Tag: Riviera Theatre

March 20, 2020

The Hiking Trail to Inspiration Point Is Closed Indefinitely

Plus: Montecito lingerie boutique for sale; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has closed; 15-acre rose farm for rent; the Riviera Theatre is offering online rentals of a film set in Wuhan; snuggle with an owl.

March 17, 2020

Give Burn Areas a Chance to Dry Out Before You Hike

Plus: City recreation facilities are closed; Lotusland, Riviera Theatre, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art are on hiatus; real-estate agents' caravan is off; Island Packers suspends trips for a while; help spruce up the Sespe Wilderness trails; two recent sales of note.

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.

March 4, 2020

Historic Montecito Mansion Is Renting Rooms by the Night

Plus: Two George Washington Smith houses are available for rent; the Riviera Theatre is screening Stanley Kubrick's "Paths of Glory" to honor Kirk Douglas; expanded hours at the Cuyama Buckhorn motel and restaurant; superb private art collection on view in L.A.

February 20, 2020

Wildflower Season Has Started Early on Anacapa Island

Plus: The Santa Barbara Bowl is looking for volunteer ushers; Montecito water update; Turnpike Road onramp to reopen after sinkhole repair; new book by the niece of Lotusland founder Ganna Walska; "late night screenings" of Bong Joon-ho's "The Host."

February 8, 2020

Two More Shows Announced at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Plus: The Ashley Road bridge in Montecito reopens this week; sneak preview of acclaimed film "Portrait of a Lady on Fire"; Lotusland's winter break is over (and it has murals for sale); "master flipper" does well in Cielito.

January 31, 2020

Homeless People Have Moved Back Near the Miramar Resort

Plus: Mountain lion spotted lying on Cold Spring Trail; photo of sinkhole repair at Turnpike Road onramp; film festival winners screening for free this weekend; Carp beachfront house sold; Mercado El Rey and ice cream parlor opening on W. Montecito Street.

December 24, 2019

This Is What a $100,000 Rental Looks Like

Plus: The stars are coming out for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; Oscar-shortlisted documentaries being screened at the Riviera Theatre; San Ysidro roundabout meeting; new Goleta space for Coast Supply Co.

October 24, 2019

Another Peek Inside a Jeff Shelton Apartment

Plus: Everything is on sale at the Summerland Antique Collective; Pedro Almodóvar retrospective starts tomorrow; another of Kenny Loggins's former houses is on the market; Styrofoam recycling and unpaved sidewalks.

September 26, 2019

The Cheapest Ocean View in Town—But There’s a Catch

Plus: What might be the best parquet floor ever; design workshop for the Randall Road Debris Basin Project; bucolic artwork at Sullivan Goss; "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on the big screen.