FOOD STUFF
••• A new restaurant in the former Courthouse Tavern space (above).
••• Azul says it’ll open next week.
••• City officials did the Daisy wrong.
••• “Speakeasy” said to be coming to the San Ysidro Ranch.
••• Bell’s raised its dinner price.
••• Sunburst and Dang Burger are 21-and-over till the new liquor license arrives.
••• Bettina’s popular cheesy bread.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Shoreline Park neighbor for $8.5 million; half-built knoll-top estate for $27 million; Cove House’s spec reno behind Eucalyptus Hill; the 1920 Riviera house where the trees were illegally cut down; 1958 Lower Riviera two-bedroom with guest apartment; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Biltmore is adding a bunch of shops (above).
••• A massive construction project in front of the hotel.
••• Vuori has moved into the Athleta space.
••• “Sock-skating rink” on MOXI’s rooftop.
••• Protea garden tours in the Santa Ynez Valley.
••• Gregory Alan Isakov to play the Arlington Theatre.
••• Explanation for the Rosewood Miramar Beach’s Italian flag.
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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
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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