First Impressions of Local in Montecito
More food news: Middle Eastern food at Third Window Brewing and for delivery from Meals by Khalil; quashing a rumor about Finney's; construction at Augie's; State Street sushi restaurant is for sale; Lilac Patisserie's annex is looking good; the menu at Soul Bites inside Music Alley. 1
The Big Yellow House Has a New Tenant
Plus: The Beads shop is closing after 38 years; the Santa Barbara Antique Show is coming up; Pacaso's Riviera house sold out; another Jeff Bezos rumor; UCLA Health to open a 21,900-square-foot office downtown; Rüfüs Du Sol and the mariachi festival at the Bowl. 1
Salty at the Beach Is Headed for New Ownership
More food news: First look at Local's menu; could Trader Joe's be opening a store in Carpinteria?; Chick-fil-A submitted plans to improve traffic flow; expanded hours for the new Saint Bibiana pizzeria; Low Pigeon says much will remain the same; Pico has a new chef; Daniel's Mexican Bakery appears to have closed; Hummus Republic chain opening in Isla Vista. 1
Recent Comments
Where is the airport? The Santa Barbara Airport is in Goteta. No!!!!! You cant say that! If you own a business on CVR you are… — Don
Its surrounded by Montecito though. Montecito is a much better descriptor and creates less confusion. — Don
PS. Coast Village Road is not Montecito. That’s well known but unimportant. MONTECITO has 3 fine dinner options: Pane Y Vino, Firehouse Grill and Futniture… — Cate
Wasteful spending to change the NAME of post office!?!? Place names are handy. Giving a facility a person name is silly, impractical AND COSTLY! Stop… — Cate
Food should not be swimming in butter, period. But I want them to succeed. — Foodie
Concerning the budget shortfalls- funny the County just can’t see the connection between Sable operating & tax revenue flowing in. The CCC saw the glowing… — Christine!
Concerning the county’s projected financial shortfall: I just couldn’t help but be reminded of the 48% pay increases the Supervisors just granted themselves in May.… — Curtis
Christine, you are lost in the sauce… whatever confirms your bias or floats your boat. Just because everybody else is doing it makes it cool,… — Alex t
I graduated from Brooks Institute in 1965, married a lovely native of Montecito and adopted Santa Barbara as my home, not where I was born,… — Max Schnorf
I love Little Mountain and have been three times. The rice is $12 not $17 and it's swimming in butter not oil and everyone whose… — Leslie Westbrook