FOOD STUFF
••• Best BBQ has opened on State Street (above).
••• Taza Mediterranean Street Kitchen has closed.
••• The Good Plow’s last day is Sunday.
••• Handlebar’s brunch pop-up is off.
••• Chef Budi Kazali to open Solvang restaurant.
••• Profiles of Dang Burger, Little Dom’s Seafood, and Santa Barbara Fish Market.
••• The Southern Exposure Garagiste Wine Festival is coming up.
••• Changes at Choi’s Oriental Market.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A sweet little house in the Hedgerow; long, lean style in Riven Rock; Mesa project with big views; a good deal on Alameda Padre Serra; proof that your money goes much farther in Goleta; an 80-acre campground; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Sequence of storms leads to bluff erosion.
••• Incumbents rake in far more campaign donations than challengers.
••• The longtime head of the Santa Barbara Zoo is retiring.
••• DJ Javier’s Year of the Dragon mural.
••• Mining magnate bought on Padaro Lane.
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Recent Comments
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
Just call it "The Copper" — Bob