NEW NEIGHBORS
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have moved to Santa Barbara—they’ve bought a house and everything. And yes, they confirmed it.
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RESTAURANT REVIEW
Little Dom’s Seafood is a jolt of L.A. cool for sleepy Carpinteria: The name is a bit of a misnomer—there’s more turf than surf on the menu—but the space looks great and the overall experience is a winning one. Read the review.
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JUST LISTED
So many new listings! Some are just wonderful, some are not. But they’re all fun to look at.
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WEATHER FORECAST
“High pressure is moving in from Arizona, which will squash the marine layer and warm us all up,” says Jack Martin of Action Roofing. “This weekend, we’re expecting 80s and 90s in Santa Barbara—even the beaches should be in the 80s—and triple digits in the valleys.” Email [email protected] to receive daily updates.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Rent control proposed for Santa Barbara.
••• Who eucalyptized Southern California?
••• The argument against renaming San Andres Street.
••• Street musicians unhappy with pandemic ban.
••• The tree of the month.
••• Another Edhat classic.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Two new shops at the Montecito Country Mart (above).
••• SeaVees’s big new headquarters is for lease.
••• Eye of the Day appears to be for sale.
••• Short film and discussion about Santa Barbara beekeepers.
••• County survey about where to allow cannabis shops.
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Recent Comments
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
The lack of generosity above is truly astonishing. Santa Barbara is an extraordinarily expensive place to live, as we all know. The 5% toward team… — OJ
Extra charges/fees are cash grabs that diminishes the dining experience. Tipping is out of control, then layer in the fees, and I ask myself if… — David
Instant drop to 15% and a comment on the ticket explaining why. Should be illegal for restaurants to create extra charges out of thin air. — Cee Oh
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