First Look at Rascal’s All-Vegan Menu
More food news: Chef Mollie Ahlstrand is opening an Italian market/deli in Carpinteria; 10-course omakase dinners at Revolver; the Bagel Boiz are on hiatus but Peasants Deli has bagels this Sunday; profiles of Tamar and the Black Sheep; a pair of pantry recommendations. 1
$500,000 Donation Made Toward Expanding the Arroyo Hondo Preserve
Other recent news: The Miramar resort parking lot could be developed for employee housing; the city of Santa Barbara wants more involvement in the proposed La Cumbre apartment complex; swim platform in the works off Montecito; 2023 Fiesta theme and parade route; the return of the Starr King Rummage Sale. 6
Big Carpinteria Development Lands Its First Retail Tenant
Plus: A State Street bank is closing; the Nesbitt mansion is back on the market; more reasoning for MarBorg's non-curbside rate hike; construction on Highway 217 starts in April; Jazz at the Ballroom returns to the Lobero Theatre; amusing construction sign. 5

























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