Trying to wrap my head around having a furniture store close by to avoid car trips.
I do, but I was thinking more about a solution that caters to all these residents without adding any car trips. I think the options for furniture in Santa Barbara are laughable, and while I think Alessia is incredible, it's a bit too pricey to do day-to-day bakery shopping (at least for me). There is going to be a huge amount of residents added to the Paseo, so more options for everyday shopping will be sorely needed. And the more we can keep these folks downtown, the quicker we are going to bring back some life there.
I 100% agree with you regarding a nice grocery (not Ralphs) and butcher would add a lot to downtown SB. That said, downtown already has good mom and pop options for: hardware store (home improvement center), dog daycare (camp K9), fantastic bakery (Alessia), bike store (several), furniture store (several new and thrift options), and gyms (can't speak to the quality). Do you frequent any of these? If not, please start and you will be part of the solution :)
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I used to get Siteline sent to my email. Now I don't see it anymore. I've checked my trash, spam and resubscribed a couple of times and still nothing. Is it no longer offered?
With all the housing that is planned, it would be cool to have businesses that cater to residents in addition to tourists. I would love to see mom and pop stores make a comeback: a grocery store, a butcher, a baker, a hardware store, a gym, an (affordable) furniture store, a bike store, a day care center, a doggy day care, etc. With the crazy lease prices, these small businesses could share space and save money. A beer garden could bring additional life downtown. I would also love to see an up-scale flea market on State Street. Anything that would make downtown attractive for locals again!
I was reading on the Nextdoor app couple days before deltpoia and they said someone stole this big red shoe she believes some college kids did it but really doesn’t know what happen. Last update 4/7/25
I remember when everyone thought WHOLE FOODS would save Santa Barbara
Awesome news about Nordstrom. We’re never going to fix downtown with adding in housing. Let’s keep our urban core vibrant. I’d rather see us build out downtown than develop open space, etc.
The addition of housing in the old Nordstrom is the kind of thing that will attract the businesses mentioned (grocery store, gym, etc.). I applaud this direction and hope Paseo Nuevo will be the site of even more housing.
Separate note: Interesting that Arrediamo Home Decor is opening a second location, as I see that the Big Yellow House building has been listed for a while ($6,195,000).
An Erewhon would be a great fit!
Step one in bringing locals back downtown: reopen State St.
State street could really use some broadly useful, premium, businesses that boost foot traffic in the area. A good grocery would be my top pick. Ideally TriCounty could set-up, but something like WholeFoods would also work.
An Equinox gym could also be good, or alternatively SBAC/Swell would want to see-up an additional location there?
Absolutely Not!
Keep this building “For business offices Only!”
Use the building for City business offices, including law offices.
I totally agree that making this the Police Station is unacceptable! Keep it Only for business offices!
~ that’s right, yes i am. Tragically in all the mendacity swirling around her - they put her in the Bronx cemetery with his first family!?! She had nothing to do with them as they’d been ymean to her & worse to her Mother. Huguette showed me where her Sister, Cousin & Mother were buried = in the Santa Barbara
Cemetery just across the fence from the barn with a little iron border all around it & she said “there are two spaces left ~ one for me & one for you.” As previously mentioned Huguette owned Madison Square Gardens, and the entire building at 905-907 5th Avenue - where she owned both penthouses and the front half of the 8th floor, but, they lived in the house they built on the roof after they bought the building in the ‘20’s to have higher ceilings. She came to Bellosguardo every Summer until 2007 & always stopped on her way to & from Hawaii where she went every Winter up to 2007 - it was her favourite house, across the street from Doris Duke’s Shangri-la. She had such noble intentions to really help America = all thwarted by the lawyers, accountant, staff, hospital, lazy judge & careless uninformed authors. Dina Merrill estimated her Estate at “around six Billion”. The IRS should be forced to tell the Truth after they ignored her Will, which she re-signed every year in front of them for thirty years to prove her intent. These are the True Facts “ma’am” as GOD knows! . . .
Hi there,
Just wondering if you know what happened to Mad Dog and Englishmen bike shop in Montecito. The space is empty...they moved out quite recently I think...?
I built the little building in the patio of 731 de la guerra for my juice bar and sandwich shop- “ the Yucatan Nectar Stand”
And my store “gone native” opened in the main building in 1980- we brought life to de la guerra plaza with music in the patio and events on the lawn! One love cat smith
I read the article from Restaurant Guy and I’m pretty sure he said the Kyle’s in Goleta by Smart and Final.
The carnitas are still on the menu, which is great to see. The new menu refresh is awesome, and also some of the faves remain. Best of both worlds.
Santa Barbara Public Library walkway: 40 E. Anapamu
I wish you good luck, but I think you will find that Santa Barbara will think your prices are too high. And so do I
Any update on the monstrosity behind the Mission?
I hear the same thing ALL the time
