December 21, 2025
Plus: "Secret Garden Market" and bake sale coming up in the Funk Zone; meeting about the plan to renovate Ortega Park; construction on Route 150; public input sought for a new fire station shared by Montecito and Carpinteria.
More food news: Accolades for Bettina, Bell's, and Sushi Bar Montecito; Better Burrito now available at Dart Coffee Co., Aperitivo is offering retail bottles of wine; Goleta's Mercury Lounge has reopened; Santa Barbara County Vintners Association abandoned its BID bid; Zaca Creek restaurants.
November 1, 2020
It was another strong week for Santa Barbara real estate, with other notable sales including a penthouse in Jeff Shelton's El Andaluz condominium, a boxy peach thing in Campanil, and an eccentric compound near Butterfly Beach.
October 31, 2020
Other recent news: Isla Vista continues to hold the county back; the UCSB editor monitoring the lack of social distancing; Santa Barbara water rates to go up; Mission Canyon trail reopens on weekends; Randall Road Debris Basin funding comes through; Coffee with a Black Guy founder James Joyce III is being encouraged to run for mayor; Westmont bought a building downtown.
October 30, 2020
Plus: Occhiali is closing its downtown store; Coda Studio's home decor shop debuts today in Montecito; Santa Barbara Museum of Art has reopened; Thousand Steps and Andrée Clark Bird Refuge are planning to have some work done; how to complain about the cannabis stink.
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October 29, 2020
The week's top price reductions also include a new-build manor in central Montecito, a former Finnish ambassador's fanciful throwback, and a mini-compound near the Museum of Natural History.
October 28, 2020
Other recent news: A mosquito with West Nile Virus was found here; Santa Barbara schools to return to in-person learning in January; Lucky Brand closed its State Street store; Solvang recall effort.
The week's notable new listings also include a brawny contemporary in Foothill, a likely teardown on five acres in Hope Ranch, and six thousand square feet of questionable choices.
October 27, 2020
More food news: Birria tacos, ramen, and more at Kultura's Tuesday pop-up; a profile of Turkish bakery Lokum; Tavern at Zaca Creek now serving lunch and brunch; the right bread for BLT season; last call for food judges.
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Wish they could just call it Corazon Montecito and have the same delicious menu. Los Agaves seems to do well with that model. — AFC
The 2 houses near SBCC will likely continue to be short term rentals. STRs & student housing (for a community college!) are ruining the Marine… — Tom
Nope, but thanks for breaking the seal. — Erik Torkells
Glad to hear Alma is becoming more casual. Hopefully the menu will be more akin to their successful Corazon sisters. — Jilt
I love the bow-tie throw blankets, did they learn how to do that working on a super yacht, below deck?? — John
$17 dollars for a bagel? Not even the eddy is that crazy 😆 — R. Richard
McCormick house Arrellaga and Santa Barbara Street — Thomas Lambert
”Rent stabilization” (i.e., rent control) is a great way to ensure reduced construction of rental units, and to ensure demand will outpace supply. It also… — Adam Smith
Santa Barbara’s annual budget for 2025, is approximately $577 million. With annual personnel costs (including elected officials) of $124+MILLION spent on salaries & benefits. $124+MILLION… — Heather S.
What are the changes for boat slip owners? I am in Marina #3. Paid $19K for a 28’ slip permit in 2016. Now they are… — James Adelman
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Wish they could just call it Corazon Montecito and have the same delicious menu. Los Agaves seems to do well with that model. — AFC
The 2 houses near SBCC will likely continue to be short term rentals. STRs & student housing (for a community college!) are ruining the Marine… — Tom
Nope, but thanks for breaking the seal. — Erik Torkells
Glad to hear Alma is becoming more casual. Hopefully the menu will be more akin to their successful Corazon sisters. — Jilt
I love the bow-tie throw blankets, did they learn how to do that working on a super yacht, below deck?? — John
$17 dollars for a bagel? Not even the eddy is that crazy 😆 — R. Richard
McCormick house Arrellaga and Santa Barbara Street — Thomas Lambert
”Rent stabilization” (i.e., rent control) is a great way to ensure reduced construction of rental units, and to ensure demand will outpace supply. It also… — Adam Smith
Santa Barbara’s annual budget for 2025, is approximately $577 million. With annual personnel costs (including elected officials) of $124+MILLION spent on salaries & benefits. $124+MILLION… — Heather S.
What are the changes for boat slip owners? I am in Marina #3. Paid $19K for a 28’ slip permit in 2016. Now they are… — James Adelman