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Agree on the walls. The creeping vines that have been planted along the Carp stretch are growing pretty quickly. So one can only hope the intention is full cover. I've made peace with the design by convincing myself its texture lends itself well to vine attachment. They're so ugly one has to hope. Also agree on Medieval Times. There seems to be very little design cohesion between so many of these projects. Not looking forward to the corny designs they've come up with for the Summerland underpass, either. A nice clash with the Riverside walls. I think you pointed out they're a (bad) appropriation of designs seen elsewhere that are carried out well and involve stone. They're random to our area, have no aesthetic relationship to the town of Summerland, and will be implemented with what one can only assume are the cheapest materials possible. I don't know why they don't just keep this stuff simple and timeless. We recently drove the 210 and marveled at the atrocities of design for the Metro. Weird concrete alien egg-like things you know some architect was just so dang proud of. It looks awful. CalTrans and municipalities could save money by streamlining design and just adhering to classical design principles. It seems they feel the need to reinvent the wheel with every go for purposes of "modernity." They should do us all a favor and just build something timeless.

I never thought I'd be happy to live in a boring town. I can't imagine hearing loud noises all night and day for a couple weeks and then having to adjust to completely different loud noises all night and all day for a couple weeks God knows how many times a year. I already can't sleep enough. Anyway I'm with you from a hick town in NC. We would not be happy about that.

125 E De La Guerra St.

SB Public Market underground parking

Thanks Duncan- I confused the name Lieff with a a vineyard property here- my bad! Now I need a glass of their Syrah

I must've missed that. It just says "the word on the street is that she has plans for a restaurant"

That's actually something that's already been established, but keep those tips coming! More on the plans here: https://www.sitelinesb.com/the-miramar-resort-is-said-to-be-opening-a-sushi-bar/.

Taza has decided to postpone their opening after a somewhat disastrous one night soft opening. Per Tuesdays Instagram story “we decided to shut down and correct a few things with the service model before reopening”

I hope that the Chapala/Ortega restaurant has vegan tacos and that they don't use the most boring vegetables, like squash and cauliflower. Maybe mushrooms (so many different kinds) and peppers and cactus.

Besides Corazón Cocina and Little Heart Cafecito in the Public Market, he has Corazón Comedor about to open on E. Victoria Street, to be followed by Alma Fonda Fina in the Montecito Country Mart and a project with the Good Lion folks in Ventura.

Thank you! Good Luck!!!

Is the downmarket” comment about LC plaza real or opinion? Alpha drop off location replacing Sears seems like a good solution to a longtime vacancy. I see it as a win. I can go to Bristol, Macys, or target and drop off donations and so can others. Would the logic apply if Ross, Marshals, Nordstrom Rack moved into the space?