FOOD STUFF
••• Summerland’s new bookstore now has a café (above).
••• Taproom coming to lower State Street.
••• Savoy Cafe & Deli changed its mind about dinner.
••• Weekly Petros pop-up.
••• Namaste Indian Bistro has opened.
••• Mesa ice cream shop to become a deli.
••• Milk & Honey is under new ownership.
••• Profiles of the Sando Truck and Del Pueblo Café.
••• Revisiting Barbareño.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Hope Ranch house that feels like a hotel; $16.5 million Padaro Lane flip turned around in a few weeks; contemporary with character above E. Mountain Drive; Arcady fixer with floor plan issues; a wood-shingled throwback on the Mesa; Montecito Shores condo for $6.5 million; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• How the Montecito Planning Commission shot itself in the foot (above).
••• Biltmore’s family pool complex moves forward in slightly smaller form.
••• Isla Vista now has a vending machine with Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and emergency contraceptives.
••• Land preservation on Goleta ballot.
••• Another Huguette Clark estate is on the market.
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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