ODDS & ENDS
••• Emily Joubert is opening at the Montecito Country Mart.
••• Domecíl has moved into its new space.
••• Palma Colectiva’s retail shop debuts tomorrow.
••• Highway 101 onramp reopens tomorrow.
••• Pilates studio has new owner and name.
••• Photographer Broc Ellinger opened a State Street gallery.
••• Festival of Holiday Toy Trains at Goleta Valley Library.
••• Plaza Rubio homeowner wants to build a backyard skate ramp.
••• Three noteworthy recent comments.
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FAVORITE THINGS
2023 Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 3: Shopping online is boring! Shopping in person is fun! Go find great things for the people you care about at our many terrific independent stores.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• By 2025, SpaceX plans on Vandenberg launches every three or four days.
••• Womenswear brand d’Offay opened in El Paseo (above).
••• Carpinteria residents sue cannabis farms over the foul smell.
••• Monarch butterfly season in Goleta.
••• Lake Los Carneros footbridge repair is stalled.
••• Camino Real Marketplace tree replacement.
••• Goleta energy substation opens.
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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