January 10, 2025
Other noteworthy new listings: A mix of contemporary and exotic way up the mountain; Vegas-style neoclassical with 35-car motor court; privacy near San Ysidro Ranch; cute downtown cottage with even cuter artist studio.
Plus: "For lease" sign at Treat skincare in Arlington Plaza; cleaner trailheads thanks to Montecito Trails Foundation and MarBorg; changes proposed to the city's Historic Resources Ordinance; grants to arts non-profits; SBIFF interview with the writer-director of "The Half of It."
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May 5, 2020
Other local news: Plum Goods on State Street has closed; Goleta is considering a one-percent sales-tax increase; antibody tests available, but they're unreliable; developer Ed St. George on how to fix Santa Barbara; embattled cultural center finally shuttered.
More food news: The Carpinteria outpost of Crushcakes has closed for good; Arlington Theatre will be selling popcorn; many more Starbucks cafés have reopened; flashing ban at Old Kings Road; online concert by the Manor Bar's musician-in-residence.
Santa Barbara is a city of wondrous trees, but for sheer personality, you can't beat the trees along Cabrillo Boulevard. Gnarled by wind and time, they look sculptural, like gigantic bonsai.
May 4, 2020
Other local news: The News-Press lost another editor-in-chief; swimmer off Padaro Lane bitten by something, likely a shark; a clearinghouse for masks.
"Sundowners have been my main topic of research in the last few years," said Dr. Leila M. V. Carvalho, professor of meteorology and climate sciences at UCSB. She kindly agreed to explain the science behind the winds. 1
May 3, 2020
The week's other top price reductions: Serious price-chop for Las Alturas architectural exotica; three-story Mediterranean on the Lower Riviera; time capsule above San Roque; flat two-acre lot in Montecito.
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Word on the street is that the new mural will be Mayor Rouse beating up an illegal taco vendor - hence the city involvement. — OldWalter
Very disappointing to not see any Fish Tacos *(similar to former Beachside's) on the menu. During HH, you would get two very filling ones for… — Deb
I like in summerkan and I drive by the old Mackenzie market just now. Oh my goodness it’s gone! There is nothing there. I guess… — Tommy
Oh, interesting. . . Not helpful for true GF people at all, but good to know. Thank you, Tal. — Megan
The California Coastal Commission is TRASH I found the bit on the Rosewood Miramar laughable- just yesterday I read on Noozhawk, a opinion piece by… — Christine!
Well said! So true! — Rob Smith
Warner is the gift horse that this area loves to look in right the mouth, and punch... Get out of his way and let him… — Sam Tababa
I think the hygiene without a dentist may be a good option. My husband had his teeth cleaned yesterday and the cost was $253 which… — janice
Meghan was my dental hygienist for years. She’s the best! — Anita Sonquist
What on God's green acres does that mean- why on EARTH would someone want a partially gluten free product? So you only eat the fully… — Christine!
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Word on the street is that the new mural will be Mayor Rouse beating up an illegal taco vendor - hence the city involvement. — OldWalter
Very disappointing to not see any Fish Tacos *(similar to former Beachside's) on the menu. During HH, you would get two very filling ones for… — Deb
I like in summerkan and I drive by the old Mackenzie market just now. Oh my goodness it’s gone! There is nothing there. I guess… — Tommy
Oh, interesting. . . Not helpful for true GF people at all, but good to know. Thank you, Tal. — Megan
The California Coastal Commission is TRASH I found the bit on the Rosewood Miramar laughable- just yesterday I read on Noozhawk, a opinion piece by… — Christine!
Well said! So true! — Rob Smith
Warner is the gift horse that this area loves to look in right the mouth, and punch... Get out of his way and let him… — Sam Tababa
I think the hygiene without a dentist may be a good option. My husband had his teeth cleaned yesterday and the cost was $253 which… — janice
Meghan was my dental hygienist for years. She’s the best! — Anita Sonquist
What on God's green acres does that mean- why on EARTH would someone want a partially gluten free product? So you only eat the fully… — Christine!