in Summerland.

July 7, 2020

Pedestrian-Only State Street Is Now One Block Shorter

Plus: Coral Casino is renovating various parts of the complex; the latest glimpse of the Pepper Hill lair-in-progress; join Ojai Raptor Center for a bird release; Ambiance is gone; a "tennis kiosk" on San Ysidro Lane; auction signs.

July 4, 2020

Magazine Editors’ Shop in Summerland

Plus: Ambiance boutique appears to have left Montecito; Treat skincare moved storefronts; liquor store space for rent; Eucalyptus Lane cottages have access to the Miramar resort's facilities; new fast-charging electric vehicle charging stations from Caltrans.

July 2, 2020

A New App for Exploring the Channel Islands

And a new trail on Santa Rosa Island. Plus: Proposed demolition of small Shoreline Drive house to make way for something larger; Lotusland invited first responders for a visit; silk masks from Catherine Gee; anti-fog spray at Occhiali; commode camouflage.

June 29, 2020

Single-Family Home at the Miramar for Rent

Plus: New antiques/vintage store opens this weekend; timetable for when various movie theaters will reopen; interesting Covid-19 update from Sansum Clinic's CEO; Stearns Wharf sign repaired; public art coming to Arroyo Burro.

June 26, 2020

Nail Salons Are Allowed to Reopen

Plus: The city's parking lots and garages are charging again; Funk Zone vacant lot changes hands; parts of Santa Cruz Island closed for restoration after fire; how to create a clean-air room.

June 24, 2020

Montecito Is About to Impose a Groundwater Tax

Plus: Ty Warner's plants; a better look at the little building under construction way up Hot Springs Road; industry lobbyists are pushing to defang the state's insurance commissioner; four recent sales of note.