FOOD STUFF
••• Dart Coffee Co. is expanding to Summerland.
••• Change of plans for the former L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele space.
••• Aegean is now accepting reservations.
••• The seating at Little Mountain.
••• ‘Tis the season for hot mulled wine.
••• More on Bistro Amasa.
••• Holiday pop-up of Meghan Markle’s line of jams, teas, etc.
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HOT PROPERTY
Oprah Winfrey sold off a piece of the Promised Land. Last week’s sales also include a house in Carpinteria’s Casa Blanca community; the Japanese farmhouse in Montecito; Eucalyptus Hill home for $2 million off the initial asking price; midcentury spec reno; San Roque traditional; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• David Byrne to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Photographer opening a gallery on Santa Claus Lane (above).
••• Holiday market with wares made by kids.
••• Lotusland’s removal of 30 eucalyptus trees.
••• La Cumbre Country Club update.
••• The answer to “Where in Santa Barbara…?” stumper.
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FAVORITE THINGS
The 2025 Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 4: Upstairs at Pierre Lafond, Tecolote Book Shop, Eider Studio, Heritage Goods & Supply, Emily Joubert, and Cheese Shop Santa Barbara. Stuff those stockings with something good—and local!
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Recent Comments
Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
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