FOOD STUFF
••• The Whole Foods store is getting rearranged.
••• Shalhoob’s put up signage at its forthcoming Hollister Avenue location.
••• The Black Sheep cut its price.
••• Centennial Beer Hall sells kegs.
••• The Other Room in Los Olivos is creaking open.
••• Profile of Matty’s Hot Chicken.
••• The Ballard Inn’s restaurant reopened with a new menu.
••• Whiskey ‘N Rye barbecue in Solvang is said to be debuting this month.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Hot in the Hedgerow; a 1922 house on a six-acre avocado farm; “a bold use of architectural materials” in the Upper East; the 1908 house on the forthcoming San Ysidro roundabout; a Golden Quadrangle teardown; and many more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Jenni Kayne is opening a second shop in Montecito.
••• More retail changes coming to the Upper Village.
••• The full-block Funk Zone development is up for discussion again.
••• UCSB Arts & Lectures announced its 2022-2023 season.
••• A shop called the Gypsys is opening in Santa Barbara.
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Recent Comments
The old Victor the Florist shop at corner of Santa Barbara & Anapamu streets? — Peter
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