EXCLUSIVE
A “retro-swanky” steakhouse is opening in the Funk Zone: inspired by Vegas steakhouses of yore, the San Diego–based Rare Society restaurants feature tufted-leather booths, seafood towers, and steaks grilled over an open flame.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: The cool midcentury-style house overlooking Hendry’s Beach; the childhood home of supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid; a Campanil “diamond in the rough”; a Hidden Valley Lane compound; a Hedgerow house for someone who can hold it; 1970s insouciance in Alta Mesa; an 1887 Upper East house in need of everything; the last vacant lot in Birnam Wood; and more.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Frequency Wine Company has upgraded to a great new space (above).
••• Has Embermill closed?
••• Lilac Patisserie is expanding in a big way.
••• Soul food is coming to Lower State.
••• Your Choice’s off-menu pop-up.
••• Costa Kitchen & Bar has closed for a month.
••• The city is making two dozen State Street restaurants shrink their parklets to allow emergency vehicles to pass.
••• The rebranded Jimboz Lounge reopened.
••• Taqueria Santa Barbara is now serving breakfast.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A new tenant for the Sears building at La Cumbre Plaza.
••• A peek inside the roller rink opening on State Street.
••• The Magic Castle Cabaret space is said to be getting a new chapter.
••• Hueneme Supply Co. is moving into the old Tent Merchant compound.
••• Updates on Highway 101’s Sheffield ramps.
••• Recycling centers have reopened.
••• Major price cut on Ortega Ridge.
••• Good housepeeking at a historic $95,000-per-month rental.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Should this block of State Street be closed to cars?
••• Carpinterians will get to vote about the proposed Surfliner Inn.
••• New candidates for the state assembly.
••• UCSB will let professors decide whether to teach in person, while SBCC is going remote.
••• Vigilante trail closure.
••• Trapeze school likely to remain in Vera Cruz Park.
••• Santa Barbara County moves forward on buying a Goleta motel for the homeless.
••• UFOs appear to be drawn to the Channel Islands.
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Recent Comments
Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
I agree about the skimpy wine pour. However, we loved the shared entrees (chicken and salmon) with their special rice. Yes there were leftovers but… — ElizabethW
That 5% would go to all employees proportionate to their hours I would presume compared to tips where more skilled staff take a higher percentage,… — Don
Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy
What if, and bear with me here because this is complicated, restaurants just paid their staff normally and charged prices that reflected those expenses, i.e.… — Rich
Little Mountain just isn’t organized. Everyone is very nice and the atmosphere stylish, but there is something wrong with it. The food is weird, portions… — Joan
I intensely to test Sur charges for the cost of doing business. Will they give back 5% profits to the patrons when they do extremely… — Geo