WALK WITH ME
The part of downtown in the crook of Highway 101 has off-the-charts charm—as well as a savory dash of quirk.
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FOOD STUFF
A popular bakery/café in Santa Barbara has plans to open a Montecito outpost—and it may even introduce dinner service.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Hubba hubba in Hope Ranch; the 1919 Villa Firenze on Mission Canyon Road; an Upper East house with potential; Craftsman charm in the Bungalow Haven district; a 1946 house designed by Kem Weber; a Joseph Plunkett cutie in San Roque; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Coast Village Road parklets to be limited to two parking spaces.
••• The plan to turn the Palms in Carpinteria into a hotel has fallen through.
••• Cannabis farms accused of improperly drawing water from the Santa Ynez River.
••• Patagonia’s founder is donating the company to charity.
••• New beach structure underway at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara.
••• Mall storefronts being used as gallery spaces.
••• The history of a house on Garcia Road.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Jillian for identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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Recent Comments
hmmmm, thoughts on a black kitchen? Please discuss. : ) — eliza
FYI, I don’t believe there is a Pizzeria Bianco in Scottsdale. Having lived here part time for many years (SB the other times), I wish… — Mike
If today’s entertainment news stories are correct, Ellen and Portia will be permanently relocating to rural England (if they haven’t already) and listing their Montecito… — Dave
I am glad the building owner referred to it as Cost Plus and not World Market. Longtime Californians will only ever think of it by… — A
Thanks for the heads-up. — Erik Torkells
You forgot the Santa Ynez house circa 2005 https://observer.com/2018/09/ellen-degeneres-former-santa-barbara-santa-ynez-home-for-sale-portia-de-rossi/ — SY Valley resident
Thanks for amplifying Goleta History! Fun site — Cynthis
Funny, I was there over the weekend and it was definitely open — Bettye Jones
Truly love these travel journal reports. And this one proved valuable as we were planning a similar trip. — ES Corcheo
Hey Greg, Brett here, the owner of Riviera Beach Club. It's definitely not a private club by any means, as it is designed to serve… — Brett Hunter