A friend works for Oracle. ELCARO
Seen around SB; The Nag
My favorite so far in SB has been a black Subaru (I think?): GOTHDAD
This afternoon in front of the Solvang business I work at- white tesla SLVANG EV
Every once in a while, you'll see a Tesla where the owner is clearly able to poke a little fun at themselves or the car - behold, one of my all time favorites, PNLGAPS
https://findbyplate.com/US/CA/PNLGAPS/
These are great! I have an ongoing game with my husband and friends called Tesla D****ebags and the rule is the vanity plate has to reference that it is a Tesla, it is electric or that is is eco friendly. We have seen a shocking amount in Santa Barbara alone, over 35 of these plates! Some favorites are: TESLA SB, THX A WAT, EV WHIP, 0 CARBZ, JA VOLT, MUSK and simply, TESLA.
Keep your eye out for them! It’s a fun and dumb scavenger hunt.
2 are Michelin bib restaurants and third window does smashburgers and pizza. All excellent.
my fav: TUBERIDR for Channel Islands finest, of course
My favorite ever: brand new Mercedes sedan: NAGNAG
Jule Hus, the christmas store in Solvang, is a treasure! One of my top 5 questions is, “where is the christmas store?”
Seeing this is like hearing someone is pregnant = hope for the future
I agree!
End of the harbor?
Great, more coffee, pizza, and Mexican food. How refreshing. Totally don’t have way too much of all of that in SB already. The boring trifecta of food keeps spreading. It’s like a virus.
Gazebo at Alice Keck?
I know, some of our favorites for sure!
Bettina’s, Corazon, third Window and Dart coffee all together!? I may need to move down to Carp.
I’m with you, Jill. From this point forward, “The Good Cougar” will be its unofficial official name.
Where is the Hot Springs video!
Zaca Lake has some crazy juju running thru it- while beautiful, there is a force to be reckoned with blowing thru the trees. Beautiful stellar jays will steal your lunch crumbs! I need to hear the road has been fixed and is passable- no bus or trash truck has been back there in years
With regards to the Rosewood Miramar, the authors comment about the ritzy, high end shops reminding him of Tom Bradley international terminal at LAX, the planned addition of Chanel & Loro Piano bring me visions of armed “Smash-n-Grab” type burglaries. Easy off, easy on, freeway access as an added bonus.
909 Park Lane is the house where the 2022 homicide occurred. Proceeds from the sale supposedly go to a charity.
Is Good Lion (Cougar) a pick up joint for cougars and cubs? That's news to me :)
We are Sama Sama regulars so if the "The Good Cougar" (as I will only refer to it now, no matter what the name ends up being) ends up with a menu similar to their "Strange Beast", we would be very happy campers: https://www.strangebeastbar.com/eat. Now if only the Empty Bowl replaced the tired China Palace, we could be in pan-Asian heaven!
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.
