FOOD STUFF
••• First look inside Gracie, now open at the harbor (above).
••• A new hotel bar downtown.
••• Could Sweetgreen be coming to Goleta?
••• Triangular burgers at Revolver.
••• Food changes at M. Special’s State Street taproom.
••• Corazón Comedor closed for upgrades.
••• Ghirardelli got slapped with a stop-work order.
••• Rudy’s in Carpinteria recovering from a kitchen fire.
••• Dumpling pop-up and Secret Bao’s dim sum brunch.
→ Read the post.
·················
·················
JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: An old-school bungalow on Miramar Beach; Christopher Lloyd’s house on W. Mountain Drive; the flip (or floops?) of Meg Ryan’s last renovation; sweet hundred-year-old Hedgerow-ish property; 1970s style on the back of the Riviera; Lower Riviera fixer; Eastside cutie; and more.
·················
·················
NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Vandenberg Space Force Base on track to double SpaceX launches.
••• The relaxation of federal environmental reviews of the commercial space industry.
••• SpaceX may never have to pay federal income taxes.
••• Repairs to Isla Vista beach stairs.
••• Update on Goleta road extension.
→ Read the post.
·················
·················
WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments.
·················
Please forward this to anyone who might enjoy it. Click here to subscribe.
·················

















Recent Comments
Not sure about the fire insurance costs at Park Lane, but Ingrid in Casablanca in the Home Theater? Winner! — Judy's Older Brother
Yes exactly right. The Grand Jury report gives an example where employees can use two days of leave for Monday and Tuesday and then work… — Rich
Thats's a quirky area. Used to live up there. Monte Vista School is on Hope and Hope school on La Colina. — Don
It's more complicated than that. From the report by the county Auditor-Controller’s Office: “A recurring pattern was identified in which sheriff employees used leave balances… — Erik Torkells
Regarding the SB County Sheriff’s Overtime: We don’t have enough SB County Sheriff Officers to work and cover shifts. The ones that are working, are… — Klminsb
The majority of city council just wants to throw a band-aid on a gunshot wound and kick the actual fixes down the road. — Jeff
Why would anyone want to put money into housing right now in the City when the powers that be want to limit what a landlord… — JMac805
That church should've been housing. Can't imagine anyone living around there would want a hotel — apzer
Speaking of Tondi: I miss those gelatos especially his vegan fruit flavors but more than that I miss the friendly and talented owner. Does anyone… — Rick Perkins
So great to see the Brewhouse adding the coffee shop in the secondary bar area! What a cute place and a nice complement to the… — Emma