Debate Rages Over the 250-Room Garden Street Hotel
Other recent news: Debunked rumor that the Bidens bought in the Santa Ynez Valley; District 1 candidate forum recap; Funk Zone art gallery closed; city councilmember Alejandra Gutierrez's poor attendance; criticism for cannabis stink abatement plan; Goleta library to close for up to two years; Mission Creek restoration; Cottage Health to create employee housing; what's next for Andersen's Pea Soup in Buellton. 3
An Update on the Trees of Milpas Street
Plus: Hotel deal for locals and the people visiting them; Santa Barbara is considering banning "open house" signs; the Avett Brothers in concert; free screening of "Return of the Jedi"; Lotusland is looking to add a new visitors' restroom; the NatureTrack Film Festival; Channel Islands photography book. 15
The Mesa Is Getting an Indian Restaurant
More food news: Happy Cat Eats opens this week; another new vendor is coming to the Santa Barbara Public Market; expanded food service at Aperitivo; what's next for the Harbor Restaurant and Longboard's Grill; Bell's chef to cook a lunch at Tyler x Lieu Dit; Petrini’s Italian Restaurant profile; the location of Pinyon's Ventura outpost; the menu at La Cantina, now open in Noleta; any thoughts on the new Saturday farmers' market? 22
A Faster Track for the Miramar’s Retail and Housing Expansion
Other recent news: The new owner of Buellton landmark Pea Soup Andersen's; California to finally ban the sale of all plastic bags at grocery stores; buyer found for the News-Press's physical archive; bomb thrown inside a Santa Maria courthouse building; the tree of the month; the Riv's ode to Bianca Censori. 3
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