FOOD STUFF
••• Ospi opens this weekend at The Post (above).
••• The name of Aperitivo’s pasta-centric spinoff.
••• New forecast for Little Mountain in the Upper Village.
••• What’s next for the old Angel Oak space at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara.
••• New tenant of the former Flightline Restaurant near the airport.
••• Merci will be takeout only for a short period.
••• Revolver is now serving lunch.
••• The correct debut date for Highly Likely in Ojai.
••• New tasting room in Los Alamos.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Rancho San Marcos Golf Course has reopened.
••• New podcast about Santa Barbara.
••• Band of Horses and Iron & Wine to play the Arlington Theatre.
••• Maren Morris returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• The Cold Spring bridge project is completed.
••• Soul Sucker ceramics and plants at El Paseo.
••• Architectural tours of downtown.
••• Next year’s SBIFF dates.
••• De La Vina bridge replacement to start next month.
••• New look for the five-story building proposed for De La Guerra Street.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“Anyone know what this cavernous building is way above the polo development? It’s on the ridge line just past the polo fields.” Here’s the answer.
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You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
I agree about the skimpy wine pour. However, we loved the shared entrees (chicken and salmon) with their special rice. Yes there were leftovers but… — ElizabethW
That 5% would go to all employees proportionate to their hours I would presume compared to tips where more skilled staff take a higher percentage,… — Don
Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy
What if, and bear with me here because this is complicated, restaurants just paid their staff normally and charged prices that reflected those expenses, i.e.… — Rich
Little Mountain just isn’t organized. Everyone is very nice and the atmosphere stylish, but there is something wrong with it. The food is weird, portions… — Joan
I intensely to test Sur charges for the cost of doing business. Will they give back 5% profits to the patrons when they do extremely… — Geo
Just call it "The Copper" — Bob