Santa Barbara Airport Has Added “VIP Concierge Service”
Plus: The Biltmore now intends to fill in its unpermitted pool; Heidi Merrick archive sale; Habitat for Humanity is looking to reopen its Restore store; progress for the Electrify America charging station; Orlebar Brown opened at the Montecito Country Mart; Los Patos roundabout construction to start soon; retreat center on Painted Cave Road; Namaste clothing boutique is moving. 9
The Effort to Build a New Pedestrian Bridge Over Highway 101
Other recent news: The spectacular Pepper Hill house finally got published; Santa Barbara's new city administrator; some of the issues people have with county supervisor Das Williams; two school fields opened for after-hours use; understanding Santa Barbara’s Measure A; Carpinteria Avenue mixed-use development moves forward. 8
What’s the History of This Tower on Ortega Ridge?
"I was on a trail run with some friends behind Summerland. We were on Hunt Drive and when you look across where the Ortega Reservoir is, there's a house up on the hill that seems very old. From a distance, it looks like it may have a clock tower. Would you have any information about this building? Maybe it was a school or a commercial building back in the day?" —B. 2
Aperitivo Is Opening a Second, Larger Restaurant
More food news: Linden Hall is not happening; Augie's 2.0 will have lower prices; Pico is on the market; quest for king cakes; take-and-bake chicken pot pies from Bossie's Kitchen; Coral Casino's liquor license; the Ethnic Breads wholesale bakery in Goleta is opening a storefront. 15
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Hahhahaha love the video link — Ryan
Big statement trees are wonderful - when they have enough room around them so that when they mature they don't cause huge problems. I fully… — SkyG
I understand the need to remove the stone pines, but I’m heartbroken about it. We’re losing more and more of our big statement trees around… — BW
NO WIND FARM! Save Port San Luis from blowing up into Port Hueneme! — Christine!
We went to Nick’s today at 11:50 and there was a short line. They had a large crew working in the kitchen which was nice… — ElizabethW
Hi David Thanks for the warm welcome and for loving Little Dom's. We definitely won't be doing Italian there! We will be rolling out a… — Warner Ebbink
What I saw recently looked to be a controlled burn in the same area as the flame, but it was confusing because it was in… — LB
That floating dog house is still about 3.8 million too high. — Doc Sarvis
State between Haley and Cota. — Erik Torkells
Message to Warner Ebbink. Welcome to the neighborhood! I certainly hope you can bring some of that Little Doms magic to our part of the… — David lY