Tag: MarBorg Industries

November 25, 2021

Mixing Business and Pleasure in East Beach

The East Beach neighborhood has two totally different personalities: the east side of Milpas is primarily residential and hotels, while the west side tends toward the commercial and industrial—and is far funkier than the Funk Zone. 6

August 12, 2021

The Six Candidates Running for Mayor of Santa Barbara

Other recent news: City council rejects Mission Canyon Bridge replacement; Amur leopard born at the zoo; California requiring all school staff to be vaccinated; Santa Barbara man accused of murdering his children in Mexico; MarBorg Industries expansion allowed to proceed. 12

May 24, 2021

United Airlines Is Launching Daily Service to Chicago

Other recent news: Remembering former mayor Hal Conklin; SBPD's embattled public information officer won't be returning next year; a new low-cost airline is using Burbank as a hub; MarBorg's expansion moves forward.

May 11, 2021

A Visit to the Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary

Plus: Covet is now open at the Montecito Country Mart; video of a bear's recent visit to a Montecito house; a beef with the Santa Barbara Bowl's ticketing platform; comedian Sebastian Maniscalco to perform here; a warning about oleander and eucalyptus.

November 20, 2020

A Way to Keep Houseguests Out of Your House

Plus: Renovated midcentury available for rent; the Montecito section of the Highway 101 widening project was denied funding for now; new grading regulations; MarBorg's Christmas gift to you. 3

August 6, 2020

When a Night at the San Ysidro Ranch Cost All of $119…

Plus: A visit to the airplant nursery in Carpinteria; Montecito Board of Architectural Review meetings are now on YouTube; MarBorg recycling centers have reopened; reader tip about the Super 8 motel in Goleta.

May 6, 2020

The County Seeks Volunteers for Covid-19 Response Team

Plus: "For lease" sign at Treat skincare in Arlington Plaza; cleaner trailheads thanks to Montecito Trails Foundation and MarBorg; changes proposed to the city's Historic Resources Ordinance; grants to arts non-profits; SBIFF interview with the writer-director of "The Half of It."

April 14, 2020

Local Wineries Donate 500 Cases of Wine to Hospital Workers

Other local news: The number of Covid-19 hospitalizations appears to be flattening out; portable toilets for the homeless installed downtown; Alaska Airlines combining Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo on its Seattle flight; Isla Vista library innovations; tree of the month.

March 12, 2020

Social Distancing Comes to Santa Barbara

The Riviera Theatre is limiting audience size; the public library is canceling events; Slightly Stoopid is coming to the Santa Barbara Bowl; MarBorg will soon rent hand-sanitizer stations; Cottage Hospital has COVID-19 test kits; toilet-paper hoarding continues; a free house.

December 19, 2019

Downtown Santa Barbara Is Getting a Bike-Share Program

More local news: County to finally start process for cannabis retail; Lotusland CEO steps down; city council pushes back on the state's new laissez-faire ADU laws; W. Montecito Street hotel approved; MarBorg gets more time for its new building.