Are we really going to let that level of pontification slide without a little bit of signature Erik Torkells snark?
Don’t hold your breath
Addition to my goodbye: my brother from Ventura on his SB visits always looked forward to a tasty roast beef sandwich on his way back home.
life will not be the same without the best gyro sandwich and the thin sliced bresla. Goodbye Metropolis I will miss another Santa Barbara business which made it a pleasure to live here!
Maybe Karen Jones will be the first to use the "but I led a rousing Pledge of Allegiance before committing the crime" defense.
Thank you Metropulos, for your lovely, quirky, welcoming selection of everything all these years (and the sandwiches) You will be very missed!
Selfishly very sad about Metropulos but thrilled for the owners to enjoy retirement . I know what we’re having for lunch tomorrow!
it's been for sale for sometime Sam
Are they interested in selling the business? What is rent / month?
You failed to mention the one act Karen Jones has been written about most- she led a rousing PLEDGE OF ALLIEGIENCE on the front steps - such a horrific act....so sad that the only person who died that day was shot by an officer in the face and was unarmed!
They had the best sandwiches in town!! My husband and I are heartbroken at this news. I only hope something at least half as good takes it’s place but impossible to replace.
They will be missed. When they opened, the “funk zone” was barely there. One of the first businesses to persevere and THRIVE! Hard working people-happy retirement????????????????
Did you know today is the last day for Metropolis deli in the funk zone ????
No safes in the rooms or at least not one in our house.
The bike lanes are better than no lanes because on a short-to-medium term basis they give predictability and direction for where the bikes should travel vs pedestrians, at a rounding-error cost. The biggest problem is they should have been put in three years ago but the City gonna City. It is also not a true long-term solution - the long-term solution is the State Street Master Plan which involves cool stuff like replacing the asphalt with permeable pavers, raising the grade to level with the sidewalks and ultimately replacing parklets with regular outdoor seating.
Sent you the link about RORYS in Ojai burning down- hope for insurance purposes they find the cause!
Maybe Google the definition of 'promenade" ?
PS- you may be tugging the same string the writer, at MJ, who you are roasting- is tugging.
Goleta Beach “soon to open restaurant” will have a concert venue? WHAT A JOKE- like when will THE RESTAURANT part of the space open?
Yeah, easy. Walk on the sidewalks and leave the lanes to the bikes.
I agree - wide bike lanes and fast moving e-bikes taking over most of the street don't make for a pedestrian mall that befits our beautiful city. I am a big fan of the mall concept (we live and walk in the city daily), but if this is being considered as the long term solution, then State Street may as well revert to vehicles so we know what we are dealing with. Can a proponent of the bike lanes as they now exist tell me why they are the best solution?
Thank you Siteline for keeping us informed on all of the cool SB info and happening in 23! Cheers to more good stuff in 24!
You are such a gift, Erik! You make our area a community. Happy New Year!!
Very clever, Ma...
A very Happy New Year to Erik ... SiteLine is the best!
Thanks for all the great information! Really enjoy it!
