Tag archives: Houghton Hyatt

Hot Springs Stakeholders Meet, and Concerns Over SBC Sheriff’s Dept. Response Time
By Joanne A Calitri   |   November 26, 2024

The Montecito Association November meeting was held in person at the Montecito Library community room and on Zoom, led by MA President Doug Black and Executive Director Houghton Hyatt.  Rock Rockenbach updated on the path built by the Bucket Brigade near his house on Barker Pass, which had multiple issues. He said SBC Public Works […]

Lt. Ugo ‘Butch’ Arnoldi Awarded Citizen of the Year at MA’s Beautification Day
By Joanne A Calitri   |   November 12, 2024

Lt. Ugo Butch Arnoldi was officially awarded as the Montecito Citizen of the Year by the Montecito Association on Saturday, November 2. The ceremony was held at the Annual MA Beautification Day post clean-up BBQ lunch. Montecito businesses, residents, first responders from Montecito Fire Department, the SB County Sheriff’s Department, and local organizations attended the […]

Montecito Association Board Meeting
By Joanne A Calitri   |   February 20, 2024

The Montecito Association (MA) held its monthly Board meeting February 13 in person at the Rosewood Miramar Beach. Executive Director Houghton Hyatt acknowledged the donation of the board room by the hotel to the MA. There was one public comment from a representative of the Neighborhood Group living next to the Rosewood Miramar Beach. His […]

Montecito Association Meets
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   September 19, 2023

At this month’s Montecito Association Board of Directors meeting, President Megan Orloff announced the Association’s new Executive Director: Houghton Hyatt, who served on the MA Board of Directors for six years, and has helped with countless community events. We’ll have more with Hyatt and her ideas for the MA in a future edition.  During Community […]

We have 8,000 Reasons to Be Grateful in This Week of Giving Thanks
By Sharon Byrne   |   November 29, 2022

It’s the height of autumn now, with cold nights, falling leaves, pumpkins everywhere, and the most heartwarming of holidays this week. As we look back over this past year, we have a tremendous amount to be grateful for here in Montecito. Yes, the weather and scenery are lovely, and it’s fun to visit the villages […]

Beautification Day
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   November 1, 2018

This Saturday, November 3, marks Montecito Association’s 33rd annual Beautification Day! “This year is obviously different than years past,” said co-chair of the event Houghton Hyatt. “It will be a day of coming together and celebrating our community, as the theme is ‘Better Together,’” she said.  The family-friendly event will begin as usual, with a […]

Feeling Justified
By Richard Mineards   |   June 14, 2018

It has been quite an extraordinary six months for Montecito realtor Houghton Hyatt. It began catastrophically when her home was destroyed in the devastating mudslides, but has ended ecstatically with her father Ted Nixon‘s horse Justify winning the coveted Triple Crown just 111 days after its first ever race. “It is all quite extraordinary,” says […]

Showing Some MOXI
By Richard Mineards   |   May 24, 2018

It was a night on the tiles when Monarch Wealth Strategies celebrated its 10th anniversary on the roof of the MOXI museum with 100 guests quaffing the vino and noshing on the comestibles. President and founder Aaron Clark, who has more than 500 clients and also just opened an office in Santa Maria, said: “It […]

Hyatts and Lows
By Richard Mineards   |   May 17, 2018

After the agony of losing her Montecito home in the January mudslides, realtor Houghton Hyatt felt the ecstasy of victory when her father Ted Nixon‘s horse, Justify, won the 144th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. “It was the most incredible feeling after what we had been through,” says Houghton, who is married to her entrepreneur […]