April 2, 2026
Handlebar Coffee Roasters, Barbareño, Metropulos Fine Foods, and Tri-County Produce (which often has locally made hand sanitizer). More food news: Dune Coffee Roasters will bring breakfast to you; The Good Lion is working on to-go cocktails; the Miramar resort has closed, including its restaurants.
March 23, 2020
Plus: BUNS, a nonprofit dedicated to rabbits and guinea pigs; Antica Furnishings's closing sale; School House Road sells quickly for the asking price; real-estate inspections put on hold; fitness videos from Variant Training Lab.
More food news: Santa Barbara Fish Market has reopened after a remodel; special supermarket hours for seniors; Barbareño's new "bodega" selling grocery items; 16-ounce cocktails to go at Harry's; Sides Hardware alums opening Solvang restaurant; Flor de Maiz donating all gift card revenue to staffers.
Other news: California has more than 1,800 cases, but that's likely low due to limited testing; people calling 911 to report a lack of social distancing; Cottage Health has a drop-off zone for donations of medical supplies; cannabis shops allowed to remain open.
March 22, 2020
More food news: An updated list of which restaurants are staying open; Handlebar decided not to close, and will add a grocery component starting tomorrow; freezing Buena Onda empanadas for later; packaged cocktails at Sama Sama Kitchen; Poe & Co.'s meal delivery service.
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March 21, 2020
The week's other top price reductions: Seven-bedroom mansion on Santa Barbara Street; adorable California cottage on Eucalyptus Hill; matchy-matchy in Montecito's Hedgerow; 56 acres in Toro Canyon.
More food news: Blackbird and Onus Donuts have closed; Satellite delivering dinners; Hook and Press is still open; discount for using Restaurant Connection for delivery; California temporarily allows to-go-cocktails.
Other local news: Santa Barbara has just 907 hospital beds; Cottage Health curtailed almost all visits to the hospital; the Four Seasons Biltmore and Ojai Valley Inn have closed; Santa Barbara Airbus suspended service.
March 20, 2020
Plus: Montecito lingerie boutique for sale; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has closed; 15-acre rose farm for rent; the Riviera Theatre is offering online rentals of a film set in Wuhan; snuggle with an owl.
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Ha! I think you're right. April fools? — Erik Torkells
Especially when it keeps what should be a turn lane blocked. Can I add to the gripe list people who take nearly a whole light… — Laura
I feel like comments weren’t enabled on the last “Where in Santa Barbara?” post, because I was going to make a guess. I probably should… — toasteroven
Same thing with stop lights...why don't people pull up to the car in front of them? Especially at lights where the line for the red… — Sue
That pink tape is from Nine Trails and can be removed. There may be blue tape on the trails as well. — MC
Harbor Restaurant and a different restaurant called Harbor Tavern - definitely will showing up at the wrong place. Lol — Joan M
Awesome news on the growing TOMATOMANIA, poor location- the parking along Santa Barbara Ave is a accident waiting to happen…as a main artery for Valley… — Christine!
Hi! Tape on trails like the type shown can sometimes be markers for scientists’ test sites (surveys for plant growth, for example) so it is… — T
Well, you, know...the medication hasn't been approved yet — Janet Seymour
A tavern-style restaurant? It sounds out of place in the harbor. — Ins Ali