Santa Barbara’s Coach Outlet Is Getting Upgraded to Full Brand Status
Plus: New art studio for kids downtown; Sirena women's boutique has moved; a wasted Funk Zone parking lot; tape on the trail; the answer to last weekend’s "Where in Santa Barbara…?"; the return of Tomatomania!; overhear anything interesting lately? 5
The Name of the Upper Village’s Next New Restaurant
More food news: Likely tenants of the Maritime Museum's two restaurant spaces; Chick-fil-A on Calle Real faces pushback; Petra Cafe in flux; more on Beau, the “storytelling bar”; Easter provisions at Carpinteria's forthcoming gourmet market; Santa Barbara line etiquette. 8
Classic Montecito Compound Resuscitated in Style
Noteworthy new listings also include a 31-acre equestrian property east of Toro Canyon; Hot Springs Road hacienda complex; mountain views in Pepper Hill; the Riviera house that Alex D’Alfonso built for himself; 1915 Craftsman with extra land on a swell Upper East block; San Roque Tudor; and more. 7
Overnight RV Camping Lot Proposed at East Beach
Other recent news: Costco is looking into the possibility of a Goleta gas station; a quartet of interesting homes; inside Montecito's Pig House; could Isla Vista become a city?; self-storage with social aspect coming downtown; the tree of the month. 14
Highway 101 Construction Is About to Move North
Plus: Big Yellow House sold; Bob Dylan and Jungle return to the Santa Barbara Bowl; what's next for the little stone building on Cabrillo Boulevard?; surprises on the Music Academy of the West's Summer Festival lineup; more on the sale of The Post; Neighbor Neighbor consignment shop opened downtown; free mosquitofish; magical realist art; "La La Land" production-design show. 13
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