August 26, 2024
Tag: 428 Chapala Street
The Bottle Shop Property Did Indeed Change Hands
Plus: Inside the new Emily Joubert shop in the Montecito Country Mart; first look at a 33-unit complex on lower Chapala Street; work to start soon on upper San Ysidro Trail; Merchant Ivory documentary; W. Mountain Drive has reopened; the Jewish Federation‘s renovation is complete; answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" 2
August 18, 2024
Maison K Is Looking for a New Home
Plus: A moss store is opening on State Street; Leon Bridges to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Jake & Jones/Ali Golden warehouse sale; apartment complexes proposed for Chapala Street and Anacapa Street; the Harmonic Egg at Alfarah Self Care; signs of life at Sonoma Fit. 15
December 7, 2022
New Restaurant Confirmed in Montecito’s Upper Village
More food news: Caruso's was awarded a Michelin star; the Dutch Garden's lunch menu; Rori's Artisanal Creamery is celebrating its 10th anniversary with free scoops of a special flavor; Cold Stone Creamery has closed; Peasants Deli is opening an arcade annex; the Ballard Inn has halted dinner service; Organic Soup Kitchen's Holiday SouperMarket and Soup Tasting Party. 2
September 30, 2021
The Central Coast Finally Gets Some Michelin Stars
More food news: Oat Bakery will be closed for a bit next week; the Rustic Canyon folks are opening a restaurant/bakery in Ojai with Kate's Breads; Healthy Warrior meal-prep service taking over former restaurant space on Chapala; winery opening in the Public Market; Foley Food & Wine Society debuted at the Hotel Californian. 1
September 27, 2021
Three Santa Barbara Restaurants Were Awarded Michelin’s Bib Gourmand
More food news: The county extended its parklet provision for another two years; a new sake-and-grapefruit spritz born in Montecito; a profile of the Good Plow; activity at a former restaurant space on Chapala; the Santa Barbara Lobster Fest is coming up. 1
November 18, 2019
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They’re horrible! I’m in the Barker Pass area, and most of us have finally put it together after years of being told there are no… — Lauren
We have chiggers in Mission Canyon. Notably their bites last at least two weeks, and are very itchy and blister-like. A real joy. — anonymous from mission canyon
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I've heard these insects identified as no-see-ums (not the scientific name lol). I've been plagued by their bites in the past, symptoms developing following a… — Victoria
Interesting. I’d never heard of these before. I would like to point out though, that another possibility is chiggers. We do have them here in… — Lauren