FOOD STUFF
••• Bristol Farms expects to open by late August.
••• The menu for Corner Tap, Mesa Burger’s sibling now open on the Mesa (above).
••• Wineries and tap rooms can open if they serve food.
••• Rose Café on E. Haley appears dead after 84 years.
••• The interim signage at the restaurant formerly known as Sambo’s.
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WELCOME WAGON
Mollusk surf shop is opening in the Funk Zone: Founded in 2005 by John McCambridge, the brand sells surf gear and clothing for men, women, and kids, with stores in San Francisco and Venice Beach.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Carpinteria is getting a big new skate park.
••• The repair of the damaged Stearns Wharf sign is on hold.
••• Timeline of Montecito construction projects.
••• The mystery of the Dorinda Triangle.
••• 32 oceanfront acres near More Mesa are for sale.
••• Three recent closings of note.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Whole Foods employee tested positive for Covid-19.
••• The city is looking at implementing citizen review of the Santa Barbara Police Department.
••• No changes to county’s 2020-2021 budget.
••• Intentional hit-and-run spree on the 101.
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Recent Comments
They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A
Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR
The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR
Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK
It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah
Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM
My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG
I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW
For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells
The state is going to force housing on communities that don't plan for it. Carpinteria can either shape what gets built here or wait for… — BrR