FOOD STUFF
••• Yet another new restaurant in Carpinteria.
••• Validation is setting up shop at The Shop.
••• Monte’s weekly farmstand.
••• Profiles of Bodega Flower Girl and Chocolate Maya.
••• The Grand on State has soft-opened.
••• Plenty on Bell is under new ownership.
••• The Natural Coast Wine Festival is coming up.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Land magic in the heart of Riven Rock; a winner in Birnam Wood; Mediterranean across from Hendry’s Beach; butch Tuscan on E. Mountain Drive; project near Cold Spring School; 1923 Upper East colonial; quite the catio on the Lower Riviera; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara is closer to limiting rent increases.
••• ICE arrests at county jails.
••• Calle Cesar Chavez headed toward renaming.
••• The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum has closed.
••• Montecito water and sewage districts might merge.
••• Fundraising drive for Elings Park softball complex.
••• The Pea Soup Andersen’s building conundrum.
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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