23 Dec 2025
Montecito’s Mixsell Returns to Revel in the Revels
Back in 2017 when Susan Keller founded Santa Barbara Revels to make our city one of several in the nation to present annual Christmas-season traditional cross-cultural shows, she turned to fellow Montecitan Maggie Mixsell to serve as director. The acting coach, teacher, and director – whose credits include running the Speaking of Stories series for […]
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Cracklin’ ‘Cracker to Close Out the Season
‘Twas the weekend before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Unless “house” refers to the Granada, where all sorts of creatures, including mice, rats, and other critters and characters won’t just be stirring but also leaping, pirouetting, gliding, and spinning all over the stage as State […]
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Feel the Fever for the Holidays
Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort is the hot spot for a special holiday show tribute to Frank Sinatra on Saturday night. A Very Sinatra Christmas Special features a number of jazz vocalists singing a catalog of holiday tunes favored over the years by the legend also known as The Chairman of the Board, including “White […]
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Home for the Holidays: Week 4
Our final week of the MJ’s Holiday Gift Guide is here! As we close in on (the big day and heartfelt devotional of your choice), it’s important to recall that All This Feeling fuels the eternal cosmic gyre; not to go all sentimental on you. As we hang stockings with care and otherwise happily surrender […]
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Montecito Bank & Trust Highlights Arden Rose
Montecito Bank & Trust, founded by Michael Towbes, Jerry Parent, and John O’Keefe, began in two trailers on Coast Village Road. Earlier this year the bank celebrated its 50th anniversary of being in business. Towbes’ personal philosophy of service to the community informed the bank’s corporate culture from the moment of launch. That legacy is […]
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Veronica Beard in Montecito
If you’ve been following The Society Edit and Local News Bytes, you’ve been anticipating the opening of New York-based lifestyle brand Veronica Beard at 1269 Coast Village Road. It’s likely on your way to Lucky’s you’ve stopped by this iconic brand’s newest brick and mortar store, which opened a few weeks ago. We reached out to […]
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Farewell to Lou
Bar Lou, the French-Mediterranean restaurant on Coast Village Road, is set to close. Opened by restaurateur Warner Ebbink and Chef Brandon Boudet, the restaurant replaced Oliver’s and featured a redesigned dining room and a menu built around shareable dishes and local ingredients. Popular items included the Steak au Poivre, Halibut Almondine, and Sea Urchin Spaghetti. […]
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Sheriff’s Blotter – 93108
Domestic Violence / 1400 block Jameson Lane — Sunday, November 30, at 18:52 hours Deputies responded to a subject having punched and kicked their father in violation of 242 PC, and shattering a sliding glass door in violation of 594(b)(2)(A) PC. The victim signed a citizen’s arrest form and subject was arrested and booked into […]
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New Sheriff’s Substation at the Miramar Set to Open
Montecito will soon see significantly faster law-enforcement response times as the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office prepares to open a new substation at Caruso’s Rosewood Miramar Beach – a milestone that cleared its final Planning & Development hurdle on December 9, when building plans were officially approved. With permits ready for issuance pending signatures and […]
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Montecito Sparkles at 4th Annual Holiday Soirée
Santa Barbara’s holiday season shimmered once again at the 4th Annual Montecito Sparkle Party, a festive and elegant soirée hosted by Michele Janin, Tom Linebarger, wine expert, and the Montecito Journal’s own wine travel writer Jamie Knee, and Joel Knee. Now in its fourth year, the beloved holiday gathering took place at the Montecito home […]
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16 Dec 2025
Body Reset Montecito: Stimulating Your Muscles into Shape
As they placed the electrodes onto my hosed down vest (to help the electrical current conduct more efficiently), images of every spy movie I had ever seen flashed before my eyes. My host and local resident, Jillian Muller, gleefully shouted at me to fire up my glutes and to crank it up. And fired up […]
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Xeni Tziouvaras is Dreaming of a Greek Christmas
Christmastime is here. And so we turn to mezzo-soprano Xeni Tziouvaras. As her five-syllable name and homestead in Florence, Italy, don’t necessarily suggest, Xeni is a Californian and graduate of Dos Pueblos H.S. in Goleta. This holiday season she is making a special trip home to perform at the annual Sounds and Stories of Greek […]
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Llewellyn “Llew” Goodfield Jr.: January 18, 1938 – November 29, 2025
Llewellyn “Llew” Goodfield Jr., devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, community leader, and proud descendant of Santa Barbara’s historic Rogers family, passed away peacefully on November 29th, surrounded by family. Born in 1938 to Llewellyn Goodfield (1902–1989) and Catherine Mabel Rogers Goodfield (1912–2006), Llew was the first of two sons, spending his early years in […]
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Hendrika de Vries New Memoir: An Inspiring Read for the Holidays
Our community knows Hendrika de Vries as a beloved therapist and professor of Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is also a beautiful writer, gifting us with her second memoir Open Turns: From Dutch Girl to New Australian. This coming-of-age book takes us from war-ravaged Europe to the outback of Australia and on to […]
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Middle Eastern Tile Design
A great find at our Goodwill Thrift shop on Carrillo Street in downtown Santa Barbara, FF sends me a shot of a ceramic tile, framed, with a delicate pastel decoration of stylized flowing foliage in a vase. This flowering tree is the Persian symbol for the Tree of Life, which offers connections between earth, heaven, and […]
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Who Are We?
I just finished watching Ken Burns’ The American Revolution. I urge you to watch it. Like everything he does (The Civil War, Vietnam, Baseball, Jazz, et cetera) it’s a deep dive into the subject. I thought I knew a lot about our nation’s founding but after watching his series on the Revolution I realize I […]
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When Seconds Count, Don’t Hesitate to Call 911
Knowing who to call in an emergency – or any situation where help is needed – can make a significant, and in some cases, lifesaving difference. In the event of an emergency or any need for a response from the Montecito Fire Department, EMS or law enforcement, please remember to dial 911 or send a […]
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3rd Annual Coast Village Road Tree Lighting
Your Society Edit reporter is here with the latest on Coast Village Road! Yes dears, we have exciting new businesses to explore, but first the holidays! I attended the 3rd Annual CVR Holiday Tree Lighting event, held on Thursday, December 4, from 4-6 pm, in front of Renaud’s Bakery and the award-winning Richie’s Barber Shop. […]
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15th Annual St. Vincent’s SB Fashion Show Fundraiser
I am happy to report that St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara annual Fashion Show fundraiser which took place for its 4th year at the Rosewood Miramar Beach on Saturday, November 29 was a huge success. This year saw 230 guests dressed in their holiday best bidding on 103 handmade gift baskets. The event founded by Claudia […]
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