Introducing the Siteline Directory

All too often, good help really is hard to find. That's why I've started the Siteline Directory: an online resource for local businesses to promote their services to the greater Santa Barbara community.

A Push to Overturn the State Street Master Plan

Other recent news: Santa Barbara passes rent stabilization; the new name for Calle Cesar Chavez; who has donated to local candidates; Día de los Muertos procession to return; new State Street apparel store; Montecito may sell its state water rights for $40 million; funding secured for the Carpinteria Community Pool; the tree of the month. 3

The Lowdown on the Scottish Highlands

A wee bit of Edinburgh before heading into the countryside for plenty of hillwalking and three rural hotels, each extraordinary in its own way. 1

Newsletter: September 30

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Newly Renovated Within Historic Riven Rock

Designed to sit quietly in the land rather than command it, 790 Rockbridge Road is a 2.53-acre estate beneath a canopy of two-hundred-year-old oaks. Parcels of this size are essentially unavailable inside Riven Rock.

New Construction on Dorinda Triangle Sells for $11.25 Million

Last week's sales also include a Santa Ynez Valley compound; Montecito Shores two-bedroom for $5.85 million; spiffer-upper near Cold Spring School; Mesa off-market; 1980s colonial in Bel Air Knolls; and more 1

A Peek at the Biltmore’s Poolside Palapas

Plus: Contenders for the renaming of Calle Cesar Chavez; East Valley Road garage under new ownership; meeting about the proposed Padaro Lane railroad expansion; StretchLab Montecito has closed; new leather goods shop in El Paseo; vandalism of tree plaques; Ageless Fitness has moved; up next at Seimandi & Leprieur gallery. 17

Opening in Carpinteria: Rincon General Bodega and Wine Bar

More food news: St. Bibiana is expanding; The Ellwood rethought its model; Alma Fonda Fina name change; open house and cookout at the White Buffalo Land Trust; opening date for the Restaurant at Edna; profiles of Vic's Wine Bar and Ojai Mountain Farm; Jeannine's is annexing Tap Thai's space in Goleta; Mini Kabob returns to Na Na Thai. 21

Newsletter: September 27

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 3