October 31, 2024
Tag: Rosewood Miramar Beach
The CVS Store on State Street Is Closing
Other recent news: The downtown library plaza has opened; oak trees to replace stone pines on E. Anapamu Street; Caruso and All Saints by-the-Sea church make a deal; the head of UCSB Arts & Lectures is retiring; free digitization of local home movies; the tree of the month. 6
October 24, 2024
How the Montecito Planning Commission Shot Itself in the Foot
Other recent news: Biltmore's family pool complex moves forward in slightly smaller form; Isla Vista now has a vending machine with Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and emergency contraceptives; land preservation on Goleta ballot; another Huguette Clark estate is on the market. 3
October 17, 2024
Santa Barbara Is Finally Getting Serious About E-Bikes
Other recent news: Art Essentials is moving at year end; Montecito police blotter; the latest on the proposed Rosewood Miramar Beach expansion; the city council's District 3 race; the Lobero Theatre’s executive director is stepping down; California Coastal Commission refuses to allow more SpaceX launches. 14
September 26, 2024
A Faster Track for the Miramar’s Retail and Housing Expansion
Other recent news: The new owner of Buellton landmark Pea Soup Andersen's; California to finally ban the sale of all plastic bags at grocery stores; buyer found for the News-Press's physical archive; bomb thrown inside a Santa Maria courthouse building; the tree of the month; the Riv's ode to Bianca Censori. 3
July 23, 2024
July 14, 2024
The Restaurant Rumored to Be Taking the Trattoria Vittoria Space
More food news: Silvers Omakase added to the Michelin Guide after just six months; the pizza at Santa Barbara Hives; Esau's Cafe is now serving dinner; the Black Sheep introduces Sunday brunch; proposed change to El Encanto's dining deck; AMA Sushi to bring back à la carte options; forthcoming private-dining experience at Caruso's; Augie's is open Thursdays; Little Bird Kitchen profile; the new tenant of the old Study Hall space in Isla Vista; California Wine Festival returns to town. 3
July 10, 2024
The 44 Restaurants Expected to Open in Coming Months
On the menu this year: a wave of change in Montecito, an internationally renowned chef, spinoffs by several local favorites, Acme Hospitality's latest Funk Zone project, an old-school deli, beachfront dining, a brasserie, a glamorous addition to Ojai, a pair of donut shops, and much more. 13
July 9, 2024
What Can Be Done About Reckless E-Bike Riders?
Plus: Checking out Favorites, the new vintage shop on State Street; one lane of Highway 154 has reopened; Robert Rauschenberg exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art; De La Guerra merchants' open house; Cold Spring Creek bridge replacement; Conejo Hardwoods to open a showroom here; cigar shop closed; the county's request for more information about the Miramar's proposed expansion. 28
May 27, 2024
The Return of the Miramar Resort’s Swim Raft
Plus: An astute take on the State Street problem; the Knit Shop has opened; menswear shop Tendrel is moving within the Funk Zone; the new owner of the Ballard Inn; 52 units of affordable housing in the pipeline; some thoughts about the West Mesa house asking $7.7 million; more on the stone pine trees on E. Anapamu Street. 19
May 23, 2024
Caruso Officially Files Plans for Miramar Expansion
Other recent news: The city intends to tweak another block of State Street; Southwest Airlines is expected to pause weekday flights between Santa Barbara and Denver; underground tanks discovered downtown; creepy people harass restaurant patrons; more on Hill House Montecito; Island View Outfitters opened on upper State Street; the county courthouse’s viewing deck is closed till late July; new kung fu and tai chi studio; state law to make street parking even harder; Pink to headline One805Live! benefit. 18
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
I agree about the skimpy wine pour. However, we loved the shared entrees (chicken and salmon) with their special rice. Yes there were leftovers but… — ElizabethW
That 5% would go to all employees proportionate to their hours I would presume compared to tips where more skilled staff take a higher percentage,… — Don
Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy
What if, and bear with me here because this is complicated, restaurants just paid their staff normally and charged prices that reflected those expenses, i.e.… — Rich
Little Mountain just isn’t organized. Everyone is very nice and the atmosphere stylish, but there is something wrong with it. The food is weird, portions… — Joan
I intensely to test Sur charges for the cost of doing business. Will they give back 5% profits to the patrons when they do extremely… — Geo