Large Furniture Store Opening on State Street
Plus: The new stoplight on Coast Village Road; Beck to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; the Carpinteria outpost of The Shopkeepers appears to have closed; new boutique in Kismet's former space in the Upper Village; Blue Man Group at the Granada Theatre; Funk Zone–ish hotel to be two Marriott brands; another Funk Zone fitness studio; State Street's reliance on resale; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer. 20
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Ugh. This comment sounds like it was prompted by a boomer and written by AI. I agree with some parts of it, and disagree with… — Ins Ali
There's a legitimate grievance about Santa Barbara's economic policy buried in here, but it's fatally undermined by bigotry. Calling the city's problems a result of… — Bill
Thanks VinceGPT — Rich
Woah. “Santa Barbara is a city full of low income immigrants, low income students and multi generational mediocrity” That’s not just a sentence that’s some… — Mary
Not just support workers. Where are the future DDS's, MD's and nurses going to live? Some may take over Mom or Dad's practices, but the… — Judy's Older Brother
There’s no shortage of thoughtful perspectives on what State Street should become—and that’s a good thing. We’re clearly still in a period of recovery and… — Vince Coronado
Local businesses depend on workers that commute from Lompoc or Oxnard or even further. This results in exhausted commuters working in support positions that often… — James Rolfe DDS
Why weren't those businesses snapping up properties in 2017, 2018 and 2019 when there was article after article about the retail apocalypse and record low… — Rich
Well something is killing lots of retail-I would assume that those numbers are much higher depending on age demographics. My 30 something kids buy everything… — AFC
Just saw on nextdoor a post about how busy state st (maybe 600 block) was on Sunday night which was good to see. We still… — AFC