Santa Barbara’s Coach Outlet Is Getting Upgraded to Full Brand Status
Plus: New art studio for kids downtown; Sirena women's boutique has moved; a wasted Funk Zone parking lot; tape on the trail; the answer to last weekend’s "Where in Santa Barbara…?"; the return of Tomatomania!; overhear anything interesting lately? 4
The Name of the Upper Village’s Next New Restaurant
More food news: Likely tenants of the Maritime Museum's two restaurant spaces; Chick-fil-A on Calle Real faces pushback; Petra Cafe in flux; more on Beau, the “storytelling bar”; Easter provisions at Carpinteria's forthcoming gourmet market; Santa Barbara line etiquette. 6
Classic Montecito Compound Resuscitated in Style
Noteworthy new listings also include a 31-acre equestrian property east of Toro Canyon; Hot Springs Road hacienda complex; mountain views in Pepper Hill; the Riviera house that Alex D’Alfonso built for himself; 1915 Craftsman with extra land on a swell Upper East block; San Roque Tudor; and more. 7
Overnight RV Camping Lot Proposed at East Beach
Other recent news: Costco is looking into the possibility of a Goleta gas station; a quartet of interesting homes; inside Montecito's Pig House; could Isla Vista become a city?; self-storage with social aspect coming downtown; the tree of the month. 14

























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I feel like comments weren’t enabled on the last “Where in Santa Barbara?” post, because I was going to make a guess. I probably should… — toasteroven
Same thing with stop lights...why don't people pull up to the car in front of them? Especially at lights where the line for the red… — Sue
That pink tape is from Nine Trails and can be removed. There may be blue tape on the trails as well. — MC
Harbor Restaurant and a different restaurant called Harbor Tavern - definitely will showing up at the wrong place. Lol — Joan M
Awesome news on the growing TOMATOMANIA, poor location- the parking along Santa Barbara Ave is a accident waiting to happen…as a main artery for Valley… — Christine!
Hi! Tape on trails like the type shown can sometimes be markers for scientists’ test sites (surveys for plant growth, for example) so it is… — T
Well, you, know...the medication hasn't been approved yet — Janet Seymour
A tavern-style restaurant? It sounds out of place in the harbor. — Ins Ali
It was tax dollars that paid for the widening project anyway. At least a toll would more fairly source funding from those who use the… — Sean
It can do both - raise revenue for infrastructure investments & incentivize carpooling. — Sean