FOOD STUFF
••• The name of the Upper Village’s next new restaurant (above).
••• Likely tenants of the Maritime Museum’s two restaurant spaces.
••• Chick-fil-A on Calle Real faces pushback.
••• Petra Cafe in flux; more on Beau, the “storytelling bar.”
••• Easter provisions at Carpinteria’s forthcoming gourmet market.
••• Santa Barbara line etiquette.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Toro Canyon hacienda for $9.6 million; Pepper Hill contemporary in need of updating; Hope Ranch Mediterranean; 2023 four-bedroom in the Boulders community; Campanil midway through a gut reno; Park Highlands spiffer-upper; Hidden Valley for over $3 million; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Santa Barbara’s Coach Outlet is getting upgraded to full brand status.
••• New art studio for kids downtown.
••• Sirena women’s boutique has moved.
••• A wasted Funk Zone parking lot.
••• Tape on the trail.
••• Answer to last weekend’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?”
••• The return of Tomatomania!
••• Overhear anything interesting lately?
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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