FAVORITE THINGS
This holiday season, let’s make an effort to spend our money here—because if we want wonderful independent shops, we need to support them. Besides, it’s fun! In Part 1 of the 2025 Shop-Local Gift Guide: Domecíl, The Daisy, Chicken Little, Italian Pottery Outlet, and Art Essentials.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The argument against the Paseo Nuevo deal (and the Nordstrom land is now excluded from the proposal).
••• SBIFF’s downtown multiplex got named (above).
••• Zoe Bikini to close.
••• New fees and requirements possible for Santa Barbara massage therapists.
••• Adaptive reuse of an old airport hangar and two Quonset huts.
••• An update from Edhat.
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GET OUT OF TOWN
Having only ever gone to Santa Ynez for a meal and maybe a brief stroll, I dragooned my husband into spending a night there. The 24-hour trip felt like much longer, in the best possible way.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments.
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Recent Comments
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells
I feel compelled to mention that the property owners here all say their gardners can do better with a broom- why AREN'T THEY OUT THERE… — Christine!
V e r y interesting- thanks. Is there more than one dining room? Is the iconic restaurant decor as before? — Greg
Have you tried Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights? We love it! — Ann Capogrosso
ha the coffee movement was my neighborhood coffee shop when they first opened. they were always quite friendly, surprised to hear about any uppityness, but… — bailey debruynkops
Taco Bell on Milpas is closed. Fence around the property. I'm hearing, they're remodeling to upgrade the restaurant — Robert Goluck
Oh yes, let's add more super unaffordable boutiques that no one shops in and they eventually close hahahahahah. Your entitlement is showing. — CW
The Only in Santa Barbara store is at 633 State (a different location than this). — Erik Torkells
Bombay Station is great! It might be worth noting the glass of OJ could be in a super large glass, or more in the foreground,… — Michael