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Taking a Chance – From local theater companies to touring internationally, 10-year-old Chance Challen is headed east to perform in The Sound of Music with Broadway Asia

George Meets the Pope! – Normally a visit to the YMCA would get you a little exercise, some fresh air, and maybe a new friend or two… For YMCA USA Board Chair George Leis and President/ CEO Suzanne McCormick, it’s getting them an audience with Pope Francis. Read more on the global impact of the […]

Road Work Ahead – Coast Village Road’s facelift proceeds apace! The CVA is rolling out a new paving and loading zone project. Read more about what is planned inside

The Unstoppable Tom Snow – You’ve heard the songs – now hear the story behind the songwriter. Tom Snow has written for the icons of the music industry and his tale doesn’t fall flat

Tough as Nails – Alice Tran fled Da Nang across the South China Sea, ultimately coming ashore on Coast Village Road. How?

An Abstract of Art & Soul – Housewife… mother… Abstract Expressionist… the collage of Cecily Barth Firestein’s life and art would find itself into museums, private collections, and galleries across the globe… and her work is now up at the Funk Zone’s Art & Soul

Coral Casino Opens – A newly constructed Coral Café with a Rosa Verona bar… The largest glass spa in California… and Chef Thomas Keller on the way… The Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club reopens to its former glory and more 

From Liverpool to the Ranch – Your Stonehouse server this evening is Richard Slater, who hitchhiked 2,967 miles to get to San Ysidro Ranch. He will be with you shortly

Montecito at the Movies – The Queen and horse whisperer Monty Roberts bond over their past… a beloved orange tabby that bonds with a whole neighborhood… The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is in full swing, and these movies tie in to Montecito. Plus favorite picks from SBIFF Program Director Claudia Puig

Brazen Burglars – Four robberies… One night… And a worried community… a string of sophisticated burglaries hits the community. Here is what is known as of now and what you can do to protect your own home

Feeling Lucky’s – Newly appointed GM Larry Nobles chats about the exalted eatery, his own opportune past, and how the team brings that magical Lucky’s feel

The Secret Is Out – Wisps of peat and smoke lingering in the air… Sultry notes of jazz drifting over the drips of an absinthe fountain… The taste of forgotten flavors… Get a glimpse inside San Ysidro Ranch’s newly reopened Speakeasy: Plow & Angel 

Ivan Rasmussen’s Wild Ride – Ivan Rasmussen recollects his path from UCSB lecturer to impassioned activist in the heat of the ‘60s civil rights struggle

Rig Reefs or Removal? – The offshore oil platforms are destined for decommissioning. Some want them completely removed. Others want them converted to artificial reefs. But what do the studies say about the life teeming underneath?

2023 Year in Review. Top Stories of Montecito.

A Cup of Teeccino with Caroline – It’s warm… It’s oh so roasty… It’s caffeine-free and all kinds of healthy… It’s Teeccino. Founder Caroline MacDougall shares her story and how the herbal blend came about

No Unclaimed Shelter Beds – The recent meeting of Hands Across Montecito unearths an unsettling truth… there are zero emergency shelter beds left for the houseless

Chef Mollie Goes LOCAL! – Lavish layers of lasagna… meatballs dotted with raisins and swirled around spaghetti… delicate, decadent tufts of tiramisu… the irresistible Italian fare of Chef Mollie is coming to LOCAL Montecito 

Let’s Go HTO – Senator Limón and Assemblymember Hart help secure half a million dollars to help fund Heal the Ocean’s study of the seeps and leaks along Summerland’s abandoned oil wells

The Thanksgiving leftovers are served, and the holiday lights are coming up. Get ready to give some gifts from the Lower Village in part one of our four-part series on holiday shopping around town.