or...something new and different?
I agree. Very sad that the Empty Bowl restaurant on CVR (where local is now) didn’t succeed. We loved being able to sit at tables and get their great Thai food. Less hectic than the public market.
1187 Coast Village Road, Framed American Flag crafted from a Firehose
That is well used coupling on a fire hose. The hose was most likely from North American Fire Hose in Santa Maria, the nation’s second largest fire hose manufacturer
Skip the bar/lounge .... I would really like to see a Sama Sama or Secret Bao go into the space. We need a good ethnic ( other than Mexican ) restaurant along CVR ! P.S. The "Good Cougar" is brilliant !!!
Locally know as “the Cougar”!
I like the part about offering Sama Sama food. That would be a good addition to Montecito restaurant world.
I have never owned an apartment building, but I have owned a couple rental properties in the past so I have some understanding of a landlord's perspective. I agree that rental ordinances should be clearly written and upgrades should be allowed. But a simple search of "215 Bath St" on Google shows that there's much more to this story than what is revealed in the Noozhawk article you linked. Maybe Knapp is right, the city is trying to send a message: Don't be a d*ck.
Having encountered many of the patrons that often frequent CVR, a cheeky companion name for this new bar could be..."The Good Cougar".
One of my favorite places in SB for lunch with. the children and friends for years & years. If it reopens as a restaurant, I doubt I will eat there- too many memories as a wonderful place with local atmosphere. And with the increase in prices to pay the new lease prices, I
and my friends will have lunch at other local places.
Good bye to Derf’s
Fry's is a wonderful spot and has some cool history - the rocks from the carved-out cliff on the left now form the Santa Barbara breakwater, and you can still see the remains of the cables and rail tracks used to transport rocks onto the barges. Some good fishing out there too, highly recommended!
not one of the comments on the Pride Parade was made from a Solvang or Valley person as far anyone here can tell, as page posted is a tourist page- so it mostly looks like TROLLS. And they come out when their is no policing of page....
It would be fun if you did a deep dive on the couple who started the big rucus about flags/sidewalks =PRIDE in Solvang and published plans about opening a home for kids who felt out of place in SYV- they've abruptly closed their doors and moved out of town(?), leaving many sad about the store Onderchild- which had a last ditch effort to stay open by installing a candy filled hallway at their entrance. No webpage to explain their closing, no last day wishes- nothing. Just gone.
The best part about the Channel Islands is how difficult it is to get out there, hope it always remains a iffy, burdensome issue!
Myself and my friends have been "charter curious" for quite some time, with an eye on going to the channel islands. So......please let us know what you figure out!
Thank you for an amazing article on Santa Rosa, a must do for us now!
The city suing an owner performing 30 years of neglected improvements on an apartment building sends a message… don’t upgrade your property but let it slide into disrepair in the name of tenant activism.
I’ve been coming to Derfs since I was a child and the staff here are family. This iconic SB spot will be missed and the people will be missed.
No idea where all the ???? Came from~~~~ GOING TO MISS DERFS!! ???? See y’all tomorrow
Going to miss Derf’s! It’s Our home away from home for a lot of us. Love the people, the yummy food, all of the crew, everything. So many great & funny memories, bday parties, holiday parties etc. Thx Kent for everything, we all love u. ♥️♥️♥️♥️ Derf’s is such a landmark it makes us all so sad ???? tomorrow we will celebrate ???? all the great years
My friends and I would hear the same things. As a Mount Carmel student we would go to the most beautiful concerts there but, the place always seemed kind of sad.
Apple Store on State Street.
Apple Store on state street
Residents are being forced to hack their oaks and hedges if they want to have insurance. It is appalling, but they either lose their insurance or have to pay at least 4 to 5 times more than normal to go on the CA Fair Plan, and the state doesn't seem to want to protect the oaks any more.
???? SO MANY GOOD MEMORIES!!!!
Going to miss it SO MUCH!!!
I was a busboy at Derfs for about a year 1980 or so. Never met Dean , I think they said he was away in the big house but i heard he’s a good dude. Loved working there and the people were great !
