Longtime Santa Barbara Chef Has Taken Over the Polo Club Restaurant
More food news: The new restaurant at the Leta hotel in Goleta; Handlebar Coffee Roasters, Hook & Press, and Tamar are taking a break; new coffee bar in Paseo Nuevo; owner of Burbank's Smoke House rumored to be working on something here; profile of Vega Vineyard & Farm; the National Heirloom Exposition is coming to Ventura. 4
Church Has Plans for a Big Roof Deck Downtown
Plus: Women's apparel store opening in the former Rite Aid on State Street; Olive Mill ramps not closing till at least January 8; new look for the apartment complex proposed for Carrillo and De La Vina; updates on the downtown electric-vehicle charging station and the redesign of the State Street undercrossing; Gaviota rest areas reopen; the story behind a Jeff Shelton house on the Riviera; the annual homeless count; drive-through car wash in the works for S. La Cumbre Road; "Golden Hour" at My Pet Ram. 5
First Impressions of the Dutch Garden
More food news: Construction on the Biltmore resort's restaurant; AMA Sushi has added a six-course prix-fixe; confirmation of Little Alex's new location; Healthy Warrior's event space; Corazón Comedor tamales by the dozen; the new Courtyard by Marriott's restaurant opens soon. 14

























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