October 28, 2024
More food news: Central American cuisine at Elubia's Kitchen; Scarlett Begonia has moved around the corner; The Good Lion will have a sibling in Ventura; Grubhub's sleazy behavior.
May 15, 2020
And one just got price-chopped by $4.25 million. The week's other top reductions: Spec renovation approaches the sweet spot; 1900 George Washington Smith Tudor; family-friendly redo with a nice backyard; Sea Cliff house inches toward reality.
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May 14, 2020
Plus: Santa Barbara Airport now requires everyone to wear face masks; slacklining in Los Padres National Forest; new book of Hank Pitcher's paintings; Salty Brothers Soap Co. sets up shop on State Street.
Other local news: State-run testing sites are twice as slow than expected; city council seeks rent relief; Miramar resort might reopen next week; grand jury finds yet again that the the Sheriff's-Coroner's Bureau is substandard; Montecito garden renewal.
More food news: The Lark is now open for takeout; Satellite has a walk-up counter; a big honor for chef Daisy Ryan of Bell's; Onus Donuts reopens Friday; one way to be a better restaurant patron.
May 13, 2020
Other noteworthy new listings: Turnkey gem on the Riviera; Montecito beachfront that wants a renovation; Mesa neoclassical listed for the first time; appealing 1947 Spanish house on Diana Lane.
Plus: Channel Islands reopening strategy in the works; house asking for twice the rent it asked for three years ago; new fire restrictions in Los Padres National Forest; Highway 101 median trees cut down; free rocks.
May 12, 2020
Other local news: There's talk of closing 13 blocks of State Street to cars; the state released guidelines for restaurant dining rooms; county reopening being slowed by Lompoc prison outbreak; pot-delivery business doing well; Botanik has a new greenhouse; Republican house candidate Andy Caldwell.
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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