Author: Erik Torkells

September 20, 2021

First Impressions of Bar Le Côte

More food news: The menu at Coast Range's dining room, which is really opening this week; a funky new Westside taqueria; Dune appears to be opening a second Goleta café; farm-to-table pizzeria coming to Ojai; Itsuki Japanese Restaurant in Goleta has closed.

September 19, 2021

48-Unit Apartment Building Proposed for the Haley Corridor

Plus: A new look for the Montecito Country Mart; Beautyhabit is opening a shop here; Warren Miller's 72nd film to be screened at the Lobero; the new contemporary house on Butterfly Lane; an updated rendering of Summerland Elementary School.

Newsletter: September 19

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September 18, 2021

Governor Newsom Signs Housing Bills That Could Make Neighborhoods Much Denser

Other recent news: The renovation of Ortega Park finally moves forward; unanticipated drop in cannabis-tax revenues; county considers more stringent cannabis permitting; the rumored settlement for Santa Barbara's transportation chief; the unvaccinated dominate local Covid hospitalizations; Goleta formalizes in-lieu fees for affordable housing; Carpinteria is shifting to electing its city council by district; new water stations at Alameda and Shoreline parks; dangerous citrus pest found in Santa Barbara County; 82-unit apartment complex on Milpas gets approved.

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September 17, 2021

An Eastside House Where It’s Still 1956

Noteworthy new listings also include a chilly contemporary in the Golden Quadrangle; panoramic views in Mission Canyon; 10 acres above San Roque; an Oak Park multiplex; and a fixer on the back of the Riviera.

September 16, 2021

There’s a Kin Bakeshop Doughnut Pop-Up This Saturday

More food news: The revamped Corazón Cocina outpost at the Project; this year's Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival has been canceled; in praise of the Good Plow's fried oyster mushrooms; a profile of farmer Pearl Munak; quasi-recipe for Field + Fort's shakshuka.

September 15, 2021

Jake & Jones Is Hosting a Big Market at the Presidio

Plus: The forest closure has been extended; local jewelry brand opening a store downtown; the Montecito Motor Classic is coming up; screening of a film about Black cowboys in L.A.; last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer.

Newsletter: September 15

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September 14, 2021

A Montecito House Outpacing This Crazy Market

Last week's notable closings also include a good deal on a 10,823-square-footer; Ennisbrook house that went for nearly a million over ask; downtown Queen Anne with new outbuildings; and a Summerland house with a rooftop motor court.