FOOD STUFF
••• Mediterranean restaurant to open on De La Guerra Plaza (above).
••• Merci is gearing up to launch bistro-style dinner service.
••• Haas’s Fine Ice Cream has opened.
••• The Goleta outpost of Kyle’s Kitchen appears to be in flux.
••• Japanese food-and-sake show.
••• Thai-Chinese collaboration at Na Na Thai.
••• Lucky’s plans to open two more locations.
••• Summerland Winery is shutting down.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Storybook and stylish near the Upper Village; striking interiors on E. Mountain Drive; 2013 contemporary on Las Canoas; Yankee Farm opportunity; the toothpaste-colored house on Brinkerhoff Avenue; Hope Ranch floops; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• MarBorg’s massive new headquarters takes a step forward (above).
••• The Fiesta rodeo is in flux.
••• Sea animals are dying from a toxic algae bloom.
••• Aesthetic tweaks for the big apartment building proposed for Milpas Street.
••• New Carpinteria surf shop.
••• Senior housing on Laguna Street to get upsized.
••• The county’s expensive ambulance mess.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Recent Comments
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells
I feel compelled to mention that the property owners here all say their gardners can do better with a broom- why AREN'T THEY OUT THERE… — Christine!
V e r y interesting- thanks. Is there more than one dining room? Is the iconic restaurant decor as before? — Greg
Have you tried Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights? We love it! — Ann Capogrosso
ha the coffee movement was my neighborhood coffee shop when they first opened. they were always quite friendly, surprised to hear about any uppityness, but… — bailey debruynkops
Taco Bell on Milpas is closed. Fence around the property. I'm hearing, they're remodeling to upgrade the restaurant — Robert Goluck
Oh yes, let's add more super unaffordable boutiques that no one shops in and they eventually close hahahahahah. Your entitlement is showing. — CW
The Only in Santa Barbara store is at 633 State (a different location than this). — Erik Torkells
Bombay Station is great! It might be worth noting the glass of OJ could be in a super large glass, or more in the foreground,… — Michael