September 1, 2024
Tag: Bosse Toy Train Museum
July 16, 2023
May 22, 2023
CycleBar Is Opening in Noleta
Plus: Highway 101 construction to shift north, with San Ysidro Road taking the first hit; 30-unit Lower Riviera apartment complex in the works; the murky situation at Bosse's Toy Train Museum; did Santa Barbara Airport overbuild?; the argument to remove the ring nets; Route 33 north of Ojai is closed through summer at least. 1
May 12, 2023
City Parking Rates May Get Raised Again
Other recent news: An airshow might come to Santa Barbara next year; the toy train museum on State Street appears to be expanding; YouTuber pilot pleads guilty to destroying plane wreckage; more on the proposed 90-cabin homeless community; the cannabis-tax conundrum; update on closed front-country trails; Los Alamos B&B with themed rooms; Santa Barbara Humane wants a bigger building; offshore wind farm in the works near Vandenberg Space Force Base. 4
August 9, 2021
Signs of Life at State Street’s Toy Train Museum
Plus: A new home for the Vintage Fox antiques store; the latest on Ortega Park's murals; another push for landmark designation for the Bungalow Haven neighborhood; a neat new residence proposed for downtown; the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments seeks committee members. 2
December 15, 2020
Burning Questions
- Why Are There Story Poles at Calle Real Center?
- When Will the Last Segment of Highway 101 Get Upgraded?
- Why Are There “No Grading” Signs on the Edison Catway?
- Why Are There Pedestrian Gates at Train Tracks?
- Is This Summerland’s Original Train Station?
- What Does the “S” on Certain Chimneys Stand For?
- What’s the Status of the Decommissioning of Rincon Island?
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The Susan Quinlan Doll and Teddy Bear Museum is a Santa Barbara hidden gem and a must see. The exterior is very misleading. The inside… — Linda
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