FIRST LOOK
An outpost of L.A.’s Platform is coming to the Funk Zone: the plans call for “a collection of independent merchants, eateries, and creative businesses” in a complex of mainly one-story buildings.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Montecito’s restaurant scene is on the verge of a sea change.
••• Sweet Reef Boba debuts today.
••• Beast Taqueria has opened inside M. Special on State Street.
••• Organic Soup Kitchen semi-announced a second location.
••• Lagerville beer festival is this Saturday.
••• Motley Crew Ranch found a new location for its store.
••• Roblar Winery is now serving dinner three nights a week.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales include a cool contemporary villa for $15.79 million; 2016 Riviera house with views for days; new construction on five-plus acres in Goleta; a pair of Alta Mesa renovations; one-bedroom cabin on 81 acres; and 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