October 27, 2024
Other recent news: New design for big beachfront hotel; the county is looking into using the old Sears store as a Covid-treatment facility; small earthquake outside Carpinteria; Das Williams responds to damning Grand Jury report; courthouse plaque celebrates white people.
"It's the only public building like it on the beach, and you could never built it today," said Parks Department director Jill Zachary on an exclusive tour of the thoroughly renovated East Beach landmark.
July 12, 2020
Other recent news: Edith Caldwell Abode has plans to close; county hospitals are at 50 percent capacity, and ICUs are at 56 percent; man threatened diners with what looked like a machine gun; Goleta Water District voted to raise rates; Amazon now offering online shopping for pickup at the Santa Barbara Whole Foods store.
July 11, 2020
If you want proof that the market is moving, look no further than these 12 notable closings from the past week, from Campanil to Torito Road.
July 10, 2020
Other recent news: Carpinteria freeway project completed five months early; a push to extend State Street experiment; memorial to black people killed in the U.S.; Viva store opened in Paseo Nuevo; leasing companies report stable demand for student housing; five Chumash Casino employees have tested positive.
The week's other top price reductions: 1920 Montecito Tudor; appealing interiors in Ennisbrook; new-build four-bedroom by the San Marcos Foothills preserve; 46-acre lot way up Toro Canyon.
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July 9, 2020
More food news: Tyger Tyger is reopening for weekend pop-up dinners; another brewpub said to be coming to lower State Street; new Westside pizza joint; Mercado el Rey has opened.
Plus: Montecito estate auction has a whiff of desperation; Mate Gallery's new online sale section; American Express offering $5 credits when you patronize local merchants; a new look for the former Just Folk building in Summerland.
July 8, 2020
Other noteworthy new listings: 1890 cottage downtown; cute fixer above Coast Village Road; boxy contemporary in the Lower Riviera; Gobernador Canyon farm with approved plans.
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What are your favorite pizza spots in town? Little Caesar’s? Rusty’s? Revolver? lol — David
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Georges Bitar & his wife are the couple who bought it. I believe his wife used to work at Via Maestra? Georges bought it from… — Leslie
Part of the 101 widening expansion project. — Harry Hotchencurtis
Regarding LamaSama: I really like the space - clean and open and inviting, though painfully loud. The Lama Dog beer selection is great and the… — John
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Revolver is absolutely fantastic pizza and I would never lump them in the same sentence as Rusty's and Little Caesars. Revolver, Bettina, St Bibiana, L'antica… — Myer
City lot #7 Figueroa St entrance. — Karl
Wow, I was really surprised to hear about Sweetie's closing and wonder how the Santa Barbara Restaurant Collective (Mesa/Lighthouse group) is doing. Anyone know? I… — Michael
I can't wait to add Flavour to my favorite cookbook collection by Pascale Beale! — Barbara
I can't wait to add Flavour to my favorite cookbook collection by Pascale Beale! — Barbara Farish
What are your favorite pizza spots in town? Little Caesar’s? Rusty’s? Revolver? lol — David
Don't worry, Mark, you are not the only one "so off the mark" 🙄. Give the Nook Pizza a try, if you are like us,… — Sven
Georges Bitar & his wife are the couple who bought it. I believe his wife used to work at Via Maestra? Georges bought it from… — Leslie
Part of the 101 widening expansion project. — Harry Hotchencurtis
Regarding LamaSama: I really like the space - clean and open and inviting, though painfully loud. The Lama Dog beer selection is great and the… — John