FOOD STUFF
••• First impressions of Local in Montecito.
••• Middle Eastern food at Third Window Brewing and for delivery from Meals by Khalil.
••• Quashing a rumor about Finney’s.
••• Construction at Augie’s.
••• State Street sushi restaurant is for sale.
••• Lilac Patisserie’s annex is looking good.
••• The menu at Soul Bites inside Music Alley.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Big Yellow House has a new tenant.
••• The Beads shop is closing after 38 years.
••• Santa Barbara Antique Show is coming up.
••• Pacaso’s Riviera house sold out.
••• Another Jeff Bezos rumor.
••• UCLA Health to open a 21,900-square-foot office downtown.
••• Rüfüs Du Sol and the mariachi festival at the Bowl.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A Spanish tower in Sycamore Canyon; Dulzura Drive for $6 million; a 1930 house in the San Roque spiderweb; a 4,318-square-footer in Goleta’s Crown Collection; a 1905 house on Bath Street; and more.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Brendan for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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Recent Comments
City staff has said otherwise if you've ever attended any meetings on the subject. Grand Jury agreed https://www.independent.com/2025/07/01/santa-barbara-grand-jury-calls-for-stronger-enforcement-of-street-vendors/ Members of the jury visited food trucks… — Jefferson A.
👏👏👏👏 — NJH
The street kitchen on Upper State is delicious — the line to get food says it all. Also pretty sure they have a permit. — Ederson
Let’s all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations they follow. Even permits! Maybe next time ask the vendor instead of… — Meghan
Christine! Can you tell us the specific health code rules about raw meat? — Meghan
Let’s all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations to follow. As well as permits! Have you ever checked with a… — Meghan
You should talk to an actual restaurateur. Labor is by far their highest expenses, followed by cost of goods sold, with a rent a distant… — Jefferson A.
Truth! Rules for thee but not for me doesn’t work well when refrigeration of raw meat is involved! — Christine!
because they are policing more important things. everything should be enforced, thats not what im saying. im saying they are busy. — Seth
Feels like we’re aiming all our attention at vendors instead of the root problem: high rent and a permitting environment that makes affordable food nearly… — CH