WALK WITH ME
Objectively speaking, there can’t be a single best neighborhood in Santa Barbara. Subjectively, the Presidio wins hands down. Its nine square blocks have more character than most Southern California towns.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A cozy compound way up Toro Canyon; Eucalyptus Hill house for those in a complex relationship; 1887 Queen Anne in the Upper East; California cottage overlooking the Montecito Club golf course; and a Summerland house with primo views in both directions.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Rascal’s vegan pop-up has to find a new home.
••• The Natural Café on State Street will close in the spring.
••• The Dutch Garden is said to be quietly opening for lunch any day now.
••• An epic rant about McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams.
••• The Daisy’s enticing new array of condiments, dressings, and more (above).
••• Chicken-and-waffles chain coming to Paseo Nuevo.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker bought an oceanfront house here.
••• The State Street Promenade will become a “living experiment” for cyclists and pedestrians.
••• UCSB’s proposed Munger Hall got two floors smaller (rendering above).
••• Ribbon-cutting for the Randall Road Debris Basin.
••• The candidates for District 1 of the Santa Barbara Unified School District.
••• Expansion plans for the Santa Barbara Auto Group.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Recent Comments
That is one shiny copper dome on that observatory! 😎 — Sven
Why would Field + Fort open The Larder in Carpinteria as opposed to Santa Barbara? Seems like the audience for something like this in SB… — Paul
yeah, because carnivores will not eat any dish that is plant-based or worse, labeled vegan. — Ken
Ahh, ok. — HM
maybe they should devote 1-3% of their menu space to the vegan population — Bettye Jones
She owned it from 2005 to 2023. — Erik Torkells
Interesting that Oprah didn't add 377 Santa Rosa Lane to her Santa Rosa portfolio. — HM