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December 14, 2025

  • News Roundup

Increased Regulation Likely for Pandemic Restaurant Expansion

Other recent news: 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. 4

October 4, 2023

  • Food Stuff

Captain Fatty’s Beer Garden Has Opened

More food news: 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. 2

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Newsletter: October 4

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October 3, 2023

  • Sponsored

Architecture, Design & AI: What Will the Future Bring? – The VADATalks Series

What does it mean for creative thinkers when quantum computers can solve calculations a trillion times faster than current systems? With the power of artificial intelligence, how far can the boundaries of art, architecture, and design be pushed? These questions are being investigated right here in Santa Barbara, and the first event of the new VADATalks series is a discussion with local experts.

  • Hot Property

Hope Ranch Hot Potato Sells for Fourth Time in Five Years

Last week's sales also include Spanish style on Hidden Valley Lane; the least fancy house on Channel Drive; Cottages at Summerland for $600,000 over ask; 1904 Upper East roomfest; and more.

October 2, 2023

  • News Roundup

Sansum Clinic Has Begun Its Merger With Sutter Health

Other recent news: Plans for a bike lane and transit service on the State Street Promenade; the Katy Perry/Orlando Bloom real estate trial is underway; Modoc Road bike path progress; Santa Barbara Unified School District to build employee housing; Planning Commission chairperson rips the city council over the housing crisis.

October 1, 2023

  • Get Out of Town

Paso Robles, Pinnacles National Park, and Beyond

Notes from a road trip north, including the Hotel Cheval in Paso Robles, the marvelous Pinnacles National Park, and the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco. 6

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Newsletter: October 1

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  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 1

September 29, 2023

  • Just Listed

Turnkey Picacho Lane Compound for $36.5 Million

Noteworthy new listings also include a 1914 Winsor Soule project in the Upper East; one for the houseguest-averse; 1925 teardown in central Montecito; Samarkand four-bedroom; Brinkerhoff Avenue cottage; and more.

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Just Listed

  • Supersize Spec Compound South of the Freeway
  • A Handsome Renovation in Hope Ranch
  • A Heck of a Swimming Pool on Ortega Ridge
  • Spiffy $20 Million Spec Reno in Hope Ranch
  • Will McCormick House Become a Private Residence Once Again?

Recent Comments

Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski

Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy

You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy

The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek

Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat

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Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy

What if, and bear with me here because this is complicated, restaurants just paid their staff normally and charged prices that reflected those expenses, i.e.… — Rich

Little Mountain just isn’t organized. Everyone is very nice and the atmosphere stylish, but there is something wrong with it. The food is weird, portions… — Joan

Restaurant News

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Walk With Me

  • The Arty Heart of Downtown Santa Barbara
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Burning Questions

  • What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
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  • Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
  • Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
  • How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
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Get Out of Town

  • An Old West Town in Wine Country
  • The Glorious Isolation of Santa Barbara Island
  • Hiking From Hotel to Hotel in the Dolomites
  • A Ramble Through the English Countryside
  • Notes From Up North
  • Sleeping in Style at Ojai’s New Hotel El Roblar
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