Another Downtown Building to Become Self-Storage
Plus: New gallery in Carpinteria; Douglas Family Preserve dog bench; surfing museum debuts inside Surf 'n Wear; Bellosguardo beach house complex; progress for the Modoc Multi Use Path; the first Carpinteria Film Festival; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer. 8
The Name of Barbareño’s Sister Restaurant
More food news: Dart Coffee Co. is a welcome addition to Carpinteria; more on the rooftop bar at Linden Square; Sweetgreen really is opening in Goleta; Intermezzo has cut back service; expanded hours at Gracie on the harbor; Upper Village restaurant repositioning; Ventura's Room Service Coffee soft-opens this week. 12
A Record Number of Students at UCSB
Other recent news: Staircase marketing at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art; city might buy Cacique Street homeless center; Tecolote Bookshop celebrates its 100th anniversary; ship simulator at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum; Metrolink service from Ventura County delayed; possible alien invasion. 13

























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