Tag archives: Richies Barber Shop

Happy R’October Loves!
By Joanne A Calitri   |   October 19, 2026

Get your practical magic attire ready for the Hallow’s Eve celebrations throughout Montecito! Here it is “chic” to don any range of your alternate persona without #FOMO on any runway showstoppers. Fashion is totally and uniquely yours – what a concept! Society’s recommendations range from the San Ysidro Ranch’s Speakeasy, the 30th Annual Ghost Village […]

Chabad of Montecito Events and More News Bytes
By Montecito Journal   |   July 21, 2026

– Saturday, July 18, 10:30 am, Shabbat, 450 Toro Canyon Road, Montecito – Wednesday, July 29, 6 pm, Men’s Summer BBQ, hosted by Brian Delshad. – Sunday, August 9, at 2 pm: Hachnasat Sefer Torah – “A joyful historic community celebration welcoming a new Torah scroll. There will be music, delicious food, a beautiful procession […]

DVS 2nd Annual Community Award
By Joanne A Calitri   |   May 11, 2026

Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County (DVS) held its Evening of Gratitude for its funders and supporters at the Fess Parker Tasting Room in the Funk Zone on Thursday, April 30. The featured note of the program is their 2nd Annual Community Award Presentation which this year went to Richie’s Barber Shop Montecito for […]

Annual Richie’s Barber Shop DVS & Adam’s Angels Drive
By Joanne A Calitri   |   December 16, 2025

Richie’s Barber Shop is having its annual drive to support nonprofit organizations for the holidays, Domestic Violence Solutions, and Adam’s Angels. Richie’s annual funding started a week early this year. Jessica Jay (Jess), who heads the events at Richie’s, set up a Holiday Gifting Tree decorated with stockings representing each family currently living in temporary […]

Richie’s Barbershop Wins 1st Place SB for 11 Years!
By Joanne A Calitri   |   October 28, 2025

Richie’s Barber Shop has won first place for the eleventh consecutive year in a row as the Best Barbershop in Santa Barbara according to public voting in the annual Santa Barbara Independent’s poll!  We are definitely Montecito proud on this remarkable but not necessarily surprising win – an award so richly deserved and rooted in […]

Women’s History Month with Women Professional Barbers
By Joanne A Calitri   |   March 28, 2023

To celebrate local women of history, this column dedicates the month of March to them – their contributions, their stories, their inspiration, and opportunities to support. This week we are talking with our town’s women barbers. While the barber profession began over 6,000 years ago in Egypt, pushing the bar upward are women barbers who […]

11th Annual Richie’s Barber Shop Holiday Donation Drive: This Year for St. Vincent’s and Adam’s Angels
By Joanne A Calitri   |   December 13, 2022

Richie’s Barber Shop on Coast Village Road is having its 11th Annual Holiday Donation Drive, this year for St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara and Adam’s Angels. The Shop’s event chair and lead barber Jessica Jay is coordinating with Regina Ruiz, Chief Development Officer of St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara, and with Adam McKaig, who formed Adam’s Angels […]

Richie’s Annual Barber Shop Holiday Donation Drive
By Joanne A Calitri   |   November 30, 2021

Richie’s Barber Shop on Coast Village Road is having its 10th Annual Holiday Donation Drive, this year for Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS) Santa Barbara, with the theme, “The Limit Does Not Exist.” Shop event lead and barber Jessica Jay is coordinating with DVS Executive Director Jan Campbell to ensure the donated items will work for […]

Richie’s Barber Shop Annual Toy Drive Adds a Twist
By Joanne A Calitri   |   December 10, 2020

Richie’s Barber Shop has held its annual toy drive for kids for nine years and this time it has added an element for our lockdown times: adopting a pet from the local animal shelter. The shop’s annual Christmas tree is decorated with photos of the pets for adoption, and the American Flag stands proudly at […]

People of Montecito: Erin Wagner
By Megan Waldrep   |   September 24, 2020

What’s Your Montecito Migration Story? I’ve worked here five years. Richie’s Barber Shop actually found me while I was living in Oregon. I wasn’t going to pass up this barber shop because they have a great reputation. One of my friends who owns a winery in Solvang was pouring wine for their Christmas party and […]

Salons & Barber Shops Pivot
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   August 6, 2020

Two popular salons on Coast Village Road are yet again doing the “pandemic pivot,” and are now offering their services outside, in alignment with guidelines from the State of California that went into effect in late July. Salon owner Xavier Scordo, who took ownership of the salon known as Belle de Jour in Olive Mill […]

Will You Be My Valentine?
By Richard Mineards   |   February 28, 2019

Stylists at Richie’s Barber Shop on Coast Village Road proved they were a cut above the rest 24 hours before Valentine’s Day. Staffers Jessica Jay and Mary Tsushima visited the Friendship Center, a licensed adult day program for seniors, a tiara’s toss from All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church and set up a popup shop to enable […]

7th Annual Toys for Kids at Richie’s
By Joanne A Calitri   |   December 20, 2018

Join Richie and his team in donating a toy of your choice for a child from toddler to teen. Just drop off the unwrapped toy at his barber shop on Coast Village Road during regular business hours, Monday through Saturday 9am-6pm, or call (805) 845-9701. When you do, he has a complimentary hot towel shave […]

A Cut above: Richie Among Nominees
By Joanne A Calitri   |   November 30, 2017

Self-made Montecito business owner Richie Ramirez, owner of Richie’s Barber Shop on Coast Village Road (CVR) is one of five nominees for the title and responsibilities of the Santa Barbara Young Professional [SBYP] 2017. It’s a role that continues till December 2018. To find out more, I contacted attorney Andrea G. Posey, Young Professionals board […]