FOOD STUFF
••• Tyger Tyger will return next month (above).
••• Rare Society introduced happy hour.
••• Ojai restaurant adds a 2.9% surcharge for credit cards.
••• New ownership at Carpinteria’s Corktree Cellars.
••• A bounty of fresh herbs at Gelson’s.
••• The menu at Vega Vineyard & Farm in Buellton.
••• Bree’osh now bakes challah weekly.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Toro Canyon compound for $21.9 million; Bonnymede condo for $5 million; quick close of a 1970 house on Camino Viejo; 47 acres on the Gaviota coast; 1927 fixer in San Roque designed by Joseph Plunkett; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Proposed apartment complex to displace Elsie’s Tavern and Green Table.
••• Ready Set Confetti party store opens in Montecito.
••• 25% off everything at Jake & Jones this Thursday.
••• $10 million price cut on Padaro Lane.
••• Yet another hotel has changed hands.
••• Modoc Road tree decision delayed.
••• Charming Lower Riviera house now under $3 million.
••• Postcards from the Ojai Studio Artists tour.
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Recent Comments
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
Let’s all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations they follow. Even permits! Maybe next time ask the vendor instead of… — Meghan
Christine! Can you tell us the specific health code rules about raw meat? — Meghan
Let’s all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations to follow. As well as permits! Have you ever checked with a… — Meghan
You should talk to an actual restaurateur. Labor is by far their highest expenses, followed by cost of goods sold, with a rent a distant… — Jefferson A.
Truth! Rules for thee but not for me doesn’t work well when refrigeration of raw meat is involved! — Christine!
because they are policing more important things. everything should be enforced, thats not what im saying. im saying they are busy. — Seth
Feels like we’re aiming all our attention at vendors instead of the root problem: high rent and a permitting environment that makes affordable food nearly… — CH