December 14, 2020
Other recent news: Amazon's State Street office building sold for a hefty sum; a paean to Montecito; Indio Muerto Street was renamed; new fancified motel in Solvang; the tree of the month is the Brazilian pepper.
July 12, 2020
Other recent news: Edith Caldwell Abode has plans to close; county hospitals are at 50 percent capacity, and ICUs are at 56 percent; man threatened diners with what looked like a machine gun; Goleta Water District voted to raise rates; Amazon now offering online shopping for pickup at the Santa Barbara Whole Foods store.
July 6, 2020
Everytable, a chain that charges less in food deserts than in affluent areas, has chosen Santa Barbara for its first outpost outside of L.A. 1
June 10, 2020
There's a lot of good stuff coming our way: Two new harborfront restaurants, a Roman-style pizzeria, a patisserie, a spinoff of a popular L.A. restaurant, an Italian wine bar, and more. Plus: Opening dates for Bristol Farms and Sprouts supermarkets. 1
February 29, 2020
Plus: New Lotusland exhibit about founder Ganna Walska; oceanfront property sells for well under the initial ask; Amazon's State Street building is on the market for $38 million; you know you're in California when....
February 7, 2020
More food news: Sama Sama Kitchen's lunch menu; Mosaic Locale is now permanent; Mizza serving breakfast; new Turkish bakery/café; Pascucci relocating soon; Gioia opening on State Street; Mala Town in Isla Vista has closed.
January 7, 2020
Other local news: Cool new barber shop on De La Vina; Amazon opens State Street office for 250 Alexa engineers, with plans for 150 more; is Grover Beach becoming "young and hip"?; homeless people would prefer to store their property; public workshop about northern Santa Barbara County coastal trail study.
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The National Forests are overseen by the US Forest Service, which is under the auspices of the US Department of Agriculture, not the Department of… — Erik Torkells
Love the historical tidbit. Santa Barbara County is loaded with interesting history. — Donna
These rules are not enforceable. The Secretary of Interior ruled on this on 8/29/2019. Order number 3376. This dictates how the US Forest Service establishes… — DJT
jimboz! love that joint — kacy
Jimboz! — Michelle Trella
Jimboz on de la vina and alamar!!!! — Jon salontay
I recently moved here from NYC. One of the main reasons I loved Santa Barbara , aside from the beach, was the Funk Zone with… — beth finkelstein