December 10, 2022
Tag: Mar Monte Hotel
April 26, 2022
Low Pigeon’s Last Day Is Friday
More food news: XO's world-class breakfast sandwich; opening forecast for Augie's restaurant and tequila bar; Santa Ynez Valley chefs and winemakers band together for a Ukraine benefit dinner; new chef at the Mar Monte Hotel's restaurants; Santa Barbara food startup raises $5.6 million; Hot Rich Lady in a jar. 1
November 25, 2021
October 11, 2021
July 18, 2021
June 2, 2021
Jeannine’s Is Taking Over One of Santa Barbara’s Most Prominent Spaces
More food news: Alessia Patisserie & Cafe plans to open this month; Bar Le Côte preview pop-up in Santa Monica; East Beach hotel restaurant formally debuts next week; Sweet Wheel Farm & Flowers will be joining the Saturday farmers' market; another cool-looking restaurant and bar in the works for Ventura. 1
May 25, 2021
Costa Restaurant on East Beach Is Opening Soon
More food news: The Daisy resumes normal service this Thursday; Italian dessert restaurant rumored for State Street; profile of chef John Wayne Formica of Pico in Los Alamos; food truck El Pastorcito has opened a pop-up restaurant; the Rascals residency at Bibi Ji is ending; mixed signals from the Greenhouse on Milpas. 1
January 20, 2021
October 19, 2020
August 28, 2020
Burning Questions
- What’s the Story Behind the Seal of the City of Santa Barbara?
- Four Questions From the Mailbag
- What’s This Pole With a Flashing Blue Light?
- What Are These Sculptures on the Riviera?
- What’s the Origin Story of This Fence on Hot Springs Road?
- What’s the Housing Development Under Construction Next to the Polo Fields?
- Why Is Part of This West Beach Mosaic Covered in Concrete?
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Things like this damage communities by warehousing humans in shoeboxes then calling those "housing". Build-baby-build state incentives will NEVER fix the 'housing crisis' because it… — Steve
One less developer. I truly hope they cancel the entire project at Capitol hardware. Milpas Street is already such an unbearable cluster daily, with 18… — tina
I slathered on my La Mer, donned my Loro Piano robe, made a cup of Black Ivory coffee in my Casa Bugatti 24 Carat Gold… — Jennifer
Such a great question and great read. Our librarians are amazing people — and excellent for sleuthing many questions. I wish we'd all utilize them… — ES Corchero
Erik may be a relative "newcomer", but he's definitely an "insider" when it comes to what's happening in Santa Barbara. — Mark
Crushcakes patio on Anacapa — Denise
VIVA GOLETA — Christine!
I suspect the two ships represent the Princesa and the Favorita, which anchored outside the old shallow bay at Goleta in 1782 (the bay was… — Kate P.
This is a story unto itself, an “outsider” researching the meaning behind the seal to help educate the locals who have no clue, not even… — Miss C
Much appreciation to the library staff for their deep dive into the archives for this. Love the close up photos of the tympanum. It's stunning! — ElizabethW