The Palace Grill Is Closing After 39 Years
More food news: Old Town Coffee and Buena Onda have left Mosaic Locale; Poke House has opened; changes could be coming to the Breakwater Restaurant at the harbor; new food options at the Tyler x Lieu Dit tasting room; more on the upgrading of Moby Dick; Intermezzo launched Sunday brunch; the city keeps jerking around The Daisy. 13
The State Street Advisory Committee Can’t Reach a Consensus
Other recent news: Progress on containing the Lake Fire; popular campgrounds suffered little fire damage; Santa Barbara and Goleta working together on airport noise; back-in angled parking in Old Town Goleta; this year's Fiesta celebration won't include a carnival; the folks hoping to build on Hot Springs Trail share their point of view. 25
A Slew of Improvements to Haley Street
Plus: Concerts by Lucinda Williams, Kacey Musgraves, and Los Lobos; Maui shop has opened on State Street; a chance to learn curling; updates on the Cold Springs trail and W. Mountain Drive slip-out repair; Fiesta exhibit at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum; the construction project by the Patterson Avenue off-ramp; who bought the former St. Anthony's Seminary? 5
First Look at Jeff Shelton’s Revamp of the State Street Undercrossing
Plus: Highway 101 median decoration; Quonset hut to become a 41-bed hostel; Emily Joubert has opened at the Montecito Country Mart; Westward General closed in preparation for a move; the return of Bossie the cow; West Mesa white elephant update; is anything being done about illegal fireworks? 7
Recent Comments
"Closed this week due to upkeep maintenance," according to an Instagram post. It's due to reopen on Monday. — Erik Torkells
Of the 17 views available on SB website - there are exactly 3 pedestrians, and 1 cyclist in total across all images. Is it really… — Ethan
I noticed Los Agaves Restaurant on Milpas was closed during dinner hours and had brown paper covering the window. Do you know why. Thanks — Robert Goluck
Blegh. Garden is way too PoMo. — BW
219 E Haley is like a block of nothing but inexpensive development. Keep it classic Santa Barbara or forget it. — Bruce
5 people died constructing that building due to a lack of safety regulations, and that was a very low number for the time. I would… — Liz
Is motion training collective moving or are they going to keep their current location and add this in as a second location? — Patrick Tatum
To each his own. I think the opposite as to the new apartment buildins. Haley St to me is a bad choice of color, cheap… — Rob
The De la Vina bridge takes 2 years to complete. They built the Empire State Building in just over 1 year. Just saying. — Thad Bricker
I hope the new Pascucci will offer affordable lunches for those of us working in the area! — Kathie