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April 21, 2020
Other local news: 429 confirmed Covid-19 cases; small rise in crime blamed on lockdown; student exodus may effect census results; Hazard's Cyclesport bike shop is doing well; marine life at old oil platforms; harbor building burned to a crisp; 101 bridge repair in Goleta; Campus Point beach fence; and more.
Plus: The auction of the 1930s Lutah Maria Riggs estate didn't pan out; coolly renovated house on a golf course sold; Valley Club Trail got fixed up; tree graffiti; owlets.
April 20, 2020
"March was going to be the month that saved us," wrote owners Julian and Katherine Guzman Sanders in their farewell statement. "But instead it's the month that killed us."
Other local news: There are now 394 confirmed cases; an increase in lost and injured hikers; suspicious fire behind Sambo's; email your questions to local politicians; mountain lions get temporary protection.
April 19, 2020
Other local news: There are now 385 confirmed Covid-19 cases, 49 of which are healthcare workers; county jail inmate tested positive; supervisor Gregg Hart on the pandemic's local effects; earthquake early this morning; Carp closes beach parking lots.
April 18, 2020
The week's other top price reductions: Boat-like house on Miramar Beach dropped by $600,000; cool lines and Dutch doors on School House Road; togetherness on the Mesa; and a top-floor midcentury condo near Butterfly Beach.
April 17, 2020
Other local news: I Madonnari Street Painting Festival canceled; now 354 Covid-19 cases and a third death; Santa Barbara's grim economic future; Southern California no longer abnormally dry; council member supports temporary city council pay cut; My Gym has closed.
Plus: Little Free Libraries stocked with toilet paper and other items; new Channel Islands T-shirt; Summerland Oriental Rugs moved across the street; Studio William Hefner house coming to San Ysidro Road; time-lapse street painting; three recent sales of note.
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I realize that people want a cheap eats kind of place. Fish 'n fries in plastic basket. But don't we have enough of these? I… — John
We are so happy the Ellwood is about to open. We loved the Beachside and went there almost weekly. Please add a local menu with… — carol neumann
I agree with you. The menu looks fantastic with some really yummy options but I'm having a hard time envisioning going there for dinner with… — BW
Sorry Erik, it was posted as "the dinner menu" and not as "may change in the weeks to come." We have been countless times to… — Matt
It would be great if everyone could bear in mind that The Ellwood is weeks out from opening, so judging it is premature, to say… — Erik Torkells
Disappointed that if we want an individual meal we will have to eat at the snack shack. Was hoping to enjoy the restaurant but both… — Derek
Thanks for the feedback. For clarity, this is only part of the dinner menu. Our lunch / brunch menus are all more traditional individual entree… — Omar K
Yeah Ellwood, I agree. That menu is kinda whale shit if you ask me… — Bob Oso
I'm a regular user of the harbor and have been going to the Breakwater for close to 40 years. Most always for breakfast and it… — Dan O.
Agreed, unfortunately I don't think that menu is going to draw as many patrons as a more standard offering with some traditional choices (a great… — Matt
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I realize that people want a cheap eats kind of place. Fish 'n fries in plastic basket. But don't we have enough of these? I… — John
We are so happy the Ellwood is about to open. We loved the Beachside and went there almost weekly. Please add a local menu with… — carol neumann
I agree with you. The menu looks fantastic with some really yummy options but I'm having a hard time envisioning going there for dinner with… — BW
Sorry Erik, it was posted as "the dinner menu" and not as "may change in the weeks to come." We have been countless times to… — Matt
It would be great if everyone could bear in mind that The Ellwood is weeks out from opening, so judging it is premature, to say… — Erik Torkells
Disappointed that if we want an individual meal we will have to eat at the snack shack. Was hoping to enjoy the restaurant but both… — Derek
Thanks for the feedback. For clarity, this is only part of the dinner menu. Our lunch / brunch menus are all more traditional individual entree… — Omar K
Yeah Ellwood, I agree. That menu is kinda whale shit if you ask me… — Bob Oso
I'm a regular user of the harbor and have been going to the Breakwater for close to 40 years. Most always for breakfast and it… — Dan O.
Agreed, unfortunately I don't think that menu is going to draw as many patrons as a more standard offering with some traditional choices (a great… — Matt