March 20, 2025
Author: Erik Torkells
Longstanding Carpinteria Surf Shop to Close
Other recent news: Santa Barbara considers disincentivizing landlords to renovate; teacher layoffs by the Santa Barbara Unified School District; county to increase oversight of battery storage systems; "Restraining Order Violation" in Montecito; more studies of noise impacts of space launches; cannabis farms required to install carbon scrubbers; lawsuit by residents affected by cannabis stench granted class-action status; cannabis farm goes bankrupt. 3
March 19, 2025
March 18, 2025
March 17, 2025
A Change of Direction at La Paloma
More food news: Two of the Dutch Garden's owners are moving on; Black Sheep now has a bar; New Orleans–style Friday lunch at Bar Lou; profile of wholesale baker La Gourmandise; new coffee-and-DJ hang-out party; everything you need to know about this year's Tomatomania. 8
March 16, 2025
A Better Look at the 90-Unit Apartment Complex Proposed for Milpas Street
Plus: The San Ysidro Ranch intends to build a much larger spa; Maison K found a new home in the Upper Village; an amusing sign at SBCC's Lifescape Garden; the Junior League's annual rummage sale; new county regulations for outdoor lighting; a visit to the Hermitage Santa Barbara. 12
March 14, 2025
A Stone Cold Fox on the Lower Riviera
Noteworthy new listings also include Rancho Dos Pueblos for $65 million; chutzpah in Ennisbrook; turnkey two-bedroom in Birnam Wood; upscale-country-inn energy on Eucalyptus Hill; one of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's lesser holdings; a Carpinteria cutie; and more. 3
March 13, 2025
Recent Comments
Ahh, ok. — HM
maybe they should devote 1-3% of their menu space to the vegan population — Bettye Jones
She owned it from 2005 to 2023. — Erik Torkells
Interesting that Oprah didn't add 377 Santa Rosa Lane to her Santa Rosa portfolio. — HM
Right, because the carnivores also have to ask what's on the menu. — Ken
The best way to reach the bar is to contact it directly at [email protected]. — Erik Torkells
5+ million (!!!) for a Montecito Shores condo where acoustics are so bad you can hear your upstairs and downstairs neighbors every move ??? — Kim