Belated First Impressions of Rory’s Place
More food news: Captain Fatty's is working on a temporary beer garden at Paseo Nuevo; Mollie Ahlstrand's market/deli in Carpinteria has opened; pop-up brunch at the Black Sheep; Sunshine Cafe is expanding to Goleta; gluten-free meal-delivery service now serving Santa Barbara; profiles of Taqueria La Unica and the food at Margerum's Funk Zone tasting room; cute new candy shop in Solvang. 1
James Perse Appears to Be Moving Down the Street
Plus: West Beach's Ambassador Park to get redesigned to celebrate Chumash culture; ghost tours now offered in Solvang; more on the city's purchase of a building on E. Anapamu Street; new building proposed for a long, narrow lot on E. Carrillo Street; the Goleta Lemon Festival is next month. 5
Palm Springs Style in the Hedgerow
Noteworthy new listings also include a 1990s Mediterranean in a sweet setting; big Toro Canyon house on 4.4 acres with Chumash restrictions; renovated contemporary off San Antonio Canyon Park; auction of relatively new construction; 1890 Craftsman configured as a triplex; and more. 3
Another Step Forward for the Revamp of De La Guerra Plaza
Other recent news: the Planning Commission puts the screws to the 101 Garden Street hotel; more on Ocean Fathoms's misbehavior; the Santa Barbara News-Press's list of creditors; proposed improvements to Stow Grove Park in Goleta; the Santa Barbara Zoo's new red panda. 2
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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
A lot of price cuts on these higher priced properties. — Don
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