Beans BBQ Opens on State Street Today
More food news: Lilac Patisserie has reopened with a limited menu; Lighthouse Coffee is said to have bought Low Pigeon; Chick-fil-A told to fix its traffic situation in 90 days; Ventura Music Hall debuts March 22 with food from Ruff House BBQ; what shopping at Whole Foods may be like someday. 7
30-Room Automated Hotel in the Works for Garden Street
Plus: Update on the State Street undercrossing revamp; three more Santa Barbara Bowl shows, including the Chicks; chic Santa Ynez store popping up in Montecito; ribbon-cutting for the Las Positas-Modoc Road Multiuse Path; where to buy Jeff Shelton's book; what happened to the Four Freedoms murals on Anacapa Street. 4
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Bought the Montecito Villa Inspired by the Alhambra and a Ferrari
Last week's sales also included an El Cielito Road property that went for $1 million over ask; a house with a "unique stone cave"; two to-be-constructed houses in the Boulders; an Alta Mesa property that exceeded expectations; and more. 2
County Supervisors Move Toward Allowing More Cannabis Farming
Other recent news: Larry David bought in the Hedgerow; Santa Barbara Automotive Group expansion in the works; progress for the new Westside Neighborhood Clinic building; Santa Barbara County to participate in federal program offering rewards to those who get off meth. 2
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Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
I agree about the skimpy wine pour. However, we loved the shared entrees (chicken and salmon) with their special rice. Yes there were leftovers but… — ElizabethW
That 5% would go to all employees proportionate to their hours I would presume compared to tips where more skilled staff take a higher percentage,… — Don
Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy
What if, and bear with me here because this is complicated, restaurants just paid their staff normally and charged prices that reflected those expenses, i.e.… — Rich
Little Mountain just isn’t organized. Everyone is very nice and the atmosphere stylish, but there is something wrong with it. The food is weird, portions… — Joan