A Snazzy New Building Downtown
Plus: AIA Santa Barbara's upcoming virtual tour celebrating "design excellence"; new State Street shop buys and sells vintage sports apparel and streetwear; proposal to add gates to the parking lot paseo on Figueroa; city council candidate at the farmers' market; cool show coming up at the Community Arts Workshop. 3
Centennial Beer Hall Opens This Wednesday
More food news: Wine Therapy is moving into part of the Cruisery; a list of Santa Barbara's best taquerias; another mobile bar debuts; the prettiest restaurant courtyard in town is for sale; a change to Bagel Boiz' modus operandi; TAP Thai is opening a second outpost; more Jersey Mike's for Goleta; Via Maestra 42 has changed hands; open house and tasting at winery for sale. 5
The Six Candidates Running for Mayor of Santa Barbara
Other recent news: City council rejects Mission Canyon Bridge replacement; Amur leopard born at the zoo; California requiring all school staff to be vaccinated; Santa Barbara man accused of murdering his children in Mexico; MarBorg Industries expansion allowed to proceed. 12
Should Santa Barbara Ban the Fiesta Rodeo?
Other recent news: Man drives into laundromat in an attempt to hurt someone inside; efforts to address the homelessness situation; hospitals now require proof of vaccination of negative Covid test to enter; county poised to seize property for the Randall Road Debris Basin; the science behind the Hope Ranch "volcano"; new hotel and workforce housing proposed for Solvang. 1

























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