Another Vegan Restaurant Is Closing
More food news: Pascucci will close in mid-March; new Santa Barbara development will have four or five restaurants; expanded hours at Oat Bakery's Goleta outpost; the name of the restaurant at Hotel El Roblar in Ojai; Considered Coffee is now stationed at The Factory; Santa Ynez Valley "wine BID" won't include Lompoc; donation line on a credit card slip. 25
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Go to Florence anytime but holidays and Summer. Read up so you know what you'll encounter. Be prepared for long lines and waits; you're visiting… — Chad Johnson 85
You did not capture the magic of Florence. I’m sorry you did not have that experience. — Barbara cronin
The area is inherently walkable. We have multiple existing paseos which already create vehicle free corridors, and if anything feel safer than the "pedestrian promenade"… — BW
Right? I actually felt safe crossing the street when cars were on State. They seemed more likely to stop at lights than e-bikes. — BW
How was State St. not pedestrian friendly before cars were removed? Except during parades, I never saw the sidewalks so full of people that they… — Jefferson A.
I couldn't disagree more about "making that stretch one-way for cars" on State Street, which would be the ultimate half-measure (see: 1200 block, which should… — Sean
The only way to see old Florence is to wait in long lines and be amongst throngs of people like yourself. And in summer you… — John
Could not agree more about State St. Fish, or cut bait. I favored the idea of a pedestrian promenade years before it was done. There… — BW
I am excited that they’re trialing and testing different things so we know what works when they finally build the master plan! Also, there is… — Tristen
Wow. What a complainer! It would have been better if you had eaten better? What's better than Florentine food? I lived in Florence for a… — Jennifer