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January 28, 2026

  • Food Stuff

Quality Grocery Staples at Handlebar Coffee Roasters

More food news: Merci Montecito is giving away chocolate-covered matzoh for Passover; The Lark and Lucky Penny stopped offering takeout; the Honor Bar started delivery in Montecito; some red zones now legal for food pickups; Pieology in Goleta closed for good.

  • Burning Questions

Why Is There a Pressure Cooker Attached to This Utility Pole?

"I was walking on Anacapa Street when I noticed a pressure cooker attached to a utility pole. A couple of days later, I saw a stockpot at Garden and E. Padre. What purpose do they serve?" —P. 1

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Newsletter: April 7

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April 6, 2020

  • News Roundup

South County Resident Is the Second to Die of Covid-19

Other local news: 174 confirmed cases as of Sunday afternoon; county appears to have more cases than comparable counties, but the lack of testing clouds the issue; could coastal winds carry the virus far?; the history of the 1930s Lutah Maria Riggs house at 818 Hot Springs Road.

  • Food Stuff

Bibi Ji Is Now Open for Takeout

More food news: Caruso's is serving comfort food for pickup and delivery; more provisions at Bettina; the Sweet Wheel Farm & Flowers cart is back in Summerland; Giovanni's Pizza reopens today; Local Harvest Delivery, a produce distribution company; new Solvang restaurant Peasants Feast.

April 5, 2020

  • News Roundup

Naked Man Rescued from Inside a Storm Drain

Other local news: Public Health director expects a mid-May Covid-19 surge; childcare for frontline workers; the history of Quarantina Street; state to house homeless in hotels; CARES Act snags; gun sales soar; bookstores are open; fashion entrepreneur expands Montecito estate.

April 4, 2020

  • Price Cuts

Panoramic Mountain and Harbor Views in Alta Mesa

The week's other top price reductions: Renovated ranch house way up the hill in Montecito; Spanish-Moorish fantasia in Hope Ranch; Golden Quadrangle teardown; 1930s Spanish on a Riviera cul-de-sac.

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Newsletter: April 4

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April 3, 2020

  • News Roundup

California Sent Cottage Health 200,000 Unusable N95 Masks

Other local news: There are now 139 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including three more police officers; rapid testing finally available here, to a limited degree; city basketball courts and park picnic sites closed; marvelous Tecolote Bookshop is open.

  • Odds & Ends

Snake Season Is Here

Plus: The Perfect Fit tailor is making free face masks; Santa Barbara T-shirts for a good cause; 93108 Fund is helping Montecito employees; another Barton Myers house in the works for Toro Canyon; office complex being converted to residential; city seeks Covid-19 volunteers.

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