The City of Santa Barbara Is Looking to Buy La Casa de la Raza
Other recent news: Goleta gym and music store to close; the recent mayoral debate; new animal hospital; Housing Authority chief to step down; Buellton's attempt to encourage pedestrians; grim prognosis for Santa Rosa Island's Torrey pines; August's tree of the month. 2
First Impressions of Ancora Osteria
More food news: Monte's introduced lunch; Bruxie in Paseo Nuevo has closed; change of ownership at Vino Divino; autumn dinner by Sandra Adu Zelli and Pascale Beale; Ysidro debuted a new flavor; Sweetaly profile; the Goleta outpost of Drover's Doughnuts is shuttered; Wella's Soul Food to reopen. 6

























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FWIW - Metro Theaters usually posts showtimes on Tuesdays for the upcoming week beginning on Fridays. Hopefully will see new showtimes posted tomorrow. — Tom
Don, not only is the website AI generated, the copy reads as if it were ChatGPT's first pass. I hope the owner's are successful and… — J
Metro doesn't currently have showtimes for any of their other theaters past Thursday, so probably not significant. (Or, even more significant?) — Geoff H
How do you know its AI "driven" and what's wrong with that? Businesses need to use the tools that make them efficient and competitive. — Don
There is a snack shop at the botanical gardens? — David W
I'm not too familiar with AI writing but with the other mentions this post is suspect... — TP
The Towbes Group is the reason for Mission Refill’s closure. Their unreasonable lease terms have pushed out and purposely prevented viable locally and independently owned… — Nicky