FAVORITE THINGS
The ridiculous, the sublime, and everything in between: gift-worthy suggestions from 18 more shops around town in the Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 4.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A seven-mile stretch of carpool lane has opened.
••• Construction to start on Santa Claus Lane streetscape improvements.
••• L.L. Bean at Mate Gallery (above).
••• Mysterious markers on Romero Canyon Trail.
••• Frisky 1980s brochure for the San Ysidro Ranch.
••• Phoenix travel advice.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The Rosewood Miramar Beach expansion may officially proceed (above).
••• Changes in store for Santa Ynez Valley farms and vineyards.
••• Low monarch butterfly turnout at Ellwood Mesa.
••• 24 Hour Fitness closing date.
••• Carpinteria harbor seal rookery may be off-limits for three years.
••• Judge admonished by state commission.
••• Gaviota Coast Conservancy acquires Rancho Tajiguas property.
••• Fish farming under consideration in Santa Barbara Channel.
••• Vons store spared now that the Albertsons/Kroger deal is off.
••• Potential pool designs at Carpinteria High School.
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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
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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