November 7, 2024
Tag: Music Academy of the West
June 29, 2024
Santa Barbara Art Essentials Is Being Forced to Move
Plus: July 4 festivities at the harbor; Anderson .Paak and the mariachi festival at the Santa Barbara Bowl; André 3000’s New Blue Sun live; Jane Lynch's Christmas revue; Charter Classic bus question; who bought the former St. Anthony's Seminary complex? 7
June 16, 2024
Santa Claus Lane Is Getting a Year-Round Christmas Shop
Plus: James Perse's shop at the Montecito Country Mart has closed; "What the Constitution Means to Me" is coming to town; volunteer for the Summer Solstice Celebration; Eric Idle and Aimee Mann at the Lobero Theatre; the Music Academy of the West changed its name back; Soul Care Studio + Sauna is open on Anacapa Street. 1
November 23, 2022
Mysterious Activity at One of Montecito’s Biggest Properties
Plus: Santa Barbara Bowl Christmas tree lot isn't happening this year; Hermosillo Road finally gets advance Highway 101 signage; the Music Academy of the West shortened its name; new clothing store coming to State Street; Inn at Mattei's Tavern will open in February; updated rendering of Santa Barbara High School’s forthcoming VADA building; golf store changes hands (and brings in pickleball equipment). 3
October 7, 2022
Another Santa Claus Lane Shop Is Closing
Plus: Progress comes to the Music Academy of the West; the county is mulling bike and pedestrian improvements near Montecito beaches; opening date set for Santa Barbara Hives's shop in San Roque; holiday revue at the Lobero; a question about the former QAD campus; antique owl prints at the Museum of Natural History. 4
March 12, 2022
Cannabis Revenue Is Projected to Be 33 Percent Less Than Forecast
Other recent news: Santa Barbara looks at raising parking rates; cruise ships are expected to return this month; judge rules against Randall Road Debris Basin holdout; board of supervisors voted to nix ExxonMobil's trucking plan; Cottage Hospital's emergency room is getting renovated; possible name change for the Music Academy of the West; fires banned in the Santa Barbara front country; the Rite Aid on State Street has closed; Republican candidate for state assembly; what life is like for a Montecito real estate agent. 1
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Burning Questions
- Why Is Part of This West Beach Mosaic Covered in Concrete?
- What Was the Weeping Willow Inn?
- 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?
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