April 6, 2025
Tag: La Cumbre Plaza
Nashville-Style Hot Chicken Restaurant Opening on State Street
More food news: Mendocino Farms chain coming to La Cumbre Plaza; the Godmothers bookstore's café has scaled back its ambitions; Haas's Fine Ice Cream profile; new Thai restaurant taking the place of a closed one; expanded hours at the Dutch Garden; dinner at Tyler x Lieu Dit; what's up with Louie's California Bistro? 3
January 16, 2025
The County Is Finally Doing Something About the Cannabis Stench
Other recent news: Did Ty Warner destroy this artwork?; the stone pines of E. Anapamu get a reprieve; Biltmore to install butterfly-shaped swim rafts; Macy's at La Cumbre Plaza survived the first round of store closures; Santa Barbara may raise bus fares; out-of-control minivan on Stearns Wharf. 16
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March 12, 2022
Cannabis Revenue Is Projected to Be 33 Percent Less Than Forecast
Other recent news: Santa Barbara looks at raising parking rates; cruise ships are expected to return this month; judge rules against Randall Road Debris Basin holdout; board of supervisors voted to nix ExxonMobil's trucking plan; Cottage Hospital's emergency room is getting renovated; possible name change for the Music Academy of the West; fires banned in the Santa Barbara front country; the Rite Aid on State Street has closed; Republican candidate for state assembly; what life is like for a Montecito real estate agent. 1
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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