UPDATE
The mystery of the red shoe has been solved. The folks who installed the giant stiletto alongside Highway 101 have been getting a kick out of all the news reports….
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FOOD STUFF
••• Crushcakes’s wine bar spinoff has opened (above).
••• Cajé’s second State Street café soft-opened over the weekend.
••• Santa Barbara moves toward further regulating alcohol sales.
••• In-N-Out’s fry boat pool float.
••• El Pastorcito’s Noleta restaurant has closed.
••• More on the plans for regenerative farming at Jalama Canyon Ranch.
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GUESSING GAME
Congratulations to Heather Taylor for correctly identifying the location of last week’s Where in Santa Barbara…?
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The San Marcos Foothills fundraising drive got an extension.
••• Orangetheory’s Santa Barbara studio is finally about to open.
••• Channel Islands National Park seeks public comment on a new campground.
••• Revised design for the big apartment complex on Milpas Street.
••• Pop-up shop selling local goods coming to State Street.
••• “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
••• Anyone know an irrigation specialist?
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Recent Comments
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Erik for the win! Thank you!!!! — Dave
Thanks, Erik! 🫶🏼 — Pat
you are clearly the one that is misinformed. Tell me where they refrigerate their meat to meet code? Tell me where their hot water stations… — jimbo
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Based on your repeated comments here, it seems you are confused on the subject matter- perhaps figure out what the subject at hand is....Permitted food… — christine!
Did the Saladino house sell furnished? I presume many of the pieces in the house are original to the property - or are these old… — Paul
City staff has said otherwise if you've ever attended any meetings on the subject. Grand Jury agreed https://www.independent.com/2025/07/01/santa-barbara-grand-jury-calls-for-stronger-enforcement-of-street-vendors/ Members of the jury visited food trucks… — Jefferson A.
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The street kitchen on Upper State is delicious — the line to get food says it all. Also pretty sure they have a permit. — Ederson