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October 8, 2023

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Newsletter: October 8

October 8, 2023|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• Captain Fatty’s beer garden has opened (above).
••• Profile of Dang Burger, opening soon in Carpinteria.
••• Goleta brewpub said to be in the works.
••• Tamar is making progress on a permanent location.
••• Weekly delivery of Considered’s cold beverages.
••• Satellite is throwing a “barn rave” at its forthcoming annex.
••• Pressed Juicery shortened its name.
••• New name and menu for Sear Steakhouse in Solvang.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Park Lane Supertuscan for $37 million; a slice of Padaro Lane beachfront; 1937 Colonial in the Lower Village; black spec reno in Mission Canyon; Lower Riviera townhome; family-friendly in Rincon Point; and more.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Miramar resort wants to add 15 apartments and 12 more shops.
••• Menswear store coming to the Montecito Country Mart (above).
••• Interior design firm opening shop/studio on State Street.
••• Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum building is on the market.
••• Distinctive Funk Zone building for sale.
••• Neal Feay’s fabulous London project revealed.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Increased regulation likely for pandemic restaurant expansion (above).
••• The fall cruise season has begun.
••• List of Santa Barbara infrastructure projects.
••• An opponent for Das Williams.
••• Big downtown probation office moves forward.
••• The ongoing restoration of Hammond’s Meadow.
••• Santa Barbara Unified School District enrollment continues to drop.
••• Santa Barbara Humane expansion and the recreation of an airport hangar.
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Just Listed

  • Megaterranean on 10 Acres in Carpinteria’s Rancho Monte Alegre
  • A Stunner on a Montecito Cul-de-Sac
  • Jeff Shelton’s Pistachio House in Downtown Santa Barbara
  • Chic New Construction Off Picacho Lane
  • Contemporary Drop-Down in Toro Canyon

Recent Comments

The old Victor the Florist shop at corner of Santa Barbara & Anapamu streets? — Peter

They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A

Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR

The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR

Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK

It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah

Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM

My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG

I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW

For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells

Restaurant News

  • A New Restaurant Space in Carpinteria
  • Rincon Brewery’s Funk Zone Outpost Is Closing
  • Yetz’s Bagels Opens in Goleta Tomorrow
  • Carpinteria’s Food Liaison Is Closing Its Cafe
  • Bluewater Grill Is Said to Be Closing Next Month

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