October 27, 2024
Other recent news: Bristol Farms store delayed by unpermitted work; homeless housing on Hollister Avenue is in the pipeline; progress on eight-acre debris basin in Montecito; auction of Huguette Clark’s doll collection.
With the purchase of Jeff Bridges's property, the entertainment mogul has expanded her Montecito estate to 70 acres. A shame about the fence, though.
November 5, 2019
Plus: Vons stopped collecting plastic bags for recycling; the return of the Yes Store, a seasonal artisan co-op; Hyatt Centric hotel appears closed for renovations; a pointless scale. 1
Imagine if a Bond villain decided to spend $100 million on a two-bedroom Brazilian modernist lair in Middle-earth.... 13
November 4, 2019
If dinner at Malibu Farm can leave you wondering what the point of the place is, other than a Plan B for people who can't get into Caruso's, lunch there makes delightful sense.
Plus: A pair of proposed new developments downtown (with small buildings making way for larger ones); helistop hearing; the charm of hand-drawn signage.
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November 2, 2019
With a total of 49 residential units. Other local news: The Salvation Army pulled the plug on its Eastside housing project; city testing a transit program that shuttles passengers around in vans.
November 1, 2019
Oceanfront for $3.3 million? Believe it.
Also newly reduced: Victorian house tucked away on the Lower Riviera; midcentury conundrum; cinematic Riviera views; Sea Cliff estate with regrettable choices.
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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
Yeah, I went last weekend, and generally enjoyed it. The beer selection is excellent as you would expect. I found the Sama Sama food to… — Andy
Bettina‘s pizza tastes great, but i feel in general people opening pizza places never had a „real“ italian pizza… — Zeljko
[Man, I really need to fire my self-editing editor. That's a lot of "wonder" in them there sentences.] — Michael
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
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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
Yeah, I went last weekend, and generally enjoyed it. The beer selection is excellent as you would expect. I found the Sama Sama food to… — Andy
Bettina‘s pizza tastes great, but i feel in general people opening pizza places never had a „real“ italian pizza… — Zeljko
[Man, I really need to fire my self-editing editor. That's a lot of "wonder" in them there sentences.] — Michael
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