Oprah Winfrey’s Creek Construction Makes Downstream Neighbors Nervous
Other recent news: Santa Barbara County tightened the eviction code; city Planning Commission waffles on 101 Garden Street hotel; update on the county's ambulance services contract; library plaza should be done by October; Elings Park improvements; opposition to fish farms in the Santa Barbara Channel; 72-room hotel in Carpinteria moves forward. 8
A New Chapter for the Sacred Space in Summerland
Plus: No nonstop flights between Santa Barbara and Chicago this summer; update on the Santa Ynez Valley zipline park; Goop rumored to be expanding in Montecito; office building/chapel on Chapala sells; story poles are up for the 250-room hotel in the Funk Zone; Robert Cray Band to play the Lobero; answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" 2
Taqueria La Unica Has Finally Opened
More food news: Dang Burger is taking up permanent residence in Carpinteria; the Three Pickles shop on Chapala Street is open; Taste of Santa Barbara is in May; Rincon Brewery's Funk Zone outpost has reopened with a full kitchen; Brass Bear Uptown has started serving weekend brunch; an update on Na Na Thai in Buellton; more thoughts on Satellite's forthcoming satellite location; The Daisy has expanded dinner service; self-checkout at Bristol Farms; the recipe for Bettina's passion fruit pavlova. 3
Drybar Is Opening in Montecito
Plus: Weddings could be returning to the Music Academy; city survey about a new Highway 101 pedestrian bridge; Palma Colectiva's opening party; the Patti Smith Trio to play the Lobero Theatre; three more Santa Barbara Bowl shows; Butterfly Beach water contact closure lifted. 6
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100% agree about the carpool lane. I don’t think the carpool lane really increases more ride sharing. It seems really dumb to build a lane… — Jayne DuVall
Was it necessary for some reason to block the southbound off-ramp at Los Patos Way so soon? A lot of cars use the current southbound… — Donald
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Where did you get from SkyG that they want to open a private RV park? Go check out the Sunrise RV park on Salinas and… — Don
I work in real estate and always remember when I bought my house, my mentor telling me not to buy a two story, I was… — Monica
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Looks like you found your calling SkyG! Many of us will be excited to read about your purchase of a waterfront lot and the opening… — Sam Tababa
I don't know about Siteline, but my issue with stairs is they are always trying to take things to the next level, and I'm just… — Harry H.
Yes, you are missing how you will feel about stairs when you are 70 or 80. — Kee
Agreed, toll lanes would be a much better use than carpool lanes given the ability to generate revenue. — Chris