FOOD STUFF
••• A yakitori restaurant is opening on State Street (above).
••• Inside Bree’osh’s De La Vina expansion.
••• Everytable remains in limbo.
••• Chick-fil-A appears to have solved its traffic issues.
••• Cookbook swap at the Saturday farmers’ market.
••• Intermezzo by Wine Cask is said to be expanding across the paseo.
••• Solvang’s Craft House at Corque has opened for breakfast.
→ Read the post.
·················
·················
JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Riviera midcentury poised for expansion; resort-style pool off the Hot Springs trail; crisply redone Mission Canyon ranch house; turnkey Hope Ranch; Epcot Tuscan by the San Marcos Foothills Preserve; Oak Park postmodern; and more.
·················
·················
ODDS & ENDS
••• New look for 63-unit apartment complex on Carrillo (above).
••• Amusing local stuff on Craigslist.
••• The Blasters are coming to town.
••• The Montecito Fire Department’s July 4 pancake breakfast is back.
••• Michael E. Long solo show.
••• Midcentury abstract art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
••• Keep your eyes on the prices at Bristol Farms.
→ Read the post.
·················
NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Coast Village Road will finally get some attention.
••• No surprises in recent election.
••• Havaianas now has a Santa Barbara shop (above).
••• County public health director Van-Do Reynoso is stepping down.
••• City passes moratorium on new hotels.
••• Zebra repeatedly spotted on Camino Cielo.
••• Carly Rae Jepsen to play the Arlington.
→ Read the post.
·················
WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Tal for identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
·················
Please forward this to anyone who might enjoy it. Click here to subscribe.
·················
Recent Comments
The residents surrounding Elings should be more concerned about the salaries of the staff and how little is actually spent running the park and enriching… — Spank
I so agree with you—it was so tacky. He did the same thing to the once-charming Plow and Angel—early 20th century bordello style for both… — Anne
The two kitchen island trend is so weird. It never looks good and always looks like a glitch in the simulation. — BW
Perhaps I should have been more clear. It doesn’t bother me in the least that you (and others) don’t like going to State Street. To… — Doug B
Speaking from Austin, TX. We had an invasion of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) about 50 years ago. They built mounds in lawns and… — Wastrel
Sam, you nailed it, I hope more residents of SB read or hear about this before the city council. I just watched "Newsmakers with JR"… — Dan O.
Stupid question, but will the consultants be paid from the withhold wages of the city stuff who were hired to do that job in first… — ZM
I wish I could upvote or like this! Funny, sad, and too much truth in it. — BW
Erik, thank you for being the only member of the media to point out that the precise location where the scary imported fire ants have… — Master Gardener
While tourism remains Santa Barbara's largest industry, what many people don't know is that writing studies and reports for the city is now #2, and… — SkyG