FOOD STUFF
••• Starbucks appears to be leaving one of its State Street locations.
••• Opening date for the Carpinteria outposts of Third Window Brewing and Corazón Cocina Sur.
••• Drippin Chicken has soft-opened.
••• Another Ritz-Carlton Bacara restaurant is changing concepts.
••• A visit to Motley Crew Marketplace in Buellton.
••• Intriguing Spanish restaurant in Paso Robles.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: In a prime position on Eucalyptus Hill; a pair of properties just off the Upper Village; Riviera curb appeal; 1860 sweetie in the Hedgerow; Yankee Farm minimalism; nice spread in Park Highlands; Hope Ranch Cape Cod; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara may take action on sidewalk signage.
••• County votes to phase out onshore oil and gas operations.
••• New home for Tri-County Produce quonset huts.
••• La Casa de la Raza building deemed unsafe.
••• Update on decommissioning of Chevron facilities near the Carpinteria Bluffs.
••• Pilates studio opening.
••• Unmanned aircraft to be tested at Oxnard and Camarillo airports.
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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