FOOD STUFF
••• Best BBQ has opened on State Street (above).
••• Taza Mediterranean Street Kitchen has closed.
••• The Good Plow’s last day is Sunday.
••• Handlebar’s brunch pop-up is off.
••• Chef Budi Kazali to open Solvang restaurant.
••• Profiles of Dang Burger, Little Dom’s Seafood, and Santa Barbara Fish Market.
••• The Southern Exposure Garagiste Wine Festival is coming up.
••• Changes at Choi’s Oriental Market.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A sweet little house in the Hedgerow; long, lean style in Riven Rock; Mesa project with big views; a good deal on Alameda Padre Serra; proof that your money goes much farther in Goleta; an 80-acre campground; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Sequence of storms leads to bluff erosion.
••• Incumbents rake in far more campaign donations than challengers.
••• The longtime head of the Santa Barbara Zoo is retiring.
••• DJ Javier’s Year of the Dragon mural.
••• Mining magnate bought on Padaro Lane.
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Recent Comments
The area is inherently walkable. We have multiple existing paseos which already create vehicle free corridors, and if anything feel safer than the "pedestrian promenade"… — BW
Right? I actually felt safe crossing the street when cars were on State. They seemed more likely to stop at lights than e-bikes. — BW
How was State St. not pedestrian friendly before cars were removed? Except during parades, I never saw the sidewalks so full of people that they… — Jefferson A.
I couldn't disagree more about "making that stretch one-way for cars" on State Street, which would be the ultimate half-measure (see: 1200 block, which should… — Sean
The only way to see old Florence is to wait in long lines and be amongst throngs of people like yourself. And in summer you… — John
Could not agree more about State St. Fish, or cut bait. I favored the idea of a pedestrian promenade years before it was done. There… — BW
I am excited that they’re trialing and testing different things so we know what works when they finally build the master plan! Also, there is… — Tristen
Wow. What a complainer! It would have been better if you had eaten better? What's better than Florentine food? I lived in Florence for a… — Jennifer
And you seem like a real peach. — Erik Torkells
Tamara there is no need to announce that you are cooking your healthy meals sister! Just keep on doing what’s right for you and there… — Roy