FOOD STUFF
••• The Public Market’s next new vendor.
••• The floor plan of the reinvented Tydes at the Coral Casino.
••• Donuts and paletas coming to State Street.
••• Noodle shop opening in Noleta.
••• Jonesy’s Fried Chicken profile.
••• Chef Rhoda Magbitang is leaving the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern.
••• Secret Supper event in August.
••• Pizza Mizza’s new incarnation.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Location, location… and an over-the-top renovation; grand Mediterranean in Ennisbrook; sweet California cottage with delightful gardens; potential overlooking Hendry’s Beach; Bonnymede oceanfront for $6.7 million; adobe rich with character; when $3.775 million looks like a deal; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Inching toward a decision on the State Street Promenade.
••• A business improvement district for downtown Santa Barbara.
••• Apartment complexes proposed for the Lower Riviera and near Cottage Hospital.
••• Refugio State Beach should reopen early this summer.
••• The Waterman hotel in the Funk Zone has been rebranded (above).
••• Update on the Las Alturas house falling down the hillside.
••• Hidden camera found in landscaping.
••• The tree of the month.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Santa Barbara Art Essentials is being forced to move.
••• July 4 festivities at the harbor.
••• Anderson .Paak and the mariachi festival at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• André 3000’s New Blue Sun live.
••• Jane Lynch’s Christmas revue.
••• Charter Classic bus question.
••• Who bought the former St. Anthony’s Seminary complex?
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Recent Comments
Everybody has an idea of how State street should work. But nothing is going to be changed because there is no money. From the city.… — Dan O.
So happy to hear that they are still open! We tried going a few times since December and it was always closed. I was worried… — Tracy
Bingo, this is typical cart before the horse. We simply don't have the population to support such a long promenade. Build another 1-2,000 housing units… — Jefferson A.
I agree with most except that bicycle traffic is not good for business on State street. We spend more on State when riding as its… — Don
I agree with you that it isn’t terribly inviting. It just looks like a street. Numerous case studies show people won’t use pedestrian thoroughfares that… — BW
Serious suggestion ... if State Street isn't working as a "street," change it into something else. Add a water feature? Make it a High Line-esque… — A
Fox News says what? — Dad
Agreed. Not one mention from the city how they would pay for all this (they are in a budget deficit as it is) or made… — Jefferson A.
It doesn’t seem that complicated? The opening at night is for deliveries, maintenance, and service, similar to how it’s opened for that at night today. — TJ
For crying out loud—no new taxes! Trim the programs, trim the services. — Christine!