A Dramatic Upgrade for the Garden Street Hotel Conversion

Plus: The Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival is coming up; 22 RV cabins and 17 yurts proposed west of the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; an especially good year to celebrate SYV Pride; the Mariachi Festival returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl; street-sign typos.

The 32 Restaurants Expected to Open in Coming Months

On the menu this year: beachfront dining, high-end sushi, a fresh take on the corner store, doughnuts, upmarket Mexican, an oyster bar, and much more. 19

Newsletter: June 4

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 2

Proposed New Development Includes Space for Tri-County Produce

More food news: Fresco Cafe has closed; Azul says it'll open in a couple of months; Santa Barbara Fish Market's Goleta outpost will include a restaurant; Sama Sama's back patio to reopen after three years; Mony's merch; illegal street taquerias. 16

A Renowned Interior Designer’s Weekend Retreat in Montecito

Noteworthy new listings also include a freshly renovated 1927 Joseph Plunkett house in San Roque; makeover candidate in Hope Ranch; Upper East Colonial with more rooms than it knows what to do with; Riviera fixer; and more. 7

The Proposed Expansion of Santa Barbara Airport

Plus: Montecito Meditation expands into yoga and massage; the News-Press parking lot is now a pay lot; where to personalize your hat in Los Olivos; an interesting way to help the Music Academy; Santa Barbara Island has reopened to visitors; oil paintings on view at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara. 8

Revolver Is Opening a Sister Restaurant in Carpinteria

Santa Barbara's coolest restaurant has a sophomore effort in the works. It's called Linden Hall, it's in part of the old Señor Frog's building, and it won't serve pizza. 8

Newsletter: May 31

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La Sonrisa—A Stunning Spanish Colonial Revival

Designed by Floyd Brewster, protégé of George Washington Smith and the architect behind the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, the historic estate is situated on over an acre of exquisitely landscaped grounds in the coveted Hope Ranch enclave.