January 3, 2025
More food news and notes: Sama Sama Kitchen's offshoot in Los Alamos has soft-opened; the first-ever Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley is coming up; Bree'osh celebrates its fourth anniversary with a look back; new restaurant at Cachuma Lake.
Also newly reduced: Spanish house in Montecito that could use some lightening up; a multi-level Tuscan-style villa in Carpinteria; an oldie-but-goodie from 1930 in Hope Ranch; a Moroccan fantasia.
October 10, 2019
Plus: Target's soft opening is coming up; this year's Night Market has been canceled; mountain lion spotted again in Isla Vista; great white sharks off Carp; waterfront parking overhauled; Eastside candidates running for city council.
October 9, 2019
Other food-related news: Impossible's fake ground "beef" is now being sold at Gelson's; Dave's Dogs Grill rumored to be opening on Milpas; Rascal's pop-up at Satellite; an attempt to cure olives in the ocean.
October 8, 2019
Plus: Route 192 bridge now slated to reopen in November; last chance to visit Lotusland before it closes for the winter; plans for a 16,338-square-foot house on Padaro Lane.
It's always instructive to take a close look at a beachfront property, especially when the house needs substantial work. Given the amount of money you'd have to spend on this house, the $6.85 million price becomes even more purely about the location.
October 7, 2019
Plus: The Fairview Gardens farmstand appears to have reopened; Santa Barbara Harbor Festival is this weekend; Merci's sandwiches are all that and a bag of chips.
October 5, 2019
Also newly reduced: One of the sweetest houses south of the 101; that classic Riviera panorama; what passes for a starter house in Hope Ranch; and a two-acre lot in Montecito.
October 4, 2019
Open houses this weekend: A sweet little Montecito farmhouse; a new-build that feels old in all the right ways; a funky slice of the Upper East; a real eye-popper with amazing ocean views; and many more.
You could pass by 331 E. Canon Perdido without guessing what’s inside—or even noticing the building at all. Designed in 1981 by the owner, it’s a miniature hacienda above a two-car garage.
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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