FOOD STUFF
••• Silvergreens Cafe has opened downtown (above).
••• The return of Thrifty Ice Cream.
••• The menu at Neighborhood Grill, likely opening this week.
••• The California Wine Festival is coming up.
••• Using AI to help with wine lists.
••• Colombini Bakery’s sourdough bread and English muffins.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Montecito beachfront for $30 million; resort-like Hope Ranch property for $1.45 million loss; Birnam Wood four-bedroom; lovely spec house west of San Roque; 1915 Craftsman fixer in the Upper East; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• An exciting corner of the Funk Zone (above).
••• New Tonal-powered fitness studio.
••• Another boutique is opening at The Post.
••• Robert Plant and Melissa Etheridge concerts.
••• Stylish “contactless” hotel debuts in Carpinteria.
••• Close encounter on Via Diego.
••• “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
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Recent Comments
This article feels very shortsighted. It seems to heavily cater toward the viewpoint of Montecito residents instead of a broader audience. This project also affects… — Christian Lietzow
I think this is a great project, and I think all the pearl clutching by the Padaro Lane folks is a bit premature. LOSSAN reps… — Kevin
A NON-cierge Hotel.... gotta love it. — Lee
I don't understand the environmental argument for fighting this. Improved rail service increases ridership, which means more people opting to take the train who would… — John
Big fan of trains! — Colin Warn
I actually agree with you, much prefer this to the freeway expansion. But the tree loss is a real bummer. Folks should remember that it… — J
There's a ton of private money and land surrounding this proposal. I expect a healthy fight of might meets right. — Tom S.
Why on earth would we waste time and energy fighting the expansion of environmentally-friendly public transit options? Is this really how we want to be… — Jonathan
I am not a fan of removing trees but you are completely clueless in lumping rail mass transit in with freeway building. Such a NIMBY… — JL
Justifiable homicide - was that the ruling? His ex-wife’s boyfriend was not charged with murder although the boyfriend stabbed Lester 17 times with the knife… — K Lewis