October 28, 2024
The week's top price reductions include midcentury houses with potential in Montecito, Hope Ranch, and on the Mesa; a 1929 house on an acre on APS; and a house with a view of hills, canyons, ocean, and islands—all from one deck.
August 13, 2020
Plus: Degeneres burglary thought to be an inside job; new signage at the rebranded Hyatt Centric on E. Cabrillo; Lotusland's Japanese pavilion is open; a UCSB swimmer's 10-mile ocean swim for Covid-19 relief; the city's draft plan to cope with rising sea levels.
You can really get away from it all at Auberge Resorts's new property outside Park City. But is the hotel worth the high price?
August 12, 2020
Other recent news: City beach closures for Labor Day weekend; the likely new name for Indio Muerto Street; many intriguing local races on the November ballot; St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church is now a city landmark; Game Seeker employee takes over the shop; progress for five-story building on W. Anapamu.
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August 11, 2020
They've bought a house and everything.
So many new listings! Some are just wonderful, some are not. But they're all fun to look at.
Plus: SeaVees's big new headquarters is for lease; Eye of the Day appears to be for sale; short film and discussion about Santa Barbara beekeepers; county survey about where to allow cannabis shops.
August 10, 2020
Other recent news: Who eucalyptized Southern California?; the argument against renaming San Andres Street; street musicians unhappy with pandemic ban; the tree of the month; another Edhat classic.
The name of Little Dom's Seafood is a bit of a misnomer—there's more turf than surf on the menu—but the space looks great and the overall experience is a winning one.
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Yes, I read she had worked with Renato. — Zoe
Thanks. Good to know. — Zoe
Yep, there is not much to discuss what an authentic Italian pizza is. That doesn’t change the fact that we love Bettinas. — Zeljko
Yes, I went to the 10th Anniversary 10 course tasting last night. All extra fees were clearly communicated, and It was worth every penny. They… — Rwd
Discussions about “real” pizza are so tired. — BW
Why they took their ny strip off the menu and replaced it with their tomahawk steak is beyond me. It was the best steak in… — Joseph Nosofsky
I’m a big fan of Empty Bowl Friday night wings. Very spicy. We had the Vietnamese wings last night at Lama Sama and they were… — AFC
We've long thought that secretly the best wings in town are the chili lime wings at Your Choice, which is just across the street and… — SkyG
I laughed when I saw that Rusty's had won best pizza in the latest reader polls! What's even funnier to me is how expensive Rusty's… — SkyG
Not sure why the original poster keeps returning to Betina (sic) if it's "not terrible" at best. Yes, please, keep the table open for others… — Bettye Jones