A-List Boutique to Open in Montecito’s Upper Village
Plus: Kismet will open a dedicated lingerie studio; Jack Johnson to play the Lobero Theatre; the slate for the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival; the Montecito Tea Gardens gets another $10 million price cut; are you Santa Barbara's next poet laureate? 5
Highway 154 Has Reopened
Other recent news: Untreated sewage spill affects Montecito beach; Santa Barbara County to get federal storm relief; harbor to be dredged next week; Goleta Beach Park is closed for "emergency beach nourishment"; several radio station still off the air; no word when Route 150 between Carpinteria and Ojai will reopen; Santa Barbara Museum of Art sued over Egon Schiele drawing allegedly stolen by Nazis; Cabrillo Boulevard arts and crafts market to get reorganized; Summerland oil seepage is likely natural. 1
The Main Restaurant Menu at the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern
More food news: Daytime food service at Buttonwood Farm & Winery; change of plans for Carpinteria rooftop bar; opening date for the Peasants Deli arcade; a new coffee van called Considered; Rincon Brewery's Funk Zone outpost is closed for improvements; Azul seems to have paused before opening for real. 2
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This is sadly not unique to SB. Everyone with a property to rent is seeing $$. We have seen “bidding wars” on properties during this… — Christine
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Yes, the 10% does apply to LA, SB, and all of California. We just had a state-wide meeting about this. The price increase maximum is… — SEL
The bike path in Carpinteria. It crosses county lines into Ventura. — Antonia Gurule
Same. Good for you if you can afford $480,000 a year in rent. You don’t need anyone’s support. If you struggle to pay $2000 and… — SBSL
I agree on this point. If you have the means to rent a house for $50,000-$75,000 a month - or you own a house that… — SBSL
There’s a new simple way to report price gouging in LA: https://x.com/MayorOfLA/status/1878630125786566664 Is there something like this for SB? — Ellen
Just for informational purposes and what is legal and not, Los Angeles County's declaration of emergency has no bearing on Santa Barbara County, therefore large… — Seth