FOOD STUFF
••• Chick-fil-A has reopened.
••• Mister Softee is opening downtown.
••• Sushi by Scratch Restaurants lost its Michelin star.
••• Foxtail Kitchen to change name and concept
••• Street kitchen on the State Street Promenade.
••• Update on Ocean Fathoms’s legal trouble.
••• Santa Barbara Vintners Festival is in October.
••• The tipping conundrum at Sama Sama.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: The extraordinary Whale House in Mission Canyon; 13,231-square-footer off the Hot Springs Trailhead; new ocean-view construction in Hollister Ranch and Ventura; revamped design for rebuilding Richard Neutra’s Slavin House on the Riviera; West Mesa spec reno; and more.
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TOURIST FOR A DAY
Who hasn’t seen the Land Shark amphibious vehicle driving around and wondered what the experience is like? There was only one way to find out.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Two Upper Village shops are moving.
••• San Roque’s Skin Deep is in new hands.
••• A visit to the refreshed Sacred Space (above).
••• Caruso has introduced a loyalty program.
••• More housing for the homeless.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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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