October 28, 2024
Other recent news: Checking in on the State Street situation; forthcoming guidance on reopening fitness facilities; Board of Supervisors to vote on cannabis reform; Ventura beaches reopening to sunbathers; Bossie the Cow got painted gold; missing ducks found; California Mid-State Fair canceled; plan to drill new wells abandoned.
Other noteworthy new listings: Fairytale French in the Hedgerow; ten acres where San Roque meets Mission Canyon; spec renovation with grand ambitions; ocean and mountain views above Summerland; Cape Cod house with a she-shed out back; why you need a broker.
May 27, 2020
Other recent news: Proposed new water rates in various local districts; new Santa Barbara school superintendent; Chumash Casino reopening soon; Trump administration approved a new oil well and pipeline in Carrizo Plain National Monument.
More food news: Twenty-Four Blackbirds is selling ice cream on weekends; the Tuesday farmers' market has moved a block north; $20 bottles of local wine at Handlebar; Savoy Café has the city's first parklet; semi-updated list of restaurants with dine-in service.
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May 26, 2020
It's the best thing to happen to downtown Santa Barbara in recent memory.
Other local news: California issues social-distancing guidance for places of worship; Goleta food-preservation firm is now valued at $1 billion; two-hour weekend parking limit at Montecito beaches and trailheads; mountain lion spotted again; drive-in theater reopened.
With in-person classes canceled for months, the campus is a lovely place for a stroll. You can expect many "I Am Legend" moments, where you'll feel like the last person on earth. 1
May 24, 2020
Plus: Have you walked down State Street now that it's closed to cars?; a stripped-down Jeff Shelton rental; a pair of Montecito notables have gone MIA; two more sales of note.
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Especially the meatballs are great… sooo good — Zeljko
Been following this closely and very much agree! It seemed from the reporting that they didn't even really have to go through the MPC, that… — SkyG
The MPC and MBAR have an emarrassing history of being the biggest incestuous NIMBY's that trip over their own feet on delusions of grandeur power,… — Rob
Santa Barbara is pretty amazing compared to most city's in the country. Are you aware that 24hr fitness is not retail, and the "national issue"… — Jefferson A.
Kudos to the developers of 15 S Hope Ave for proposing something outside the box, that I think fits well in the general character of… — SkyG
Yes the place is a dungeon and there are only about 100 other gyms in town... the true culprit. — Jahroman
I worry about the parking for all of these structures. The one on Hope said 19 parking spaces for 46 units which does not seem… — Sophia
State street is pretty amazing compared to most downtowns in this country. Are you aware this is a national issue due to shifts to online… — Mary
Bettina folks are from Roberta’s, a lauded Brooklyn pizza establishment. I’ve been to Italy, I’m just back from New York and I’m a foodie. Bettina… — Mary
Even more businesses leaving downtown, and with 24 hr fitness they can't even (incorrectly) blame it on the "retail apocalypse". When will city council finally… — Jefferson A.
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Especially the meatballs are great… sooo good — Zeljko
Been following this closely and very much agree! It seemed from the reporting that they didn't even really have to go through the MPC, that… — SkyG
The MPC and MBAR have an emarrassing history of being the biggest incestuous NIMBY's that trip over their own feet on delusions of grandeur power,… — Rob
Santa Barbara is pretty amazing compared to most city's in the country. Are you aware that 24hr fitness is not retail, and the "national issue"… — Jefferson A.
Kudos to the developers of 15 S Hope Ave for proposing something outside the box, that I think fits well in the general character of… — SkyG
Yes the place is a dungeon and there are only about 100 other gyms in town... the true culprit. — Jahroman
I worry about the parking for all of these structures. The one on Hope said 19 parking spaces for 46 units which does not seem… — Sophia
State street is pretty amazing compared to most downtowns in this country. Are you aware this is a national issue due to shifts to online… — Mary
Bettina folks are from Roberta’s, a lauded Brooklyn pizza establishment. I’ve been to Italy, I’m just back from New York and I’m a foodie. Bettina… — Mary
Even more businesses leaving downtown, and with 24 hr fitness they can't even (incorrectly) blame it on the "retail apocalypse". When will city council finally… — Jefferson A.