FOOD STUFF
••• Little King and Dart cafés have opened (above).
••• A chance to taste the cooking of the folks behind The Palms.
••• El Roblar’s daytime restaurant now welcomes non-guests.
••• Santa Barbara Hives profile.
••• Happy Canyon Vineyard appears to be leaving El Paseo.
••• Recipes from Na Na Thai and Priedite Barbecue.
••• Restaurant advice between here and Death Valley.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: TV Hill party pad for $4.26 million; Harbor Hills contemporary for $2.2 million off initial asking price; floops across from the Mission; Montecito Shores two-bedroom; Riviera vacant lot for a loss; 1939 Upper East house; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Biltmore’s reopening has been pushed back again.
••• Dylan Star will morph into an online-only business.
••• Leone Salon has moved to the Funk Zone.
••• Coast Village parklet for lease.
••• In the Mood for Love on the big screen.
••• More programming at the Music Academy of the West.
••• Checking out the model homes at the Santa Barbara Polo Residences (above).
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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