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
That's his job? Since when? — jl
Asana has ~$8 billion in assets under management. Given the jaw dropping figure and their current portfolio, expect chains like Warby Parker. Not exactly Montecito/SB… — J
I primarily read this for the snarky comments — D
Amen! After what they did to the prior tenants, not to mention the gym and Stella Mares — Jen
From everything I’ve read, the State of California did not grant a penny toward this street art project. The $100k grant is from the Bloomberg… — Pat
With Runyon selling The Post, do we know if they are going to continue to develop “Platform” on the SE corner at Garden and E… — Curtis
We stand with Delores Huerta (co-founder of United Farmworkers). As a Pasadena teenager active during the early days of the Grape Boycott, I wanted to… — Susan Gordon
Good riddance Runyan Group! We will not miss you. Hoping the new owner keeps the Montecito/SB vibe despite maybe bringing in bigger-name businesses. Start with… — Jenna
One note, the Montecito Assoc. has those hours/days correct -except- that it is for Noise Generating construction. So if workers are painting, cleaning up, or… — N
I didn’t notice any snarky comments Carol, just some observations. I don’t think any house is perfect and I don’t believe Erik is a real… — ElizabethW