FOOD STUFF
••• The Ritz-Carlton Bacara’s flagship restaurant has closed.
••• The Shoreline Cafe appears to be for sale.
••• First look at the menu of Mission City Sandwich Shop.
••• The Ellwood’s soft-opening.
••• Bar Lou is open for brunch starting this weekend.
••• Bossie’s Kitchen is serving weekend lunch again.
••• Rolld Ice Cream is coming to Paseo Nuevo.
••• A novel way to support Bibi Ji.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Hedgerow flip with a zipline in the backyard; Mediterranean compound in Hope Ranch; big views on Bella Vista Drive; the former site of the Glass Pavilion house; fresh renovation in Birnam Wood; 2016 Craftsman in Carpinteria; permitted plans for a cool contemporary up Toro Canyon; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Pedicabs and a pop-up forest proposed for State Street.
••• The risks associated with the lithium-ion battery storage facility in Goleta.
••• Billabong and Volcom stores have closed.
••• More on the development proposed for the Sears lot at La Cumbre Plaza.
••• New design standards for developers.
••• Changes to Milpas Street’s trees.
••• The history of Santa Barbara City College’s land.
••• Santa Maria to get a Planes of Fame Air Museum.
••• The reopening of Pacific Coast Highway.
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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
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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