ODDS & ENDS
••• A new family-friendly pool hall is opening downtown (above).
••• Changes at the Montecito Country Mart.
••• Another long Highway 101 off-ramp closure.
••• Anna Janelle Jewelry is moving to State Street.
••• Pacific Premier Bank got bought.
••• Work is underway on the downtown charging station.
••• New jiu-jitsu and self-defense studio.
••• Paul McCartney to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A wall of windows in El Caserio; 1980s architecture in Hope Ranch; the large house a contractor built for himself; a brief walk from the Mesa Lane beach steps; TV Hill fixer with a personality crisis; and Pacifica Graduate Institute’s 12-acre campus off Toro Canyon.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Indoor pickleball chain has plans to open in Goleta (above).
••• Update on the bill to stymie the development behind the Mission.
••• Dos Pueblos Ranch has a buyer.
••• Jensen Guitar & Music to close.
••• New hotel in an unwieldy location.
••• Downtown Ventura zone will remain off-limits to cars.
••• California considering strict defensible space rules.
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Recent Comments
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells
I feel compelled to mention that the property owners here all say their gardners can do better with a broom- why AREN'T THEY OUT THERE… — Christine!
V e r y interesting- thanks. Is there more than one dining room? Is the iconic restaurant decor as before? — Greg
Have you tried Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights? We love it! — Ann Capogrosso
ha the coffee movement was my neighborhood coffee shop when they first opened. they were always quite friendly, surprised to hear about any uppityness, but… — bailey debruynkops
Taco Bell on Milpas is closed. Fence around the property. I'm hearing, they're remodeling to upgrade the restaurant — Robert Goluck
Oh yes, let's add more super unaffordable boutiques that no one shops in and they eventually close hahahahahah. Your entitlement is showing. — CW
The Only in Santa Barbara store is at 633 State (a different location than this). — Erik Torkells
Bombay Station is great! It might be worth noting the glass of OJ could be in a super large glass, or more in the foreground,… — Michael