Venturans love the funky beach town feel of our city. I don't think you understand that we have no desire to be anything like Santa Barbara. But then, your negative attitude about Downtown Ventura is typical of a Santa Barbarian.
You speak for Allah? HOLY SHIT! Someone call Nipper!
Had brunch at Gracie’s last weekend and it was fabulous. Can’t wait to go back for dinner and try the sole in brown butter. The bar is stunning!
‘Went to Intermezzo recently for dinner.
Wait staff was disjointed/inattentive and we had to ask several times for our waitress to provide service. Food/drinks were wrong twice during the meal and came out cold upon service.
I’ve eaten in town for years, and while I understand vagaries occur, having our busser be the best of service on the night was disappointing.
Oh no, you poor thing. You read an online article and it made you scared. Life must be so hard for you.
Bless your itty bitty, teeny weenie, evil heart Christine. Allah loves you regardless. The rest of us? Not so much...
Love you and the contradiction you post- you say that the business owners want the street open to bring more customers and you want it closed because you prefer walking and milling around…. then you’re against the parking structure to park the cars in? Explain it to me please, so it makes sense.
There is one in progress there, but it is not open. Here's what I wrote last time you asked.... The restaurant is still happening; it has a kind of step-sibling relationship with S.Y. Kitchen. From the last big restaurant roundup: “S.Y. Kitchen’s Luca Crestanelli is opening an Italian restaurant in the former Via Vai space in the Upper Village: ‘The core idea is doing what we do best,’ he says. ‘Simple dishes made with high-quality ingredients. A relaxed and vibrant atmosphere. Comfortable space. Good wine. Good service. Hopefully we can get a liquor license.'” I wouldn't expect it to open for some time.
Is there a functioning restaurant in the location of the former Via Vai in the upper village? If so, does it have a name and what do they serve?
Excited about Arnie's (bar upstairs at Linden). I have known Arnie Sturham from living on Bainbridge Island myself for almost 30 years until this last January (now in SB). And his place on the island was amazing! An absolutely gem in the neighborhood - a place we all gathered for celebrations or just grabbing a drink. Congrats Arnie! Looking forward to it!
The Upham Hotel is the longest continuously operating hotel in "Southern" California... (not all of California). Cool history with Abe Lincoln's cousin though!
Found this article tonight- that Meals on Wheels will be ceasing operations in downtown Portland OR, due to not being able to shield there staff/volunteer staff from the crud on the streets- which sounds like the 2 descriptions made here about PATH..
“Washington said the charity has been continually losing volunteers due to the conditions they are forced to work in, including coming face-to-face with vagrants and criminals almost every day.
'Every day, they’re stepping over feces, and there’s needles and drug dealing and deaths,' she said.
The charity chief added that she has personally had to deal with the same challenges, recalling a recent incident where she had to step over a body to get into a Meals on Wheels facility.
She said she has considered trying to find another facility to help the needy in downtown Portland, but decided that the charity's money is needed in other places that don't put staff at such a risk.”
The Planning & Development Department isn't responsible for roads; the Department of Public Works is.
So sad to see 411 E Canon Perdido expected to be turned into a storage unit. A great location that can support small businesses or be turned into housing to help the current housing crisis that Santa Barbara is facing.
I am sure there will be more backlash on this. Not a great place for a storage unit.
That's a fair point. Hopefully, a teardown and rebuild will ultimately be the end result. I have to imagine a project like 800 Santa Barbara St. would be a more lucrative use of the land for the owner while also adding to the customer base to support downtown businesses.
Thank you for the commercial for the National Guard being sent to DC and next to Chicago- imagine if SB is experiencing THIS, imagine what big cities are experiencing🥹 #fixthisdisgustingISSUEnow
It's very cost prohibitive to convert a building designed for another use into housing. The code upgrades to plumbing, hvac, fire sprinklers, windows/natural light, open space requirements, etc. usually make it so it's more cost effective to tear down the building and start from scratch.
I had to park by PATH to go to the irrigation supply store and was shocked at watching the local drug dealers walk up with their backpacks, make deals with the holeless, then in amazement watched them smoke (meth?) off of tinfoil right on the sidewalk! It was obvious that there is no enformecment that happens as the half dozen of them had no care in the world doing this in the open!
I have been more worried though when Im at Habit with my kids and get approached by intimidating homeless asking for money or the time one walked into the Habit and grab condiments and peppers with their bare hands and walk out- yes super randome.
PATH being run with no supervision on the outside of the facility is a definete detriment to the entire area! Just a meeting point for addicts.
Google reviews. the latest three reviews are 1 star between 2-3 weeks ago. There is food poisoning mentioned in one of them.
Great news about the bike path. Get tons of use out of all of them riding with kids. Connecting them up is giving us a lot of places we can ride to. Already love riding the Modoc path up to IV, getting ice cream at IV drip with the kids, and heading back. Now we won’t have to drive the missing link.
And with e-bikes, gives teenagers and adults lots of places they can practically get on bike now.
Such a shame about 411 E. Canon Perdido Street. I live around the corner from there and it should absolutely be turned into housing! Any chance the mini-storage usage both there and the Frontier building are temporary until they can be converted to a much better use?
Issues not topic but I hafta mention em; The modification of roadway smack in front of the SB Cemetery was unneeded & now inferior to what we had. The roundabout is great, but all else is tragic. Imagine, running traffic into a cemetery gate that is not open most hours.
2) this goes hand-in - hand in bad design with the Santa Claus roundabout which brings traffic to 3mph yet in 50ft traffic is expected to be at 55mph.
This might be old news.
I'll add my congratulations. We ate there Saturday night and the food was wonderful, the staff was kind and attentive. We'll definitely be back! Hoping they will expand the menu a bit.
I’m looking forward to a space at Linden square that’s doesn’t include children. Just sayin, it’s a kid/dog zoo downstairs.
Yay sweet greens!
I think v v is an ex employee that got laid off. She’s making things up to hurt this business.
