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Newsletter: May 25

May 25, 2025|by Erik Torkells

WELCOME WAGON
First look at Linden Square, now open in Carpinteria: The primary tenants are a murderer’s row of Santa Barbara restaurants: Bettina, Third Window, Corazón Cocina, and eventually, Dart Coffee Co. Menus, photos, and more.

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FOOD STUFF
••• The restaurant parking wars are heating up.
••• The Carpinteria outpost of Dart Coffee Co. will have food made in house (and its Funk Zone café will relocate in coming years).
••• The Palms will have a gourmet market component.
••• Sunshine Café’s former building changed hands.
••• A win-win deal from Rori’s Artisanal Creamery (above).
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Edgy midcentury in the Santa Ynez Valley; resort-style living near Lotusland; a compound fit for a throuple; modest house on the West Mesa bluff; Carpinteria beachfront for $3.995 million; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Rite Aid is hitting the skids.
••• Sable Offshore Corporation has restarted oil operations.
••• Gearing up for this year’s Summer Solstice Celebration.
••• A profile of Lynda Weinman.
••• The expansion of Arroyo Hondo Preserve.
••• Return of the East Beach “beach club.”
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Recent Comments

Thanks Sierra! Is Lucca /the bank project moving forward? — Christine!

Christine, I just want to clarify your post above: Ed St. George is a client of Radius, not a part of Radius. I am his… — Sierra

Agreed, why this town always sells out to the tourist trade is sad. This should be a town built for residents, not visitors. — John

The best part of this "anti men" is- the Grandmother of one of the investors is Aleene Jackson- who has a long history being a… — Christine!

More and more hotels. The anti-AirBnB crowd is quiet, curiously. The city used to claim the “housing emergency” was the reason homeowners could not rent… — Eric S

Adam Abrams turns out great food! Great to hear he is with the Good Lion peeps! — Rob

With 9 out of 10 stores downtown focused on women's apparel and accessories, god forbid there's a tiny space in the back of a building… — Jefferson A.

We were at Intermezzo on a Thursday evening a few weeks back and the staff was all new to us. Our server said that, for… — toasteroven

I wonder if Hedley made it for the old Fisherman's Inn at Avila Beach (long gone), although he wasn't the owner. — Kate

Dinner at Intermezzo before BFG show at Lobero was a disaster. Some high profile guests may have had priority service in the dining room (… — Kat

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