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April 1, 2026

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Newsletter: April 1

April 1, 2026|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• The name of the Upper Village’s next new restaurant (above).
••• Likely tenants of the Maritime Museum’s two restaurant spaces.
••• Chick-fil-A on Calle Real faces pushback.
••• Petra Cafe in flux; more on Beau, the “storytelling bar.”
••• Easter provisions at Carpinteria’s forthcoming gourmet market.
••• Santa Barbara line etiquette.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Toro Canyon hacienda for $9.6 million; Pepper Hill contemporary in need of updating; Hope Ranch Mediterranean; 2023 four-bedroom in the Boulders community; Campanil midway through a gut reno; Park Highlands spiffer-upper; Hidden Valley for over $3 million; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Santa Barbara’s Coach Outlet is getting upgraded to full brand status.
••• New art studio for kids downtown.
••• Sirena women’s boutique has moved.
••• A wasted Funk Zone parking lot.
••• Tape on the trail.
••• Answer to last weekend’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?”
••• The return of Tomatomania!
••• Overhear anything interesting lately?
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Recent Comments

I feel like comments weren’t enabled on the last “Where in Santa Barbara?” post, because I was going to make a guess. I probably should… — toasteroven

Same thing with stop lights...why don't people pull up to the car in front of them? Especially at lights where the line for the red… — Sue

That pink tape is from Nine Trails and can be removed. There may be blue tape on the trails as well. — MC

Harbor Restaurant and a different restaurant called Harbor Tavern - definitely will showing up at the wrong place. Lol — Joan M

Awesome news on the growing TOMATOMANIA, poor location- the parking along Santa Barbara Ave is a accident waiting to happen…as a main artery for Valley… — Christine!

Hi! Tape on trails like the type shown can sometimes be markers for scientists’ test sites (surveys for plant growth, for example) so it is… — T

Well, you, know...the medication hasn't been approved yet — Janet Seymour

A tavern-style restaurant? It sounds out of place in the harbor. — Ins Ali

It was tax dollars that paid for the widening project anyway. At least a toll would more fairly source funding from those who use the… — Sean

It can do both - raise revenue for infrastructure investments & incentivize carpooling. — Sean

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