FIRST LOOK
Lama Sama has opened in San Roque: Lama Dog Uptown is far larger—with more beer—than the Funk Zone original, and Sama San Roque has an appetizing menu of pub food.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: 1930 Tudor on the Lower Riviera; 1990s style in Birnam Wood; French country ranch house; Balinese ornamentation on a big West Mesa lot; redwood Craftsman chalet on the back of the Riviera; Lower Riviera teardown; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A new restaurant building on lower State Street.
••• Checking out Knapp’s Castle (above).
••• Rickie Lee Jones in concert.
••• New tenant on Coast Village Road.
••• City to shift from stone pines to oaks on E. Anapamu Street.
••• Noorsher Furniture & Rugs says it’ll be closing.
••• This year’s Ojai Studio Artists tour.
••• Two events for dance fans.
••• Fake spider webbing.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments.
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Stay tuned for an exciting announcement about the Library Plaza tomorrow….
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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