The Palace Grill Is Closing After 39 Years
More food news: Old Town Coffee and Buena Onda have left Mosaic Locale; Poke House has opened; changes could be coming to the Breakwater Restaurant at the harbor; new food options at the Tyler x Lieu Dit tasting room; more on the upgrading of Moby Dick; Intermezzo launched Sunday brunch; the city keeps jerking around The Daisy. 13
The State Street Advisory Committee Can’t Reach a Consensus
Other recent news: Progress on containing the Lake Fire; popular campgrounds suffered little fire damage; Santa Barbara and Goleta working together on airport noise; back-in angled parking in Old Town Goleta; this year's Fiesta celebration won't include a carnival; the folks hoping to build on Hot Springs Trail share their point of view. 25
A Slew of Improvements to Haley Street
Plus: Concerts by Lucinda Williams, Kacey Musgraves, and Los Lobos; Maui shop has opened on State Street; a chance to learn curling; updates on the Cold Springs trail and W. Mountain Drive slip-out repair; Fiesta exhibit at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum; the construction project by the Patterson Avenue off-ramp; who bought the former St. Anthony's Seminary? 5
First Look at Jeff Shelton’s Revamp of the State Street Undercrossing
Plus: Highway 101 median decoration; Quonset hut to become a 41-bed hostel; Emily Joubert has opened at the Montecito Country Mart; Westward General closed in preparation for a move; the return of Bossie the cow; West Mesa white elephant update; is anything being done about illegal fireworks? 7
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I agree with most except that bicycle traffic is not good for business on State street. We spend more on State when riding as its… — Don
I agree with you that it isn’t terribly inviting. It just looks like a street. Numerous case studies show people won’t use pedestrian thoroughfares that… — BW
Serious suggestion ... if State Street isn't working as a "street," change it into something else. Add a water feature? Make it a High Line-esque… — A
Fox News says what? — Dad
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.
It doesn’t seem that complicated? The opening at night is for deliveries, maintenance, and service, similar to how it’s opened for that at night today. — TJ
For crying out loud—no new taxes! Trim the programs, trim the services. — Christine!
*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