Brass Bear Uptown Has Opened
More food news: South Coast Deli's Chapala outpost has closed; the owner of Pane e Vino and Via Vai says neither restaurant is closing; Santa Barbara Public Market will be closed next week; rumored management change at Trattoria Vittoria; a satisfying visit to European Deli & Market; a profile of the relatively new Crossroads Kitchen in Calabasas; seeking advice for restaurants between here and LAX. 15
The Results of a Community Survey About State Street
Other recent news: The buyer of Ellen DeGeneres's Ennisbrook hacienda; 82-unit apartment complex on Milpas gets final design approval; bike lane construction to start on W. Mission Street; Santa Barbara Central Library has partially reopened; Santa Ynez now has a cannabis shop; revised Munger Hall design expected this summer; the tree of the month is the Kentia palm; St. Regis Princeville Resort to become a 1 Hotel, with a focus on wellness. 3
Coda in Montecito’s Upper Village Has Closed
Plus: Someone is looking to open an indoor playground; a new novel called "Stick and Ball" set in the local polo scene; the Evans/Lillie Avenue reopening got pushed back a bit; a reprise of musician Omar Velasco's Come What May Fest; more photos of the fascinating Pepper Hill mound house; work by J. Bradley Greer and Lynda Weinman at Sullivan Goss. 6
A-List Boutique to Open in Montecito’s Upper Village
Plus: Kismet will open a dedicated lingerie studio; Jack Johnson to play the Lobero Theatre; the slate for the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival; the Montecito Tea Gardens gets another $10 million price cut; are you Santa Barbara's next poet laureate? 5

























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