A Better Look at Santa Barbara’s Next Beachfront Resort
Plus: Invoca appears to be leaving State Street; True Love Always opens this week; Studio B Salon is expanding and rebranding; an opportunity to explore Jeff Shelton's El Andaluz building; a deal on day passes at the Santa Barbara Athletic Club. 1
The Whole Foods Store Is Getting Rearranged
More food news: Shalhoob's put up signage at its forthcoming Hollister Avenue location; the Black Sheep cut its price; Centennial Beer Hall sells kegs; the Other Room in Los Olivos is creaking open; profile of Matty's Hot Chicken; the Ballard Inn's restaurant reopened with a new menu; Whiskey 'N Rye barbecue in Solvang is said to be debuting this month. 4

























Recent Comments
Agree 100%. Attractive in itself but not plonked down on CVR. Does not fit in at all with the local-and-cozy-but-sophisticated look of the other retail… — Dana
Where's the "it's not in Montecito" comments? For looks really good in these photos! — Don
Loving this for Montecito! Net Zero and LEED Gold (plus-plus) aside, the design is striking, well-thought-out, and a nice departure from the same-same outdated architecture… — Vince
I've provided input to the CV Road for nearly 50 years working with developers as a Designer/Broker. We do have an assortment of styles and… — Maryanne Brillhart
I am appalled to see this abomination land in our sweet little Spanish style town. Can anyone point me in the direction on how to… — Barrie Glabman
Personally I wish he would have used that money to pay the 425 workers he stiffed. I don't think he deserves to have his name… — Tracy M
Agreed - I miss the margaritas and the great chips and salsa at cava! — chelsea
Love the look. As Erik pointed out, there is a range of design along CVR so this won't "stick out" but rather add another interesting… — Curtis
In a strange way, the new building echos the old Bottle Shop configuration. I really like the solar parking - very good use of space.… — Chris
South facing with all that glass? Also, the scale is way off. Also, not a fit on CVR at all. I agree with another commenter—choose… — Anne