November 5, 2024
Tag: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
December 20, 2023
San Roque’s Sunshine Cafe Is Moving to Goleta
More food news: Many restaurants told to remove parklets by January 1; Mister Softee has soft-opened; the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's annual Beer Garden event; RH Montecito opening forecast; Foxtail Kitchen update; Vietnamese coffee pop-up; a profile of the Cheese Shop. 17
October 30, 2023
October 23, 2023
May 10, 2023
A Bunch of Park Lane’s Beloved Eucalyptus Trees Have Been Cut Down
Plus: New documentary about Spencer the Gardener; Ferris Orthodontic Group appears to have bought a building; Elings Park nature walks with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; Goleta's Orient Hand Laundry has closed; Santa Barbara Airport makes life easier for people with hidden disabilities. 15
March 20, 2023
The Return of the Two-Hotel Funk Zone Development
Plus: The Biltmore is reducing its number of guest rooms; Hozier to play the Bowl; a visit to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's fun Backcountry area; presale memberships to the Pad climbing gym; the Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival will include a block party; answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" 16
March 6, 2023
A New Menswear Store in the Funk Zone
Plus: Music Academy president Scott Reed is leaving the organization; another new apartment building is in the works downtown; two Highway 101 ramps to reopen this week; the Lumineers and Kelsea Ballerini to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; reader question about a nice-smelling plant; paintings by Arty Grimm at Caldwell Snyder. 1
June 6, 2022
November 5, 2020
May 21, 2020
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?
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