A Bunch of New Shows at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Plus: Checking in on the construction of Ty Warner's botanical garden; a visit to OstrichLand USA; sweet shirt design from the Boom Boom Bike Room; Santa Barbara County Farm Day is in September; two jazz concerts at the Lobero Theatre; download your official vaccination record; Sullivan Goss goes "Organic." 8
Why Are People So Slow to Ditch Their Masks?
Other recent news: People of color fare worse in Santa Barbara's criminal justice system; bike-rental program to expand to Funk Zone, the waterfront, and Coast Village Road; Santa Barbara Fair & Expo is this week; local designer who makes aprons and biodegradable garbage bags; development likely for lot behind Home Depot; got any Jonathan Winters anecdotes? 1
The New Owner of the Mackenzie Market Building
More food news: Downtown's new Crush Bar has come out of the closet; Funk Zone building rumored to become a brewery; Draughtsmen Aleworks now makes wine, too; former Whodidily baker now back in business as Yodelayheehoo; Priedite Barbecue's worthy smash burger. 4
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Just put State Street back the way it was before the Pandemic!!! It functioned well. Look at the Santa Monica Promenade, a total failure. People… — John
This is NOT better, this is following the same broken idea of a promenade that no one wanted. You are silver tongued my friend "A".… — Seth Reid
No, no no no no. Ask the locals. we do NOT want more sidewalks and tighter travel lanes. I have not run into ONE local… — Seth Reid
When it takes that many pages and graphics to explain a simple situation, you know something is very wrong. Complicating street opening and closing days… — Curtis
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