Downtown Santa Barbara has way less visitors because of the state of State Street. So make it more difficult and more expensive to park? Budget issues? Take the loss, make it welcoming and easy for residents and tourists to park. They’ll spend more money and the city will get more tax revenue.
The ending of oil transport to the mainland from the platforms brings to mind the possibility of future oil leaks from the wells. As I recall a building up of pressure underground has ended up with crude oil escaping anyway elsewhere.
The Mesa!
The corner of Cliff Drive and Meigs Road
Hahhahaha love the video link
Big statement trees are wonderful - when they have enough room around them so that when they mature they don't cause huge problems. I fully get the sentiment, but perhaps a more appropriate tree should be chosen with an eye towards the future.
I understand the need to remove the stone pines, but I’m heartbroken about it. We’re losing more and more of our big statement trees around town each year and nothing striking is being planted in its place. The large, varied trees have always been part of what makes Santa Barbara feel so special, and established.
NO WIND FARM! Save Port San Luis from blowing up into Port Hueneme!
We went to Nick’s today at 11:50 and there was a short line. They had a large crew working in the kitchen which was nice to see. We had the chicken gyro bowl and lamb/beef gyro that was delivered to our table in about five minutes. It was good and we will be back! By noon there was a long line but the food was coming out fast.
Hi David
Thanks for the warm welcome and for loving Little Dom's. We definitely won't be doing Italian there! We will be rolling out a new concept and reimagining the space with same level of detail and warmth that the Little Dom's locations have.
Best
Warner
What I saw recently looked to be a controlled burn in the same area as the flame, but it was confusing because it was in the general area you'd expect to see the gas flame.
That floating dog house is still about 3.8 million too high.
State between Haley and Cota.
Message to Warner Ebbink. Welcome to the neighborhood! I certainly hope you can bring some of that Little Doms magic to our part of the world, but we need more variety than another Italian restaurant as you could throw a rock from the Olivers space and hit several of them. If the rumors about Mediterranean cuisine are true, that would be welcomed for sure. Anything but another Italian spot.
I saw the flame as recently as last year though?
Thanks so much for going to the trouble. I noticed when the flame stopped burning years ago and went down the same rabbit hole trying to get info. Job well done!
Where can I find Nick the Greek? I don’t see an address or on their website ????????
The restaurant was giving out free food yesterday.
I was walking up State Street yesterday, Tuesday, when I spotted a long line of people on the sidewalk wrapping around Haley. They were all lined up, waiting to get into Nick the Greek.
Agreed. That name is bad.
As an early riser, I walk this area occasionally before dawn. Your great commentary and pictures brought to life many things I’ve seen ( and missed) in the dark. Keep up the great posts!
4555 Hollister --> A very well known owner of student housing properties in IV, Mesa around SBCC, Westside, and other areas.
Very fun walk! I've lived here more than 4 decades and I look forward to your posts ... uncovering unique neighborhoods unknown to me.
The name implies that the bar program might be run by longtime SB bartender, Tim Cooney. Anybody remember his eponymous downtown nightclub, Cooney's?
Hey that's my neighborhood! Though I coined it San Broque, because we can't afford to live between State and Foothill. Alas, it is not "entirely of two-story rental apartment buildings". You likely saw but didn't snap a picture of the front of San Felipe Plaza, yes, built in the early 60's, not sure exactly which year they were converted to condos, but it happened. I know because I was desperate and dumb enough to buy an overpriced one in the fall of 2021, a few months after I was kicked out of my illegal rental unit of 8 years on the upper Riviera because yes, the owners were selling. The pipes are old, and the neighborhood is lively, rarely does a day go by without a plumber here or some sort of work going on. If not that, the cops are also called to the area quite frequently. Never a dull moment! One of the things I appreciate about it most is that it's actually ethnically diverse!! I'm proud to say residents here contribute to the daily functioning of our community- of a few I know, we have a high school teacher, Santa Barbara Beautiful board member, UCSB coach, local stand up comedy promoter, restaurant servers, and lots of hourly skilled workers. Plus we can walk to SO MANY restaurants. The street parking is indeed, horrific. A night doesn't go by when at least 6 cars are parked in the red throughout the trident. That reminds me I need to reach out to Mr. Friedman on city council about possibly repainting. Momiss is my neighbor, but I've yet to ask her the reason behind the plate.
I do that walk in reverse a few times a week. It's lovely during the golden hour and sunset; also sunrise. There is a fantastic friendly orange cat who lives near the pink house with the red SUV. Come back again soon!
Perhaps the name applies to the back bar, not the front? /s
