WELCOME WAGON
Monte’s has opened for dinner service, bringing farm-to-table dining to Coast Village Road. “The menu looks simple at first glance,” says Endwell Hospitality’s Ryan Sohn, “but there’s a lot of technique going on behind the scenes.”
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Storybook mini-compound in a prime Montecito location; 90s-style ranch house in the super-oaky part of Montecito; Hope Ranch traditional; four acres with a fire-damaged main house; a quartet of cuties—two in San Roque, an Oak Park cottage, and a 1930 Alex D’Alfonso downtown; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Is Calle Cesar Chavez headed for a renaming?
••• Trump administration forces restarting of offshore oil platform.
••• Jay and Kristen Ruskey’s cause of death.
••• More on the Montecito Country Mart’s fight to keep its post office.
••• The design for a downtown pavement art project (above).
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Recent Comments
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells
I feel compelled to mention that the property owners here all say their gardners can do better with a broom- why AREN'T THEY OUT THERE… — Christine!
V e r y interesting- thanks. Is there more than one dining room? Is the iconic restaurant decor as before? — Greg
Have you tried Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights? We love it! — Ann Capogrosso
ha the coffee movement was my neighborhood coffee shop when they first opened. they were always quite friendly, surprised to hear about any uppityness, but… — bailey debruynkops
Taco Bell on Milpas is closed. Fence around the property. I'm hearing, they're remodeling to upgrade the restaurant — Robert Goluck
Oh yes, let's add more super unaffordable boutiques that no one shops in and they eventually close hahahahahah. Your entitlement is showing. — CW
The Only in Santa Barbara store is at 633 State (a different location than this). — Erik Torkells
Bombay Station is great! It might be worth noting the glass of OJ could be in a super large glass, or more in the foreground,… — Michael