Tag archives: Shaun OBryan

Change at the Top
By Richard Mineards   |   October 25, 2018

The Belmond El Encanto, after an extensive search, has a new manager in Santa Barbara local resident Colleen Huther. Colleen, who replaces Aussie Shaun O’Bryan, who has returned to the antipodes, has more than three decades of luxury hotel experience with brands such as Marriott and Accor. She is joining the 92-room luxury Riviera hostelry […]

For Art’s Sake
By Richard Mineards   |   April 5, 2018

Santa Barbara County Arts Commission celebrated its 40th anniversary in grand style at a socially gridlocked Mural Room in the County Courthouse, while a number of locales including the Public Library’s Faulkner Gallery, Sullivan Goss Gallery, and Jardin de las Granadas also participated as venues. Santa Barbara’s Museum of Art also offered free admission in […]