I do love that commercial!
I mentioned three restaurateurs, two of whom are teaming up on one of the restaurants. Sorry for the confusion.
You mentioned 3 new taco places but only wrote about two.
Afraid not....
Shalhoob’s in the funk zone
Beautiful photos and I appreciated your observations. We were in Portugal this past winter and this brought back memories, while reminding me how much more there is to see! The one observation I'd disagree with is the coffee. I didn't love the tiny cups with strong brew at first but after nearly a month drinking it, I found the large American cups I returned to nearly impalatable.
I was told the WF remodel will not be finished until September and the current layout does not reflect where or how the actual food areas will look. These current changes are temporary
I have often wondered why that cheese section was so large and needed two employees working it. I like cheese but I went to that area maybe 10% of my shopping trips to WF. Maybe more like 5%. I think the new area matches my own cheese-shopping needs, so it would seem to probably match the rest of their shoppers as well. Ditto on being short (5'3") and just figuring it out all these years. ;-) High (low?) five, BW!
People not like me can always go to Bristol Farms and Gelson's for the "full cheese shopping experience."
YES to another coffee/bakery spot in Upper Village!
Ok, everyone. The Great Cheese Panic of 2022 is a tad outsized. I’m 5’ and regularly need to ask for help getting things off higher shelves. I’ve tested it and can affirm the new cheese display at Whole Foods is perfectly accessible to 99.5% of adults. Crisis averted! Looks a lot nicer, too.
Thanks for the mention!
We are opening a private dining/tasting room... not a bar. Cheers!!
John O'Neill, Owner Intermezzo by Wine Cask
File this under you owe me one✔️
The Ballard Inn has hired a male ??? and his name is Brendan Collins - on Instagram as @theotherbcollins
The Inn itself is looking fantastic from the outside!
The Bristol Farms' peonies say, "From Holland"--why? Isn't Lompoc known for its flowers? Carp? (Maybe Carp's flowers have changed over to the other kind of "flower"...?) Either way, there must be plenty of growers/providers that are much closer to us.
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The current story poles are inaccurate (too short) and will be replaced with the correct height next week. As a result, the ABR meeting scheduled for Monday 6/13/22 is cancelled, with new meeting TBD. This is according to SEPPS, the planning and permitting service hired by the developers.
Those design plans need more funk
“… the pool area is terrific, even if you might want to pack snacks for the hike down.”, lol. That property just needs a golf cart and they’re good to go.
Indochine, 434 State Street
Thanks for saying something about the housing issue. Not that I think Santa Barbara needs more hotels over housing (with 21 projects already in queue), but the permitting process and power of the architectural review board in that process makes new construction both expensive and arduous. If the goal is more housing and affordable at that... they need to make some serious changes.
Grocery Outlet on De La Vina has the best deals- lots of olive oil options!
The Everytable situation is bizarre, it seems like a great fit for downtown SB - I know I'd be picking something up from there several times a week.
I agree. As long as the folks behave nicely, what is the harm. They come and spend money in our community and obviously like it, or else they wouldn't be here.
Sorry... what's the difference/harm?
I've been on the fence about Pacaso, but I think I'm beginning to lean in favor of it. I'd rather have eight people buy into a single $12M vacation home, then have each of them purchase a $1.5M vacation home. Taking one $12M home away from locals hurts the housing situation a lot less than taking eight $1.5M homes away from locals. Or am I missing something?
Right, we can all walk by and see these but the difference is I don't post the photos. Seeing is one thing, posting online is another. Plus, someone on Edhat did this years ago, walked every street in town and took a few photos.
I find these neighborhood walk-throughs absolutely charming and enjoyable. There is nothing being captured in photographs that anyone cannot see for themselves. Until the writer starts lounging in stranger's pools or borrowing some sugar for tea out of your cupboard, I completely fail to see how this is any sort of invasion of anyone's privacy. If privacy is what you seek, I'd advise you start watering your own hedge and pricing gates, but one of the things that makes Santa Barbara and its surrounding neighborhoods so charming is there is still a glimmer of a community we all care about and can nurture. That's all I get from these wonderful posts, so James... do what you need to do, but I like knowing my neighbors and the people within — and yes, even you, James. I promise most of us are very friendly.
