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
It's a horrible location for condos. — MB
I think "At the start" sort of indicates change. Let them get open before critiquing. We’re opening with dinner service (served family-style) at the start,… — Denise
I was at golds gym a few months ago and a couple of guys where talking about a developer that had made an offer to… — Tommy
I agree that the Las Canoas price is ambitious, but primarily because the area is under appreciated. Cielito is what montecito felt like 30, 40… — J
It is not condos. It is a restaurant. I live near there. Where is this rumor from ? — MB
Word on the street is that the new mural will be Mayor Rouse beating up an illegal taco vendor - hence the city involvement. — OldWalter
Very disappointing to not see any Fish Tacos *(similar to former Beachside's) on the menu. During HH, you would get two very filling ones for… — Deb
I like in summerkan and I drive by the old Mackenzie market just now. Oh my goodness it’s gone! There is nothing there. I guess… — Tommy
Oh, interesting. . . Not helpful for true GF people at all, but good to know. Thank you, Tal. — Megan
The California Coastal Commission is TRASH I found the bit on the Rosewood Miramar laughable- just yesterday I read on Noozhawk, a opinion piece by… — Christine!