Countrywide’s Former CEO Is at War With the Montecito Club
Other recent news: Biltmore employees and Four Seasons head back to mediation; Santa Barbara man accused of running a Ponzi scheme; Riviera homeowner who illegally cut down trees now faces felony charges; UCSB has failed to build promised housing; homeless to be moved to motel for fire season; new home for at-risk young adults; L.A. County wants people to wear masks indoors because of the Delta variant of Covid-19. 2
Carpinteria’s Good Plow Is Trying to Raise $48,000 So It Can Open
More food news: Sneak preview of Alessia Patisserie & Cafe; Peasants Feast in Solvang is spinning off a deli; new State Street hotel will have a ground-floor restaurant; Institution Ale's side patio seems just about ready; cacao drink at Twenty-Four Blackbirds. 10
Santa Barbara May Put the Homeless Up in a Motel for Four Months
Other recent news: QAD is being bought for $2 billion; the county is releasing cannabis applications and scoresheets; inside architect Robin Donaldson's 12,000-square-foot live-work compound; leather goods company Parker Clay is growing; So De Mel swimsuit showroom is closing; progress toward decommissioning two oil wells off Goleta. 3
First Look at the Menus for Alessia Patisserie & Cafe
More food news: Woodland Hills restaurant is opening an outpost on State Street; Romanti-Ezer has closed; signs of life at Corazón Cocina in the Funk Zone; checking in with chef Justin West and his Market Forager business; tasty tortilla chips from Sweet Wheel Farms. 3
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Coyote's is a wonderful new option in Carp. i don't eat beef - - but their seafood is fresh and delicious - bought a yummy… — Leslie Westbrook
There's a good reason nothing makes it in that location. — Cee Oh
The folks running SBA want it to grow, which means adding more and more parking lots. — Erik Torkells
Confused about why it's preferable to be dropped off rather than park at the airport. If I park it's two trips in a car -… — tom
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420 and 430 Santa Rosa are not going to be worth 9.5-14M as soon as Charlie Puth’s 10,000 sq ft mega mansion is built and… — Mike
Just off the top of my head, since there used to be a Gas Station there, those underground gas tanks, should've been removed, and the… — Jeff
Mr. Warner has demonstrated a cavalier disregard to the surrounding community by time and again FAILING to reopen this hotel, holding the locals as "hostages."… — PJL
We’re going to have a real restaurant row on CVR! So happy when these prime spaces are used for things like this and not real… — Jill
Oh don’t worry that’s coming too ✨ — Dina