Your DEI is supposed to be a cure for division, but it’s been a wrecking ball- pitting groups against each other while preaching unity. The irony? A system built to include everyone ends up belonging nowhere.
Lighthouse skate shop
LOL, yeah, because so many students are invested in the stock market. Feel free to bring in national politics here, but I was speaking in general terms about the possible economic slow down in the next few years. That was one sentence, my dear.
The economy could very well tank after 4 yrs of rubber stamping by “Biden”? We just had 2nd month in a row of BETTER THAN EXPECTED job numbers. Hate to point out Stock Market this fine Friday, as it percolates up up up
Hello, The two Torrey Pines at El Encanto have fallen over. Over because waterlogged soil, or died?
Your site is very informative on Santa Barbara, thanks
"...outdated gym/men's locker room that does not abide by Title IX."
How does the existing facility not abide by Title IX? Is there just a men's locker room and no women's locker room?
I have a lot of faith in Ospi. I've dined at Jemma Hollywood a handful of times — it shares the same ownership — and I can confidently say from personal experience that the team behind these restaurants is doing an exceptional job. The food is consistently excellent (fresh, hot, delicious), and the servers are clearly well-trained to meet the company’s high standards.
The City College PE building project is ill conceived and poorly timed. I know it was on the list of priorities of Measure P, that's why I voted no on it. $75 million could be spent on other capitol improvements that would benefit more students and resident. And I believe the entire mission of City College should be reimagined. More vocational classes and schools. That's what we need, not a state of the art sports complex. And isn't that what they said about the "sky boxes" on top of the stadium?
And poorly timed, I see the matching funds will disappear next month. Better to hold off on this since the economy could very well tank in the near future.
Hi Everyone,
The Physical Education Building Replacement project is much more than just a sports complex - its an opportunity to revitalize the campus. The project will tear down the existing building that includes classrooms, offices, meetings spaces, Life Fitness Center (campus gym) and an outdated gym/men's locker room that does not abide by Title IX. The new building will have updated classrooms, meeting spaces, offices, equitable locker room space and more - here is the press release from the college with more info (https://t.e2ma.net/webview/do8tmi/48abc2e41d0cfe8f96aa4077009ba42e).
On SBCC's Measure P Transparency page (https://www.sbcc.edu/measure-p/transparency/) there is a link to the priority projects that the SBCC Board approved in June 2024 (https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/sbcc/Board.nsf/files/D6JQR86A815C/$file/Bond%20Project%20List%20revised%206.24.24.pdf) - at the top is the Physical Education Building Replacement that is receiving $34 million in state matching dollars that would expire in June 2025. SBCC is moving forward with this project to leverage the state matching funds to enhance Measure P dollars.
Hope that provides more context.
Is that a complaint?
Relax everyone if a restaurant is overlooked. You can’t complain about it just support them and stop complaining.
Everyone knows that students whose teachers struggle with secure housing achieve better test scores.
I am the only one who thinks SBCC spending $100M on an athletic complex is insane? I wonder if Measure P would have passed if they said half the funds raised would go to a single athletic complex, there was no mention of that on their website https://www.sbcc.edu/measure-p/
Chionanthus- Chinese fringe tree is on a beauty, just keep in mind the berries/fruit falls and stains hardscapes. I have two beautiful ones over a barbecue area in the gardeners would have to hand picked before they fell and stained the Flagstone.
I truly hope our taxpayer dollars are not going to House the teachers, $17 million for the property across the street from Trader Joe's and the other in goleta.
Hope the new owners fires the entire staff at the medcenter, they were some of the most rabidly rude and incompetent people I've ever dealt with, and there's a lot but I have to deal with.
I agree that Apperivo is often overlooked. It’s a gem! So excited about their new offering and can’t wait for it to open.
Wow!
Maple & Ash in Chi is a fabulous reataurant!!!! Hard to get a res there. Hope their concept in Bacara is as good!!!!
Great to hear that RSM is open again!
Erik — Any current intel on what the new owners are doing with the balance of the property?
Makes a helluva wind tunnel. People with money and no brains...
Great trip report so far, looking forward to the South Island. We visited NZ a few years back and rented a camper van. This was a great way to travel there for us as we generally favor small towns and countryside instead of big cities. We went in the fall, March, and all the summer crowds had gone.
The first place we stayed was a campground at the Cathedral Cove beach, a beautiful introduction to the country. When we visited Rotorua we went to the hot pools. This was a large developed site with about 10 pools of various temperatures and minerals. We found a pool that suited us and were quietly relaxing and soaking. This is a popular and busy destination and soon several large buses arrived. One busload of elderly Asian tourists came for a soak but only about half of the people brought swimsuits, the rest soaked in their underwear which quickly turned transparent when wet. All 40 people from the bus decided that the pool we were in was the one for them. We went from peaceful soaking to sitting cheek to cheek with 40 people and conversations all at once. We decided it was time for us to go.
We spent most of our trip on the South Island, our favorite area was Doubtful Sound.
Great 🥝 🇳🇿 travel reportage Eric !
Love all your details as well as extensive photos !
So wonderful to have this new shop there in the El Paseo. Hand crafted ceramics, plants both real and dried, art, books, candles, decorative glassware, and LOTS of fun garden supplies. Nice to have them there amongst Grassini Winery, Jamie Slone, Loubud Wines, Au Bon Climat, and Bryant Jewelers. Welcome to the neighborhood!
Sad to see McCormick House close up shop to sell off. I've taken a few wonderful art classes there over the years. It is such a beautiful old house.
And, in regards to the Buellton proposal to replace Anderson's, please don't let them build something that looks like gotham city there! yuk!
It is absurd.
Exactly! I have no words for anyone that could even think of approving such a design and In Buellton of all places. Ed St George is on the path to ruin another area.
Alessia Patisserie & Café, 134 E Canon Perdido Street, Entry mat
