The upscale British fashion brand Sunspel is currently renovating its store location at the Montecito Country Mart (MCM), in the space formerly occupied by James Perse. One of the brand’s icons is its Classic T-Shirt – made from the highest quality extra-long staple Supima cotton sourced from a single family-owned Californian farm dedicated to environmentally […]
The Women’s Fund of SB has awarded $125,000 to DignityMoves for its new Child Care Center at its Family Village to provide housing and childcare. The grant covers the cost for the modular components of a childcare center, and for parents to seek/maintain employment, participate in job training/education, and for sobriety and mental health stability. […]
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Captain’s Log Star Date 78338.4. It was the evening before the full Beaver moon for budding astrophysicists and stargazers from local universities to join with friends to hear the Las Cumbres Observatory’s renown astrophysicist Tim Lister PhD, with Andrew [Andy] Howell PhD and Moira Andrews UCSB grad student at the M Special pub. This free […]
Breaking / Entering / Burglary / 2500 block Banner Ave: Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024, at 19:02 hrs Reporting Party [RP] came home to find her father’s residence had been ransacked. No damage at any points of entry; RP thinks she left the back door unlocked. Occurred between 1100-1600 hours, and items stolen were a few […]
It’s that time of year again! Are you looking for unique and special gifts for your friends and family? Check out this epic gift list that’ll help you shop local this holiday season! This stunning blue tourmaline cabochon ring, features accents of indicolite tourmalines & diamonds set in platinum Since 1976, Internationally recognized Silverhorn Jewelers […]
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From sufficient tax revenue to operating locations, the cannabis industry has received its share of heat – but no other complaint has been vocalized more than the odor surrounding the industry. Over 2,500 odor complaints have been filed in the past four years. As that number continues to rise, the county is grappling with setting […]
On Friday, November 8, I’m just off the phone with the Santa Barbara’s Botanic Garden about their new panoramic view Tipton Trail, to be officially launched for public use on November 17 in collaboration with National Take a Hike Day. In addition, it will be a free admission day at the SB Botanic Garden, but […]
The November 5th General Election was clearly a shock, but here is how the county voted locally for what was on the 93108 ballot: President and Vice President Democratic: Kamala D. Harris / Tim Walz: 83,248 / 61.89% Republican: Donald J. Trump / JD Vance: 47,071 / 35.00% American Independent: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. / […]
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When I was young, libraries were my gateway to adventure. I traveled through stories, climbed metaphorical mountains, and learned boundless skills, all from the coziness of an armchair. Stepping into a library always felt like stepping into a world where anything was possible, an enchanted gateway that took me on journeys beyond the horizon. This […]
In my 22nd year covering the Annual Ghost Village Road, the energy the community brought out this year was everything. Local schools represented – from Montecito Union School, Crane Country Day School, Laguna Blanca Lower and Upper schools, to Peabody School, Providence School, home school kids, La Colina School, and Santa Barbara Middle School. Parents […]
The Los Padres Forest Association’s annual wall calendar is in production, and you can pre-order yours now to support its Trail Care Program. Calendars are made with quality, community-submitted photos of the Los Padres Forest and are printed on high quality stock (17″x11″) with special date information. Calendars will print and ship in December 2024. […]
On November 1st, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission unanimously approved Rosewood Miramar’s mixed-used housing development plan. Initially a vocal opponent of the plan, All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church ultimately reached a compromise with the Miramar, which involved reducing the scope of the project. “I stand before you today to say that All Saints withdraws any […]
At a lengthy meeting on November 5th, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0-1 to deny the appeal of the Montecito Planning Commission’s approval of the Music Academy of the West’s Revised Conditional Use Permit (CUP). District 1 Supervisor Das Williams moved the vote under the condition that staff recommend no more than […]