May 25, 2023
Tag: The Pad
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
February 16, 2023

The Seepage Problem at the Castillo Street Underpass
Plus: Four more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; the best look yet at the wondrous Pepper Hill house; vintage and consignment store Faitell Attractions found a new home; opening forecast for The Pad climbing gym; the answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" 7
September 18, 2022
September 4, 2022

Tomorrow Is the West Wind Drive-In Theater’s Last Day
Plus: Chapel for sale; interior shots of the wild underground house on Pepper Hill and Jeff Shelton's round stone tower; the reopening of the Butterfly Lane pedestrian undercrossing got pushed back; Kevin Costner at the airport; the Pad climbing gym kiboshed its State Street plans; a visit to new refillable shop Sunkissed Pantry. 1
April 13, 2021
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So glad that the owner of Yetz's actually looked at what was missing in IV and made decisions about the menu based on those observations.… — Erik
Just to be clear, the former Via Vai space will be a new restaurant from Luca Crestanelli of S.Y. Kitchen. So while it won't be… — Erik Torkells
Interesting that Dudley thinks he can do it better than the restaurants that are offering it now. I’m going to wait a while and see… — SB Foodie
At the very top of the tea gardens (3 arches) there was a shed in the back. Anyone open that or know what could be… — Leah
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The octopus was to spice and kids skimpy. Want really good Octopus (short of Iberia) try Leonardos in Santa Ynez. — Lame Duck
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