FOOD STUFF
••• Dart Coffee Co. is opening in Carpinteria.
••• Derf’s Café is going to be open for a couple more weeks.
••• Validation Ale’s second location will be larger than initially reported (and have golf simulators).
••• Pizza Mizza update.
••• More on the plan for the restaurant in The Palms building.
••• Confirmation that an L.A. chain is opening in Ojai.
••• Profiles of Yetz’s Bagels, Dang Burger, and Get Hooked Seafood.
→ Read the post.
·················
·················
JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A supersized spec reno for $52 million; 20,000-square-foot estate outside Santa Ynez; pair of houses on Pepper Hill; equestrian compound once owned by Jimmy Stewart and Dean Martin; 1950s Arts and Crafts in Cielito; change of heart just above the Westside; 212-acre compound made to look like an Old West town; and more.
·················
·················
NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara residents to vote on sales tax increase.
••• The longstanding friction at Hot Springs Trail.
••• Chaucer’s Books is under new ownership.
••• Hotel tax hike on the ballot in November.
••• Cannabis taxes continue to disappoint.
••• Lower Tunnel Trail and Inspiration Point trailhead will be closed for six months.
••• Waterfront Department plans to raise slip fees and harbor parking fees.
••• Inside the reborn Zaca Lake resort (above).
→ Read the post.
·················
WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments.
·················
Please forward this to anyone who might enjoy it. Click here to subscribe.
·················

















Recent Comments
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells
I feel compelled to mention that the property owners here all say their gardners can do better with a broom- why AREN'T THEY OUT THERE… — Christine!
V e r y interesting- thanks. Is there more than one dining room? Is the iconic restaurant decor as before? — Greg
Have you tried Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights? We love it! — Ann Capogrosso
ha the coffee movement was my neighborhood coffee shop when they first opened. they were always quite friendly, surprised to hear about any uppityness, but… — bailey debruynkops
Taco Bell on Milpas is closed. Fence around the property. I'm hearing, they're remodeling to upgrade the restaurant — Robert Goluck
Oh yes, let's add more super unaffordable boutiques that no one shops in and they eventually close hahahahahah. Your entitlement is showing. — CW
The Only in Santa Barbara store is at 633 State (a different location than this). — Erik Torkells
Bombay Station is great! It might be worth noting the glass of OJ could be in a super large glass, or more in the foreground,… — Michael