FOOD STUFF
••• Alma Fonda Fina is finally close to opening.
••• Merci has introduced table service.
••• Saint Bibiana won’t be coming to the Funk Zone.
••• The Nugget’s forthcoming Carpinteria outpost has expanded.
••• Profiles of Gipsy Hill Bakery and the Tyler x Lieu Dit tasting room.
••• Santa Barbara County Farm Day.
••• Paseo Nuevo crêperie.
••• The new aperitif from Municipal Winemakers.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Glam farmhouse shooting for $4 million in San Roque; a winner and an opportunity on the Riviera; 1909 Lower Riviera charm; room to move on East Valley Road; 1904 cottage on a tiny Upper East street; an old-school compound in Alta Mesa; one for baseball fans; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Opening date for the Santa Barbara Public Library plaza (above).
••• Eight-story building proposed near the Mission.
••• A bit of intel on the buyers of the former St. Anthony’s Seminary complex.
••• President Biden and family are vacationing in the Santa Ynez Valley.
••• Franceschi House plaza feedback.
••• Moody Sisters cottages mistreated.
••• The new Tilly Timms souvenir store.
••• California Highway Patrol issued a ton of speeding tickets.
••• Driver crashes car and flees on skateboard.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Recent Comments
@Erik - Fear not, Barbareno’s added fee is only for its special 10th anniversary event and it’s very clearly listed at the top of the… — EF
This should be a good fit for the area! Hope you well with this upscale addition to the hood. — Steve Wordell
Wow! Can’t wait to check it out in person! — Deb
So they're flipping high-end homes in a wealthy community. No need to get whipped up about that, regardless of their behavior. What they do with… — Bettye Jones
Once I find out that restaurants are still adding hidden fees I will never go there again. I know that vía maestra and the chase… — Roy
Is it fair for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi to profit off their public image as LGBTQ activists, especially considering the criticism they have… — ApeExplorer
Wow, then congratulations and time to get that shovel and concrete mixer out... — zeljko
The deed is under a new name. — Erik Torkells
tough one if it slides down the hill... and you are inside... lol Not sure if it even was sold actually... but for that money… — Zeljko
Looks beautiful. Can’t wait to go! — Joan