A Hostel Has Opened Near the Train Station
Other recent news: Recommendations for "36 Hours" in Santa Barbara; armed intruder on Sand Point Road; more on the Montecito Association’s push to block chain stores; Board of Supervisors staff members to disclose financial conflicts; Yardi Systems wants to convert office space into 374 apartments; more trouble for private investigator Craig Case; Santa Barbara Hives will close its State Street shop. 7
Thomas Keller to Run the Coral Casino Restaurant
More food news: A plea for help from Wylde Works; Sama Sama has added an 18 percent service charge; tamale class; the huevos rancheros at Corazón Comedor; the California Wine Festival and Downtown Summer Brew Fest are coming up; the menu at R&D Local Kitchen. 15
The Montecito Association Has Big Shoes to Fill
Other recent news: Lemondrop shop for tweens is going online-only; inside a colorful 1926 Montecito house; Ty Warner as comedy; 996 rental units proposed for S. San Marcos Road; profiles of artists Kellen Meyer and Sarah Klapp; "Museum of Nothing" exhibit at UCSB; pickleball drama at the Earl Warren Showgrounds; the recent buyers of a 1929 Hedgerow house; carrot industry putting the screws to the Cuyama Valley. 1
Recent Comments
The folks who think that what the city is proposing is some sort of homeless RV encampment by the beach are frankly utterly and completely… — SkyG
My daughter had her wedding dinner here in September. It was so lovely. The food and service were top notch. This makes me sad. — Marguerite Hover
I just want to add, people who can afford a $200k Sprinter Van can afford to get a hotel room or Airbnb. It’s not going… — Andy
Amen. This idea that people have a God-given right to live here cheaply is nonsense. The reason it’s expensive is because it’s one of the… — Andy
What's wrong with the skate park? That lot is next to the wharf, State street and the funk zone. This is a good thing because… — Don
Dined there on 3/26. the smash burger was awful. Ground up hamburger. Really? Looked sickly. NO tomatoes nor lettuce. Really? Telling family, friends, neighbors that… — Mary Woodyard
Erik, your viewers here should check out some videos on YT of full time RV'rs. There are many that would pay $100 a night to… — Dan O. Seibert
As opposed to the garden street RV / car parking lot? And why would nice rigs pay to park by the skatepark? — Mary
Please don’t change your approach in any way, shape or form! You are delightful and so amusing! And you are completely spot on in all… — Penelope Bianchi
$100/night until the class action lawsuit on behalf of those who cannot afford the fee — Bettye Jones