Tag: Dwight Murphy Field

April 20, 2023

Trippy Playground Proposed for Dwight Murphy Field

Other recent news: County property tax revenue is up, but cannabis continues to underperform; Platform development inches forward; five more cruise ships this season; the Spirit of Fiesta is a guy for the first time; more info on the Los Carneros roundabout apartment complex; an effort to preserve old airplane hangars. 3

August 3, 2021

Update on the Changes to Dwight Murphy Field

Other recent news: Carpinteria's skate park is near the fundraising finish line; Santa Barbara's first newspaper has been digitized; pushback on the Neighborhood Clinic's proposed Westside building; coffee table book about Carp artists; sleazy cannabis dealings in San Luis Obispo.

July 21, 2021

A Settlement in the Matter of the Derelict Summerland House

Plus: You can finally see the results of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art's six-year renovation; in June, Santa Barbara hotel rooms were 20% more expensive than in 2019; an update on the revamping of Dwight Murphy Field; Paul Thorn and Will Breman at the Lobero; in search of black-and-white photography. 4

July 15, 2021

Pepper Hill’s Underground Lair Is Getting Landscaped

Plus: Initial steps toward redoing the West Beach wading pool; new tenant for the other half of the Greyhound bus station; Khruangbin at the Santa Barbara Bowl; watercolors at Thomas Reynolds Gallery; survey regarding fitness equipment at Dwight Murphy Field; New York City gallery popping up in the Funk Zone. 1

July 27, 2020

Major Upgrade in the Works for Dwight Murphy Field

The project involves converting the soccer field to artificial turf; adding a fitness area, youth baseball field, playground, and picnic areas; replacing the existing buildings with restrooms; and more. Take a look at the renderings.