October 31, 2024
Tag: Santa Barbara Public Library
The CVS Store on State Street Is Closing
Other recent news: The downtown library plaza has opened; oak trees to replace stone pines on E. Anapamu Street; Caruso and All Saints by-the-Sea church make a deal; the head of UCSB Arts & Lectures is retiring; free digitization of local home movies; the tree of the month. 6
October 21, 2024
When the Next Segment of Carpool Lanes Might Open
Plus: Michael Towbes Library Plaza to debut soon; the San Ysidro Ranch's botanical garden; new health-and-wellness shop in Carpinteria; paintings by Siddarth Parasnis; State Route 192 to reopen near Parma Park; when will a new traffic light get activated? 1
August 22, 2024
Opening Date for the Santa Barbara Public Library Plaza
Other recent news: The eight-story building proposed near the Mission; a bit of intel on the buyers of the former St. Anthony's Seminary complex; President Biden and his family are vacationing in the Santa Ynez Valley; feedback on the plaza to replace Franceschi House; Moody Sisters cottages istreated; the new Tilly Timms souvenir store; California Highway Patrol issued a ton of speeding tickets; driver crashes car and flees on skateboard. 5
April 8, 2023
Oprah Winfrey’s Creek Construction Makes Downstream Neighbors Nervous
Other recent news: Santa Barbara County tightened the eviction code; city Planning Commission waffles on 101 Garden Street hotel; update on the county's ambulance services contract; library plaza should be done by October; Elings Park improvements; opposition to fish farms in the Santa Barbara Channel; 72-room hotel in Carpinteria moves forward. 8
August 21, 2022
Dutch Garden Is Getting Closer to Opening
More food news: The Whole Foods renovation continues; Juice Ranch is opening a Solvang outpost; Hook & Press's savory new treat; Corazón Cocina is taking over the food at M. Special; you can now check out an induction burner from the library; the Baker's Table's new location has opened. 4
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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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