Plus: New home design gallery in Carpinteria; State Street survey results; appeal of a cannabis farm on the western edge of Carp; debris basin update; city seeks members for City Advisory Groups.
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The Bristol Farms store at La Cumbre is a winner—bigger and less cramped than Whole Foods and Lazy Acres, and way nicer than Gelson’s. Would that it could take the place of the Vons in Montecito….
More food news: The Drunken Crab appears to be leaving its current space; La Sirena at Cabrillo Pavilion isn’t close to ready; Insomnia Cookies opens tomorrow; Wingman Rodeo enthusiasm; The Shop’s charity canteens; local maker of mushroom-based beverages.
Other recent news: Covid-19 spike in Isla Vista; landlords closer to having to pay some tenants “relocation assistance”; two arguments against the rent control proposal; Funk Zone alley closure; Carp rolls back its street closure; Goleta mailbox brouhaha; more.
Seven new listings that offer something for everyone—if you can afford it.
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Their new establishment will be a natural wine bar, a cocktail bar, a bottle shop, and a restaurant—and it’s soft-opening soon.
Plus: Prominent Carpinteria corner for rent; post-screening discussion about “Vera Cruz,” a short film about the Jeff Shelton house on Santa Barbara Street; Clare V. pop-up open; retro-style Mollusk video; now seeking Siteline feedback.
As fancy as Montecito real estate gets—and keeps getting—you can still come upon a gorgeous relic like Stonehedge, on the market for the first time in nearly a century.
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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