August 10, 2025
Tag: Valley Crest Farms
New Boutiques in the Funk Zone and on Coast Village Road
Plus: Carpinteria cannabis plant seeks approval to operate 24-7; Planned Parenthood's annual book sale; documentary in the works about the MV Conception fire; update on the San Ysidro Ranch‘s botanical garden; should police departments be identifying suspects? 1
March 20, 2025
Longstanding Carpinteria Surf Shop to Close
Other recent news: Santa Barbara considers disincentivizing landlords to renovate; teacher layoffs by the Santa Barbara Unified School District; county to increase oversight of battery storage systems; "Restraining Order Violation" in Montecito; more studies of noise impacts of space launches; cannabis farms required to install carbon scrubbers; lawsuit by residents affected by cannabis stench granted class-action status; cannabis farm goes bankrupt. 3
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You might like to look at the article in the New York Times to see about how Patrick Nesbitt has made his money. It’s in… — Enna
Same experience for us. Unfortunately. The waitstaff/servers are lovely and hopeful. But in reality nothing much has changed. — Sarah
The Biltmore...forever under change (like State Street)...Warner either has terrible design consultants or none at all. I suppose with his F you money he just… — Cee Oh
Couldn't agree more about the Knock. Went there just to see what it was like and was greeted with mediocre food, slow service, and pricey… — SusanA
Love love Monte's! — JJ
The Valley Project in the SB Funk Zone. Delicious wines, always helpful staff, and fun graphics letting us know where those amazing grapes come from. — David Ashfield
I love this list thank you! As a 'visual' person with the inability to drive down State St., (having to find parking behind shops, etc.… — TS