FOOD STUFF
••• Shalhoob’s Noleta outpost has opened.
••• Dart Coffee Co.’s harbor café has opened (above).
••• Nick the Greek announced an opening date.
••• Profile of Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos.
••• Clarification about Saint Bibiana’s plan to have two restaurants.
••• Chefs from Austin and Glendale are participating in local collaborations.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A splendid 1919 Reginald Davis Johnson house atop a Riviera ridge; another one on La Vista del Oceano; frill-free architecture on Hot Springs; two small houses on an acre in Montecito; Lower Village with potential; gracious Cielito Mediterranean; $4.25 million for turnkey renovation on the Mesa; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Where State Farm won’t be renewing this year.
••• 99 Cents Only store on lower State Street to close (above).
••• Cruise ship visits limited to 20 per year.
••• New debris basin above Park Lane in Montecito.
••• Five-story building downtown gets ripped by the Architectural Board of Review.
••• Up to a thousand new homes proposed for Glen Annie golf course.
••• Das Williams thinks cannabis wasn’t a main factor in his loss.
••• California Coastal Commission weighing its role on rocket launches.
••• Miranda Lambert to play the California Mid-State Fair.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Recent Comments
Exactly. All aboard! — Jeff
State Street Master Plan …. A long term visioning document to revitalization of downtown over the next 20-30 years. — Mary
Architectural Salvage in the 700 block of Anacapa Street? — Stacey
Santa Bárbara is killing its Golden Goose by closing State Street and making it a refuge for homeless, and teenage e-bikers. It’s dirty and smells… — Mark
Love it. I think there should be a fund-raising campaign which would include not only building this out, but dedicated funds for keeping in clean… — Jilt
If the city stops dreaming that this is a place for tourists, then it will fail. That thinking is what made Santa Barbara what it… — DB
„ you know the ones that made this town what it was BEFORE“ Interesting - so that means those are also the ones who ruined… — Zeljko
I would not bother with any of this until the city decides to take homelessness seriously. People sleeping all over state street this morning. It… — Chris
It seems like nearly all the new restaurants have out-of-town proprietors… Hopefully they’ll be successful and support local causes. — Evan
Why didn't you take a better close-up photo of that Rattlesnake? — Keith