First Look at Bistro Amasa’s Lunch Menu
More food news: Tyler x Lieu Dit is closed till spring; Mother Dough Bagels expanded its days of operation; three applicants for the former Anchor Rose spaces; the Garagiste Wine Festival is coming up; local restaurant is selling monthly and annual memberships; Seattle-based Eastern European bakery pop-up. 10
A Cool Little Contemporary House Downtown
Noteworthy new listings also include 1915 Upper East house hidden from the street; solid Mediterranean off Highway 154; Old California vibes between Mission Canyon and Cielito; big views above San Roque; More Mesa Shores spiffer-upper; midcentury floops in Cielito; woodsy chic in Ojai; and more. 3
Santa Barbara Passed a Temporary Rent Freeze
Other recent news: A local man's tale of being deported by ICE; 72-hour "festival ban" for Deltopia weekend; Santa Barbara Airport's efforts to cope with flooding; another attempt to allow drilling on public land; Santa Barbara Dojo opened in Goleta; the Montecito Inn is redecorating again; changes to commuter train service; Highway 1 fully reopen in Big Sur; tours of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing; a fascinating ad. 7
A Better Look at the Health Resort Proposed in the Foothills
Plus: Hotel Milo got renovated and a name tweak; Arroyo Hondo Preserve closed for months due to storm damage; new bank branch downtown; the quest for quality magazines; James Taylor concert; Rodeo Riviera opened in the Funk Zone; Heal the Ocean talk at La Casa de Maria; San Ysidro Ranch added a paved parking lot. 9

























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Agreed. Not one mention from the city how they would pay for all this (they are in a budget deficit as it is) or made… — Jefferson A.
*Meant to write “passed on the RIGHT.” — BW
These draft plans are ridiculous. At this point, just revert things to what they were. I was a promenade proponent pre-COVID. Attended the town halls… — BW
Have you seen the transformation taking place at the log Mackenzie market building? Wow — Ray
Thanks Sierra! Is Lucca /the bank project moving forward? — Christine!
Christine, I just want to clarify your post above: Ed St. George is a client of Radius, not a part of Radius. I am his… — Sierra
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The best part of this "anti men" is- the Grandmother of one of the investors is Aleene Jackson- who has a long history being a… — Christine!
More and more hotels. The anti-AirBnB crowd is quiet, curiously. The city used to claim the “housing emergency” was the reason homeowners could not rent… — Eric S
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