Tag: 121 E. Mason Street

January 30, 2024

The SOMOfunk Block in the Funk Zone Has Been Sold

The word on the street is that the new owner is leaning away from a wholesale redevelopment like SOMOfunk. 9

July 28, 2022

Changes Could Be Coming to Riviera Park

Other recent news: "Love Island" TV show will be filmed at Dos Pueblos Ranch; full-block Funk Zone development starts making its way through city bureaucracy; another option for the Modoc Road bike path; thoughts on the mockup of UCSB's Munger Hall; update on the apartment complex proposed for E. Canon Perdido; Carpinteria extends moratorium on chain stores; State Street Promenade consultant approved.

June 12, 2022

Jenni Kayne Is Opening a Second Shop in Montecito

Plus: More retail changes coming to the Upper Village; the full-block Funk Zone development is up for discussion again; UCSB Arts & Lectures announced its 2022-2023 season; a shop called the Gypsys is opening in Santa Barbara. 3

August 1, 2020

Feedback on the Full-Block Development in the Funk Zone

Other recent news: The county discovered 28 more Covid-19 deaths; four Presidio buildings are getting fixed up; resident vs. Milpas CVS store; school district and teachers come to an agreement; county probation supervisor allegedly embezzled $600,000; the proposed Montecito Sanitary District building.

June 22, 2020

First Public Hearing on the Full-Block Funk Zone Development

Plus: Hope Ranch estate going under the hammer; community meetings about cannabis shops; a peek inside Jeff Shelton's El Andaluz condo complex; historical photo of the Mission.

April 27, 2020

First Look at the Blockbuster Development Proposed for the Funk Zone

Nearly all of the structures on the block will be torn down to make way for a complex done in a mix of architectural styles, in an effort to fit into the neighborhood—and locals get first crack at the 144 apartments. Take a look at the renderings. 3