FIRST LOOK
What to expect on the tour of Bellosguardo, the mysterious mansion on the bluff above East Beach.
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FOOD STUFF
••• First impressions of the Dutch Garden (above).
••• Construction on the Biltmore resort’s restaurant.
••• AMA Sushi has added a six-course prix-fixe.
••• Confirmation of Little Alex’s new location.
••• Healthy Warrior’s event space.
••• Corazón Comedor tamales by the dozen.
••• The new Courtyard by Marriott’s restaurant opens soon.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: E. Mountain Drive off-market for $17.5 million; historic property on 12 acres in Montecito; a lovely Riviera house for $6.3 million; Yankee Farm fixer/teardown; funky house near the Presidio; 1917 and 1923 houses in the Upper East; and many more. See what sold—and for how much.
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Recent Comments
Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
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