SHOP TO IT
First look inside Mollusk’s new Santa Barbara shop: You’ll find men’s and women’s apparel in the company’s signature chill aesthetic.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 6/16
••• Pop star Ariana Grande bought in Montecito’s Hedgerow (above).
••• Santa Barbara pulls $2 million in funding for the new police station.
••• List of black-owned businesses in Santa Barbara.
••• A push to landmark St. Paul’s AME Church.
••• Snowy fleece is the tree of the month.
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WEATHER FORECAST
“Today will be like yesterday, with coastal highs coastal in the mid 70s,” says Jack Martin of Action Roofing. “On Friday, low pressure approaches, which will cool all areas some with fog, but temps will still be in the 70s. Saturday will be very much like Friday. Sunday brings a warming trend, and Monday looks to be even warmer.” Email [email protected] to receive daily updates.
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FOOD STUFF
••• The Saturday farmers’ market is opening early for seniors.
••• Yoichi’s is selling takeaway bento boxes.
••• Reopening dates for Bouchon, Farmer Boy, Bluewater Grill, and Santa Barbara Wine Collective.
••• Update on Tyger Tyger and Paradise Cafe.
••• New food truck specializing in chicken wings.
••• Petros Kafe in Solvang has closed.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Jeff Shelton house sells in an off-market deal (above).
••• Santa Barbara International Film Festival pushed back two months.
••• Coral Casino might delay reopening for some renovations.
••• Los Baños rumored to be allowing more swimmers per lane soon.
••• Redistricting commission seeks applicants.
••• New development with contemporary style.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 6/17
••• Santa Barbara County is pausing its reopening.
••• Interview with incoming school superintendent Hilda Maldonado.
••• Two new lions at Santa Barbara Zoo.
••• Drum Fire near Buellton totally contained.
••• Funding approved for Eastside bike improvements.
••• New housing in the works for the formerly homeless.
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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