February 4, 2022
Author: Erik Torkells
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi Are Going for a $13.9 Million Flip
Noteworthy new listings also include a stone-clad bungalow from the 1920s; prominent Padaro Lane pocket for $29.5 million; high style in Hope Ranch; 8,493-square-footer on Eucalyptus Hill's golden slope; oceanfront flip on Sea Ledge Lane; and more. 4
February 3, 2022
Likely Moving Date for the Saturday Farmers’ Market
Other recent news: Inside Gwyneth Paltrow's new Montecito house; Biltmore employees file class-action lawsuit against owner Ty Warner; the Santa Barbara Police Department is having trouble hiring people; school board member Laura Capps running for the county Board of Supervisors; committee to work on the Mission Canyon Bridge project. 1
February 2, 2022
First Impressions of Broad Street Oyster Co.
More food news: Why doesn't the entire State Street Promenade have bollards?; opening date for Rory's Place in Ojai; a new liquor license is pending for a State Street dive; who benefited from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund; the quest for Diamond Crystal kosher salt. 6
February 1, 2022
January 31, 2022
The City Wants to Punish Chick-fil-A for Customers’ Bad Behavior
Other recent news: Ritz-Carlton Bacara massage therapist accused of sexual assault; Miss Daisy's Consignment store has plans for jazz concerts and fashion shows at its store in the former Sears building; a Broadway producer bought in Montecito; cannabis farm proposed next to Pence Vineyards backs down. 6
January 30, 2022
From Penthouse to Pavement in Mexico City
Even though I spent many years as a travel magazine editor, I had little sense of what to expect from CDMX. And what I did expect was wrong: the city is calmer, cleaner, greener, safer, and altogether easier than I thought possible for a metropolitan area of 21 million people. 7
January 29, 2022
The Sportsman Lights Up on State Street
More food news: Word on the street about the plan for the Mackenzie Market building; likely new owner for two Stearns Wharf restaurants; a "dessert adventure" at Alessia Patisserie & Cafe; Ray's Liquor on the Westside is closing after 34 years; the 7-Eleven on Milpas is reportedly in flux; things are looking grim at Juice N Things in Carpinteria; activity at a State Street restaurant space. 6
Recent Comments
Starting to feel forced…. — Paul
carpinteria is cool — jayne
That is one shiny copper dome on that observatory! 😎 — Sven
Why would Field + Fort open The Larder in Carpinteria as opposed to Santa Barbara? Seems like the audience for something like this in SB… — Paul
yeah, because carnivores will not eat any dish that is plant-based or worse, labeled vegan. — Ken
Ahh, ok. — HM
maybe they should devote 1-3% of their menu space to the vegan population — Bettye Jones