December 12, 2024
Tag: Vons
The Rosewood Miramar Beach Expansion May Officially Proceed
Other recent news: Low monarch butterfly turnout at Ellwood Mesa; 24 Hour Fitness closing date; changes in store for Santa Ynez Valley farms and vineyards; Carpinteria harbor seal rookery may be off-limits for three years; judge admonished by state commission; Gaviota Coast Conservancy acquires Rancho Tajiguas property; fish farming under consideration in Santa Barbara Channel; Vons store spared now that the Albertsons/Kroger deal is off; potential pool designs at Carpinteria High School. 6
July 11, 2024
The Vons Store in Turnpike Center Might Close
Other recent news: An update on the Lake Fire; the Ukrainian corner in San Roque; how SpaceX gets its way with government agencies; Parma Park's new trails; the county Planning Commission finally insisted on carbon scrubbers; the wildlife crossing under construction in Agoura Hills. 3
September 17, 2023
Tyger Tyger Is Closing Today
More food news: Frozen Bettina pizza is now available through Kitchenette; peeking through the windows of the Ellwood, Turnpike Center cantina, Silvers Omakase, and Shalhoob's in Noleta; Hollister Brewing Company is closing; L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele wants to add sidewalk seating; Pavilions signage up at the former Vons in Montecito. 38
June 25, 2023
Bibi Ji Is Moving Farther Up State Street
More food news: Stella Mare's lease has been extended; the menu at Beast Taqueria inside M. Special; Organic Soup Kitchen's new location; revamped checkout area at the Montecito Vons; Refugio Ranch Vineyards is working on a farmstand and marketplace in Los Olivos. 8
November 6, 2022
A Huge Probation Office Is Proposed for Downtown
Plus: An itty-bitty hotel in the Funk Zone; Leadbetter Beach restroom to get refurbished; a survey about the State Street Promenade; the makeover of the Vons Montecito is said to finally be on; Alameda Park gazebo renovation; new show at My Pet Ram gallery. 1
July 29, 2022
July 25, 2022
July 21, 2022
The State Street Axe Club Is Opening Soon
Plus: Jenni Kayne Home's Montecito shop is open; an intriguing new business called Palma; Santa Barbara's luxury car scene takes a hit; Nine Inch Nails and Trey Anastasio Band to play here; dates for the Santa Barbara Studio Artists' Open Studios Tour; any word on the conversion of Montecito's Vons into a Pavilions? 4
March 25, 2022
March 15, 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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Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
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