Huge New Building Proposed Between the Funk Zone and East Beach
Plus: Let's help get Old Romero Road trail reopened; tour of six Jeff Shelton buildings and his office; Santa Barbara Literary Festival tickets; Chet Taylor show at Separate Reality; pianist Hershey Felder's change of plans; impressive new artwork in the Funk Zone; another Santa Barbara Bowl show announced. 2
Rincon Brewery’s Funk Zone Outpost Is Closing
More food news: Validation Ale looks to expand its outdoor space; Bluewater Grill update; profile of non-alcoholic beverage maker Glasrose; Jamaican food on lower State Street; Westside food market in the works; Montesano Group said to be opening a restaurant in the Santa Ynez Valley; Buellton is getting a farmers' market; Tamar's chicken schnitzel sandwich. 27
The Threat of New Offshore Drilling
Other recent news: Unedited video of last week's ICE altercation; more on Santa Barbara Airport's flooding problems; insinuations about a former Montecito resident who knew Jeffrey Epstein; portion of Maria Ygnacio Bike Path closed for repairs; the tree of the month. 1
La Ligne Is Opening at the Montecito Country Mart
Plus: The return of Habitat for Humanity's ReStore; four more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; Best Western Plus Pepper Tree Inn appears to be getting reflagged; answers to the "Where in Santa Barbara…?" roundup of restaurant restrooms; two new exhibits at Sullivan Goss; opening date for Highway 217/Hollister Avenue roundabouts. 4
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