FOOD STUFF
••• Is something finally happening in this space (above)?
••• The Black Sheep folks are said to be working on something new.
••• Oat Bakery teased a new project.
••• The Coast Range sister restaurant in Solvang will serve Mexican food.
••• Barbareño is now doing catering.
••• Hustle & Grind Coffee Company and Paradice Hawaiian Shave Ice have closed.
••• New outdoor seating in the works at Grassini’s tasting room.
••• Hotel Virginia is opening a beer-and-wine bar.
••• Profile of Santa Barbara–based Spicewell.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Sand Point Road oceanfront for $23 million; Toro Canyon contemporary for $18.5 million; the 300-acre site of the former Rancho San Marcos golf course; 1925 Spanish with a swell roof deck; super-fast closing of a big Bel Air Knolls house; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“We’ve traveled around California a lot over the last four decades and noticed that many cities have adopted green pavement markings for bike lanes and shared lanes,” emailed N. “But Santa Barbara hasn’t followed suit. Cabrillo Boulevard, in particular, has become very dangerous for cyclists. How does the city decide to mark bike lanes?” Here’s the answer.
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Recent Comments
I called omni catering and left a message. If I hear anything I will let you know. Thank you — Carplocal
All I know is that it's the same owners as Omni Catering/Teddy's and that it's called Brass Bird Coffee Co. (instagram.com/brassbirdcoffee). — Erik Torkells
Hi Erik, can you give us any information about the new coffee house that’s opening in carpinteria where the catering company was? I pass by… — Carplocal
I thought the owners of the bead shop were retiring and moving out of SB. Did they sell the biz to new owners? — Janet Green
For having work as a CFO in a leading luxury hotel group, margin are not thin. — OD
That pizza does look good! I was sad to see Little Kitchen close but that makes me a little less sad... — Rich
Severance pay under most management contract would be the owner responsibility. At 4S, only the GM’ is likely to be employed by the management company.… — OD
Let's not forget who owns the Four Seasons Hotel chain - Bill Gates and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal...I think they can cough up the severance… — Louise
So glad Beads will be back! — Shirley
The property will reopen when Warner and the Four Seasons come to an agreement or their contract runs out and Warner brings on a new… — Erik Torkells