May 11, 2025
Tag: Linden Square
Opening Date for the Linden Square Complex in Carpinteria
Plus: A winning makeover on Garden Street; changes to a busy block downtown; Mācher's Santa Ynez shop opens this week; Mad Dogs & Englishmen is returning to Montecito; another outpost of the Well; upper De La Vina Street to be one-way during bridge replacement; "special parties" in the works at the Magic Castle Cabaret; a better look at the Hilton Santa Barbara's proposed expansion. 22
May 7, 2025
Opening Date for Tina’s Pizza, the Bettina Spinoff in Carpinteria
More food news: Rozzi Pizza soft-opens this week in West Beach; Blaze Pizza has closed; profile of Marley Confections; the Starbucks on Milpas has opened; the forecast changed for Little Mountain; update on Hotel El Roblar and new restaurants coming to Ojai. 15
March 26, 2025
The Ellwood Has Launched Lunch Service
More food news: Cutler's Distillery & Public House is now open for dinner; update on Carpinteria's Linden Square complex; clarity on the changes at Dutch Garden; Outstanding in the Field is hosting a dinner on Stearns Wharf; chef Dom Crisp of the forthcoming Dom's Taverna to cook at a dinner in Oregon; are there local low-alcohol IPAs? 18
January 19, 2025
The 31 Restaurants Expected to Open in Coming Months
On the menu this year: A pair of bagel shops; Aperitivo's spinoff; two establishments from chef Thomas Keller; beachside dining in Goleta; creative sandwiches; an outpost of Nobu; exciting additions to the Upper Village; major additions to Carpinteria and Ojai; and much more. 24
January 2, 2025
The Ellwood Is Finally Set to Open at Goleta Beach Park
Get a first look at the dinner menu. More food news: Breakwater Restaurant will undergo a revamp; changes at Village Cheese & Wine, now Montecito Gourmet; tentative opening date for Carpinteria's Linden Square; Jeannine's on upper State Street is temporarily closed; profiles of Santa Playa Mariscos and La Cantina; suggestions for a kids' birthday dinner? 45
October 16, 2024
Starbucks Is Coming to Milpas Street
More food news: Green Table to close; the name of the Basque restaurant opening in the former Trattoria Vittoria space; Chase Restaurant is recovering from a fire; The Gathering Table now serves brunch; update on the big Carpinteria multi-tenant development, including Bettina's offshoot; the Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival; St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church's annual sale of Greek food to go; Tutu’s Tortilla Chips, available at The Eddy. 3
October 13, 2024
A Chocolate Shop Is Opening in Montecito
More food news: Caruso’s introduced an à la carte lounge menu; Nobu is officially confirmed; Satellite returned to full table service; the Harbor Restaurant is now serving lunch; SloDoCo donut shop opened; cannabis shops may be able to sell food and beverages; Paradise pie update; Soul Bites gets a reprieve; Farm Cart Organics shut down its "farm box" service; Cultured Abalone Farm tours; new tasting room specializing in sparkling wine and wooden jigsaw puzzles. 8
















Recent Comments
They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A
Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR
The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR
Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK
It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah
Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM
My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG
I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW
For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells
The state is going to force housing on communities that don't plan for it. Carpinteria can either shape what gets built here or wait for… — BrR