February 2, 2025
Tag: Birnam Wood Golf Club
A “Pickleball Social Club” From the Founder of Crushcakes
Plus: New nail salon coming to San Roque; big sale from local shops and brands; slate of improvements at Birnam Wood Golf Club; question about how property taxes are allocated to schools; "book bench" to be installed on the Eastside; testing a street vacuum on State Street. 11
April 23, 2024
Big Price Cut for the “Floating Home” at the Harbor
Plus: Xanadu Skate Boutique is having a moving sale; the new mural at Gutierrez and Chapala; the Highway 217 onramp at Sandspit Road will be closed for at least another year; vintage clothing shop opening on State Street; 21-unit apartment complex proposed for Hollister Avenue; more on the improvements at Birnam Wood Golf Club; where Eye of the Day is moving to; paid parking at a vacant lot on W. De La Guerra Street. 2
April 15, 2024
June 20, 2022
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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I graduated from Brooks Institute in 1965, married a lovely native of Montecito and adopted Santa Barbara as my home, not where I was born,… — Max Schnorf
I love Little Mountain and have been three times. The rice is $12 not $17 and it's swimming in butter not oil and everyone whose… — Leslie Westbrook
Le Petit Valentien -- maybe not classic French, but pretty close and great prices and great chef Robert. (and Ethiopian on the weekends!) — Leslie Westbrook
The property has building violations on, and the property was held by a bank that wanted out after foreclosing on the previous owner. — Paul
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I tried Little Mountain. Beautiful space and decor. But the menu, portions, and prices are ridiculous even for Montecito. $8 for cold bread (3 small… — Foodie
What I want to know is, why is it that Santa Barbara abounds in Italian places, yet no place really exists for classic French cuisine,… — Drew Hart
Montecito restaurateurs need to learn that not all diners are billionaires and, and that inflated pricing does not work. The successful spots all have a… — Rob
Like the old Paradise Cafe! — Jimmy
Completely Agree. A lawyer opening up a flashy restaurant and expecting the city to compensate him for not knowing what he is doing ? This… — Zeeann