The Deal to Transform Paseo Nuevo Is Taking Shape

Other recent news: The owner of nearly all local movie theaters declared bankruptcy; Roy Lee appears to have dislodged Das Williams; Garden Street hotel moves forward; the buyer who paid $32 million for the DeGeneres/de Rossi flip; updated FEMA flood maps expected soon; the Macy's store at La Cumbre is spared for now; Ellwood Marine Terminal to be restored to its natural state; Ellwood Mesa has reopened to the public; wind farm near Lompoc begins operations. 9

Mate Gallery’s New Shop Is Bigger and Better

Plus: The monthly SB Funk Zone Live celebration; improvements to the perpetually wet Castillo Street undercrossing; a dirt-road block in Los Olivos finally got paved; downtown bank branch to close; Lauren Daigle to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer; curb cuts designed to redirect rainwater. 1

Newsletter: March 6

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Romero Canyon Sprawler Sells for $7.1 Million

Last week's sales also include an Ennisbrook casita for just under $6 million; San Roque charmer; likely teardown on Coyote Road; Goleta renovation; 806-square-foot Mesa fixer for $2.1 million; and more.

Lake Tahoe Activewear Company to Open a State Street Store

Plus: Four more Santa Barbara Bowl shows have been announced; chef and humanitarian José Andrés to speak here; the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show; one city parking structure now has electric-vehicle chargers; the Junior League's annual rummage sale; a free dinner with a lecture about long Covid; the duck migration in Los Alamos.

First Impressions of Silvers Omakase

The fanciest restaurant to open here in a long time is Silvers Omakase in the Funk Zone, a 10-seat chef's counter centered on sushi. It's similar to Sushi by Scratch in many ways, and it will inevitably compete for the same clientele. So how does it stack up? 13

Newsletter: March 3

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: The house wins.) 4

A Midcentury Perch on the Riviera

There are a ton of interesting new listings this week: A sweet ranch house on a great street in San Roque; Marina Drive four-bedroom cut in two; appealing brawniness in the Golden Quadrangle; a lovely 2002 house in Romero Canyon; spec renos in the Hedgerow and Hope Ranch; a sprawler footsteps from El Encanto; Lower Village project; 1938 Samarkand; and more. 3

Santa Barbara Water Rates to Go Way Up

Other recent news: Proposed Garden Street hotel will only have 60 employees; Santa Barbara–based Jackpocket acquired for $750 million; a Wells Fargo branch has closed; the reinvented River Lodge motel outside Paso Robles has opened; the tree of the month; sewage spills affect Goleta Beach and Miramar Beach. 3