December 10, 2022
Tag: Jeff Shelton
September 23, 2022
September 9, 2022
September 4, 2022
Tomorrow Is the West Wind Drive-In Theater’s Last Day
Plus: Chapel for sale; interior shots of the wild underground house on Pepper Hill and Jeff Shelton's round stone tower; the reopening of the Butterfly Lane pedestrian undercrossing got pushed back; Kevin Costner at the airport; the Pad climbing gym kiboshed its State Street plans; a visit to new refillable shop Sunkissed Pantry. 1
June 5, 2022
March 23, 2022
March 2, 2022
30-Room Automated Hotel in the Works for Garden Street
Plus: Update on the State Street undercrossing revamp; three more Santa Barbara Bowl shows, including the Chicks; chic Santa Ynez store popping up in Montecito; ribbon-cutting for the Las Positas-Modoc Road Multiuse Path; where to buy Jeff Shelton's book; what happened to the Four Freedoms murals on Anacapa Street. 4
December 12, 2021
First Look Inside a Jeff Shelton Farmhouse
Plus: The bridge in the Casa Dorinda Open Space has been replaced; Caffe Luxxe was the victim of a smash-and-grab; renderings for a sexy Brutalist house in Carpinteria; Anacapa Architecture is moving to a State Street storefront; a new chapter for the former Avis building in the Funk Zone. 1
December 4, 2021
December 1, 2021
A Production Designer Has Opened a Stylish Shop
Plus: Lots of great vendors at the Victoria Court holiday market; the Goo Goo Dolls play the Bowl next fall; what's happening at Summerland's gas station; pop-up gallery on De La Guerra Plaza from Oat Bakery's Louise Ulrich; Slingshot/Alpha Art Studio is moving; three new local books for your gift list. 1
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?
Recent Comments
I’ve lived and worked in Summerland for 30 years. I like the town the way it is. We don’t need to be another Montecito. I… — Rosa
The finish of the Coyote house is really bad. Reminds me of the section of Magic Mountain where the Viper Rollercoaster is. Erik, the hovel… — Jonny
Isn't there design review to provide some "guidance" to what shares the corniness of a Chevy's restaurant facade ? — Jahroman
Skin condition! LOL. Who designed that Coyote house? Please publish their name. Everyone in the community needs to make sure to never hire this person… — Sam Tababa
I went by the Medcliff Road house today. There is a crew removing the eight million dollar "landscaping" and hauling it away. — BillF
Gillespie St, above Mission. on the upper westside is worth a stroll. I've been here since 1979 and it's the best it's ever been. Thanks… — Judy
It’s Santa Barbara. Not Montecito. Not Malibu. 😂😂 — Cate
8 stories? Behind the mission or anywhere in SB is absolutely wrong. Seriouslly? Let's hope there is lots of money that comes out to fight… — Mike Jones
I’d like to hear directly from our elected officials what they are planning on doing to stop the project behind the Mission. I am very… — BW
During college I lived in a big Victorian across the street from the Eagles clubhouse on Bath. Used to walk by the Poor Richard Pub… — AFC