WALK WITH ME
One of downtown’s very best strolling streets, E. Canon Perdido made me realize what a rewarding walking city Santa Barbara is—the mountains in the distance, the variety of architecture, and the quirky details….
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THE FOOD SCENE
••• Restaurant to open at the base of Amazon’s new State Street office (above).
••• Sama Sama Kitchen’s lunch menu.
••• Mosaic Locale is now permanent.
••• Mizza serving breakfast.
••• New Turkish bakery/café.
••• Pascucci relocating soon.
••• Gioia opening on State Street.
••• Mala Town in Isla Vista has closed.
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PRICE CUTS
The week’s top price reductions: 1918 Upper East gem hamstrung by bed-to-bath ratio (above); architectural exotica on the Riviera and in Hope Ranch; studs-up redo that would look like a better deal on a fancier street; what might be the best value in Upper Montecito.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• The round tower under construction on East Valley Road (above).
••• A standout candidate for state assembly.
••• Design changes to the San Ysidro roundabout.
••• New database of city building projects.
••• Goleta’s first cannabis store has opened.
••• Noletans oppose housing for mentally ill and homeless.
••• King tides are coming up.
••• Rescued barn owl released.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Two more shows announced at the Santa Barbara Bowl (above).
••• The Ashley Road bridge in Montecito reopens this week.
••• Sneak preview of acclaimed film Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
••• Lotusland’s winter break is over (and it has murals for sale).
••• “Master flipper” does well in Cielito.
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Recent Comments
Agree with the spirit of Joe S and George... find another location for the siding! Don't destroy a beautiful little lane that the public enjoys-… — PF
Be careful about your generalizing, A. We have 6 residents on Padaro in their 90s, on a fixed income and social security. Some of us… — Kaye
Speaking as a Padaro resident, BG, that is not accurate. Not all of us have carved out parking spaces on Padaro, and most of those… — Kaye
Agreed Joe S! The recently purposed second track would cause tree lined Padaro, my favorite biking route, to lose most of the trees including old… — George
Thanks for giving Whisper a shout out. It’s such a special way to experience the waterfront in Santa Barbara (and surprisingly affordable!). We also run… — Rebecca
The proposed second train track location would be better situated between the SB station and the Goleta Station. More room. Less tree removal. Could be… — Joe S.
This is inaccurate, Dennis. While there are Eucs that were planted over 100 years ago along Padaro, they are not the majority of trees. There… — DW
A little correction anyone can verify by walking the Lane. There are very few euchs along Padaro Lane. The most abundant species on the west… — Suzanne Duca
The people making the environmentalist argument just flew in from Aspen on private jets. — A
Wow, great list. For a small town, we have a lot to offer. Lotusland is my favorite place on earth and the Music Academy is… — Jilt