New Company Offers Helicopter Tours of Santa Barbara
Plus: Lemons washing up on local beaches; 16-passenger bikes are back in the Funk Zone; road to Ojai closed because of a rock slide; Kings of Leon and Rebelution to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; updates on Vuori and RH; an amusing hat from a new brand called Santa Ynez Country Club; another look at the 250-room hotel proposed for Garden Street. 9
A Timeline of Ellen DeGeneres’s and Portia de Rossi’s Local Real Estate Transactions
Since 2006, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have spent at least $350 million on Montecito/Padaro Lane real estate. On the occasion of their most recent flip—the rebuilt 1919 estate at 319 San Ysidro Road—here's a look at the 21 properties they've held around here over the years. 4
The House That Kitty Litter Built
Noteworthy new listings also include a Carpinteria renovation with the primary bedroom in a separate building; 1990s flashback in the Golden Quadrangle; Alta Mesa in need of updating; pretty makeovers in Montecito, above San Roque, and on the Lower Riviera; West Mesa midcentury architecture; and more. 2
The Biltmore Has Finally Set a Reopening Date
Other recent news: Cruise ship visits could be limited to 20 per year; fallen palm trees at Refugio State Beach; "beer spa" could be opening here; the effort to restart ExxonMobil's oil operations; Goleta wants to reroute pedestrian bridge funds to roundabouts; rehabbing Carpinteria's Alcazar Theatre. 15
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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
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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
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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