I had gone to this Indian restaurant near an entrance to Victoria Court right after it opened. I told them, I'm new to the Cuisine. I said, I would like a dish for lunch, and to go. I dam near fainted, when I was handed a check for over $50.00. Of course, they are out of business! Maybe the City should get involved, with making sure, aspiring wannabe entrepreneur's, possess at the least, a viable business plan. It could eventually limit the many vacant store fronts downtown. And one other thing: Call off this 5-year experiment, and open State Street back-up to normal traffic.
Cajun Kitchen serves Dune coffee. Had a solid breakfast there this week. Would def choose it over Jeannine’s.
So over Jeannine’s! We need a solid breakfast place that actually offers quality coffee. Not sure who provides them with their coffee but it’s terrible! You can do better Jeannine’s!
Juice ranch sells Super Mallows also Lucky Llama in Carp.
Not too surprised about Namaste, there were 5 Indian restaurants just on lower state (Bibi Ji across the street and Indian Tandori Kitchen less than 2 blocks away)
In late May, the Parks Department said that it “expect[s] construction to begin next month as the construction contract is going to the Board in early June.” https://www.sitelinesb.com/new-kids-adventure-playground-in-the-santa-ynez-valley/
Would you refresh our memories regarding the Upper Manning Park tennis court demo-what’s the plan? Thank you
That would be sweet!
Don’t throw stones… you misspelled some above - “Could it be Tesla turned them off for sone unknown purpose.”
Siam Street Food is nowhere near opening - it looks to be in very preliminary stages of renovation. I don't know how they have advertised that they are open.
Juice Ranch also sells the yummy Super Mallows.
I heard Jeannine’s might take over the old El Pollo Loco building. The for lease sign just came down so I assume something is moving in.
I would dispute much of what you posted. For 21 years I've lived right down the street from the tree but my first time seeing it was in 1981. The tree is in perfect health and location to live happily for decades to come. Unlike the tree in LA that you linked to. That tree was in a plaza, most likely surrounded by pavement, not wood chips and lawn like our tree.
The trees on Milpas are not Morton Bay fig trees, they are commonly known as Indian Laurel, yes both are Ficus, but not the same. And since you brought it up I've also noticed the amount of abuse the Milpas trees suffer. Entire branches torn off by trucks over the years and the trees don't seem to mind. They are planted in the most awful location on sidewalks surrounded by pavement. Again, they seem perfectly happy and in no danger from Ecoterrorism. . . I believe. You could drive a truck into the side of the Morton Bay fig and it would be fine, the truck, not so much.
I would prefer no fence of any kind around the tree, like it used to be. Some people like to go to church and worship, I like to walk under and sit between the giant raised roots. It's more my kind of church. It should be open at all times.
Stica is located in the spot previously built for and used as The Baker's Table, which moved to it's Sagunto Street location
‘Decorative’ for the purpose of this proposed fence means a security protective fence for the HISTORIC TREE to prevent willful or negligent ecoterrorism. It would be a shame to lose the 120+ year old tree and the largest of its kind in the USA.
Last week the city started removing these trees along Milpas because they could not manage the related infrastructure costs around its large root expansion.
In 2019 a similarly aged tree fell in Los Angeles, we want to protect the tree quickly, not waste time and energy deliberating the style of fencing. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-pueblo-tree-falls-20190309-story.html
If you spend any time along that block of Montecito Street there is a hobo camp feel to it. The park managed by the City Parks dept is known simply as ‘Moreton Bay Fig Tree’. It welcomes the Amtrak travelers to downtown Santa Barbara. No doubt the area should be cleaned up and the tree should be protected, but please consider the cities need for security around the ‘tree protection zone’ and promptness to this important historical and heritage tree and it’s proximity to both a high traffic and high vagrancy area. It’s sad the city has come to this where it can’t afford to continue to protect and maintain its many parks (or house its own people)-let alone valuable historical assets. The fence as proposed is an immediate improvement to the rental temporary chain link fence which has been used in the past. In November our new city manager Kelly Macadoo responded quickly to those who wanted to see the temporary fence removed, this proposal shows a willingness to address problems quickly and effectively and should not be punted back to design brainstorming at risk of losing the tree for the reasons and rationale originally stated to fence off the area-which is still not addressed: homeless parking and encampments in the west beach neighborhood. (https://keyt.com/lifestyle/community/2024/11/13/park-setting-next-to-the-famous-santa-barbara-fig-tree-reopens/)
Please don’t let design perfection prevent prudent progress for a city department that is already overstretched financially.
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Is Shelton the only creative/designer (or iron/metal worker) in Santa Barbara you can think of? We have many contributing artists and craftspeople here in our community.
Clementine's?
Can you remind me of the name of the steak house in Carpinteria? Btw I love your site. I read it religiously!
We had lunch at Stica today - it was simply delicious. It’s located just up the street from the new Santa Ynez Chumash Museum two great reason to make your way to town!
This is an exceptional neighborhood (1522 Knoll Circle Drive). Clean, well tended, well lit, low crime, ample setbacks, no jammed-in street parking, no rotting fences, graffiti, overgrowth or the sardinepack of ADUs that convert streets into impassable parking lots. This spacious little neighborhood shines far above most of the cramped vertical hillside dwellings of the riviera. Eucalyptus Hill is a jewel.
Perfect. Done.
I encourage you all to contact the HLC about the fence, because I wouldn't assume any of the commissioners are reading this. The meeting is Wednesday and the item is on the consent agenda, so do it soon. The email is [email protected].
Couldn't agree more about using Shelton to add some cohesiveness to other downtown efforts (i.e. the underpass walkway project). This proposed fence couldn't be more boring and looking a bit like it belongs in a cemetery.
Yes … great call and couldn’t agree more. That tree is amazing … the proposed fence not so much.
I was just going to post the same thing Cynthia. I clicked the link thinking there would be a Shelton brothers design. The fig tree deserves one!
I’m not getting “decorative” from that fence. Seems like the city should call in the Shelton brothers on this and give the Morton Bay fig a fence that’s worthy of it
