December 24, 2025
Plus: The Tienda Ho store on State Street is closing; Santa Ynez General and Space Home & Garden are expanding; final list of new cannabis-store locations; help clean up the harbor floor. 1
May 2, 2021
Other recent news: The Santa Barbara Fair & Expo is back on; cormorant nests disturbed by property owner having trees cut down; Mujeres Makers Market is today; local census data is delayed till the fall; a new hair salon has opened on E. Canon Perdido.
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May 1, 2021
The week's other noteworthy sales included a highly Instagrammable Hedgerow compound; a stack of boxes on Buena Vista Drive; a Frenchie on Birnam Wood's third fairway; 76 acres of land near Gaviota; a sweet 1910 Craftsman on the Lower Riviera; and a bunch in the twos that went over ask.
April 30, 2021
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April 29, 2021
More food news: Bell's spinoff Bar Le Côte looks like it's opening imminently; space with food trucks coming to Milpas Street; South Coast Deli's Isla Vista outpost closed; Secret Bao T-shirts for a good cause. 1
Mayee Plaza is a new apartment building with the best of both worlds: it's on quiet E. De La Guerra Street in a charming neighborhood, while being just two blocks away from all the action.
April 28, 2021
Plus: An update on the former Mackenzie Market building in San Roque; where the cormorants from Summerland have evidently relocated; unfolded trail maps, suitable for framing; prints of Jeff Shelton's hand-drawn architectural elevations; Santa Barbara Hives is opening a store in Carpinteria.
April 27, 2021
Other recent news: California on the verge of allowing cyclists to roll through stop signs; closed block of W. Victoria to be reopened to eastbound traffic; gas station in the works for former Goleta café space; Santa Barbara's electric shuttles may not restart service; White Buffalo Land Trust buys Jalama Canyon Ranch with plans for regenerative agriculture.
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Bar Lou already screwed Oliver's fabulous interior ! — JC
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I may have heard or read that public market doesn’t want them duplicating the same menu. May be why Empty Bowl opened with a different… — AFC
Natalie Portman actually owned a Barton Myers house on Toro Canyon Road. — Erik Torkells
Property market is moribund. Hopefully the New Year will bring a thaw. — Mark
That Barton Myers house was owned by Natalie Portman until 2022 - cool indeed. And since you asked, other softer words for "fixer" could be… — Jilt
Jenna, we can’t wait for you to open your own restaurant and apply all those guidelines. Looking forward. That place will be amazing — Zeljko
Each member of the SB city council makes about $100K/year, which includes salary and benefits. So that's an annual cost of about $700K. As you… — Doug B
I wonder if the landlord for a Montecito restaurant space are only expecting a level of rent that could be paid by a casual restaurant… — Ken
Looking forward to checking it out! — Cedric
Bar Lou already screwed Oliver's fabulous interior ! — JC
You don't think plenty of animals are killed in the farming of fruits and veggies? Or are they just not cute enough for you to… — Jefferson A.