Is the New Target Store Worth the Schlep?

The gargantuan new Target store in Goleta aims to have a bit of everything, so you can one-stop shop. But why all the empty shelves?

Newsletter: October 28

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New Nonstop Flights Between Santa Barbara and Chicago

Other recent news: Montecito rate hike if it buys water from Santa Barbara; local teen runs a popular news aggregator; seagulls spoiling Channel Islands with "processed food and puked-up trash"; Latino organization La Casa de la Raza is struggling.

A Modern Hope Ranch House With Views from Every Room

Open houses this weekend: Fernald Point beachfront property primed for renovation; next-door neighbors—one new, one old—within walking distance to Montecito's Upper Village; a duplex condo in downtown's charming El Caserio enclave; and more.

The Montecito Inn Will Open an All-Day Restaurant in the Old Monarch Space

More food news and notes: The Daisy opens soon on State Street; a profile of Pacific Pickle Works; Buena Onda and Lab Social have partnered up; Dunkin' is threatening to open more stores here.

Pepper Hill Contemporary Approaches 50% Off

Also newly reduced: The 12-acre HeartStone Ranch in Carpinteria; another French country house in Montecito; and a "mini estate" in San Roque.

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Another Peek Inside a Jeff Shelton Apartment

Plus: Everything is on sale at the Summerland Antique Collective; Pedro Almodóvar retrospective starts tomorrow; another of Kenny Loggins's former houses is on the market; Styrofoam recycling and unpaved sidewalks.

The Former Les Marchands Space Is Now a Cocktail Bar

More food news and notes: Enterprise Fish Co. is rumored to be closing; more turnover at the Santa Barbara Public Market; Bettina celebrates its first anniversary with free spritzes; terrific art at Café Ana.

The City Council Is Mulling a Law Targeting Homeless Camps

Other recent news: Santa Cruz Island's Scorpion Cove pier to close for months; new governance possible for Montecito Library; first responders learning how to treat pets; study nixes Montecito groundwater injection; city council member attempts to play the race card over the farmer's market.