WELCOME WAGON
With the stylish, buzzy Gala, Tara Penke and Jaime Riesco have created the kind of restaurant you see more in big cities—a place where the chef-owners cook the food they love, whatever its inspiration may be.
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HOT PROPERTY
Recent sales: Ocean-view Ortega Ridge house for $9.321 million; two Hope Ranch properties that could use updating; walkable to Montecito Union School for $500,000 over ask; Coast Village five-bedroom off market; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Rooms & Gardens is moving to Montecito.
••• MarBorg’s price hike for “non-curbside” service.
••• Goleta Beach County Park has partially reopened.
••• Zodo’s bowling alley has been rebranded.
••• Documentary about the cool house on Pepper Hill.
••• City survey about the Single Family Design Board design review process.
••• Contemporary photos of old buildings.
••• Highway 101 construction updates.
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Recent Comments
Does the Après Ski party include a lift ticket? — Heidi Smith
Bravo, Music Academy of the West! — Deborah David
Santa Barbara Museum of Art gift shop has moved upstairs. Still a great place to shop with lots of Impressionist merchandise to match the GREAT… — LG
This is the box outside of Ca’ Dario at the corner of Anacapa and Victoria. — Mike
Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
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