A Hostel Has Opened Near the Train Station
Other recent news: Recommendations for "36 Hours" in Santa Barbara; armed intruder on Sand Point Road; more on the Montecito Association’s push to block chain stores; Board of Supervisors staff members to disclose financial conflicts; Yardi Systems wants to convert office space into 374 apartments; more trouble for private investigator Craig Case; Santa Barbara Hives will close its State Street shop. 7
Thomas Keller to Run the Coral Casino Restaurant
More food news: A plea for help from Wylde Works; Sama Sama has added an 18 percent service charge; tamale class; the huevos rancheros at Corazón Comedor; the California Wine Festival and Downtown Summer Brew Fest are coming up; the menu at R&D Local Kitchen. 15
The Montecito Association Has Big Shoes to Fill
Other recent news: Lemondrop shop for tweens is going online-only; inside a colorful 1926 Montecito house; Ty Warner as comedy; 996 rental units proposed for S. San Marcos Road; profiles of artists Kellen Meyer and Sarah Klapp; "Museum of Nothing" exhibit at UCSB; pickleball drama at the Earl Warren Showgrounds; the recent buyers of a 1929 Hedgerow house; carrot industry putting the screws to the Cuyama Valley. 1


























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