FOOD STUFF
••• Municipal Winemakers is leaving the Funk Zone (above).
••• Funk Zone cocktail bar not happening.
••• Merci is getting close to introducing dinner service.
••• Paper menus at Aperitivo.
••• Happy Cat Eats looks to expand its outdoor seating.
••• Que profile.
••• Nightclub on lower State Street.
••• Cantwell’s new operator.
••• Update on Lucky Penny’s outpost in Los Olivos.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: San Roque cutie for $155,000 over asking price; apparent spec reno above Foothill Road; Concha Loma fixer with funky-shaped pool; Mesa two-bedroom; Mission Canyon house immediately put up for rent; Lake Los Carneros five-bedroom; and a couple of spiffer-uppers. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A raft of store closings, including Far West Guns, Whitney Chic Boutique, Paradise Imports, and Caravan by KiKiSol.
••• More Mesa bluff erosion imperils homes (above).
••• Los Patos Way tenant confirmed.
••• “For lease” sign at Open Air Bicycles.
••• Drainage and slippery patching on the 101.
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Recent Comments
They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A
Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR
The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR
Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK
It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah
Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM
My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG
I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW
For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells
The state is going to force housing on communities that don't plan for it. Carpinteria can either shape what gets built here or wait for… — BrR