January 12, 2023
Tag: Santa Barbara Bowl
The Black Keys Are Playing the Santa Barbara Bowl
Plus: The pair of blue vases atop the Presidio Plaza Building; Alaska Airlines says San Diego service is unlikely; the local aversion to double left-turn lanes; "The Search for the American West" at Sullivan Goss; Overheard in Santa Barbara; an amusing bit of off-color humor. 6
December 2, 2022
The “Victor the Florist” Signage Has Been Removed
Plus: Olive Mill ramp closures have been pushed back; an explanation for the activity at Rancho San Carlos; State Street survey; The Great Junk Hunt flea market is on in Ventura; Brett Young to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Marshall Brown collages at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. 4
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
November 15, 2022
Update on the Marge Dunlap Fountain at Las Aves
Plus: The Santa Barbara Antique Show is this week; Trevor Noah and Tyler Childers at the Bowl; decorator warehouse sale; solar-powered e-bike tours; a better look at the 36-unit apartment complex proposed for lower Garden Street; Ruth Ellen Hoag show at Thomas Reynolds Gallery. 3
July 21, 2022
The State Street Axe Club Is Opening Soon
Plus: Jenni Kayne Home's Montecito shop is open; an intriguing new business called Palma; Santa Barbara's luxury car scene takes a hit; Nine Inch Nails and Trey Anastasio Band to play here; dates for the Santa Barbara Studio Artists' Open Studios Tour; any word on the conversion of Montecito's Vons into a Pavilions? 4
May 26, 2022
New 16-Unit Apartment Complex Proposed for State Street
Plus: UCSB is offering tours of its Munger Hall mockup; the Hidden Oaks Golf Club has changed hands; free outdoor movies at the courthouse; Bob Dylan and Oliver Tree at the Santa Barbara Bowl; notable TV Hill house for rent; Hermosillo Road is getting a better bike lane; the Montecito Trails Foundation launches the Hot Springs Stewardship Project; what's up with True Love Always? 6
May 4, 2022
The Big Yellow House Has a New Tenant
Plus: The Beads shop is closing after 38 years; the Santa Barbara Antique Show is coming up; Pacaso's Riviera house sold out; another Jeff Bezos rumor; UCLA Health to open a 21,900-square-foot office downtown; Rüfüs Du Sol and the mariachi festival at the Bowl. 1
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April 7, 2022
Attempted Remedy for the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge’s Smell
Other recent news: Santa Barbara Bowl allowed to run seven extra shows this season; grocery strike averted; security screening coming to Santa Barbara County administration buildings; a report on the Carpinteria farm resort hearing; Vandenberg Space Force Base is a STARCOM finalist; Sarah McLachlan to play the Arlington. 5
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