December 5, 2023
The best gifts come from the heart—and from local independent shops. 3
December 2, 2023
This holiday season—and year-round, really—make an effort to support Santa Barbara's wonderful independent shops. I’ve done some advance work, but get out there and have a look for yourself! 2
December 10, 2022
To wrap up this year's Shop Local Gift Guide: a cornucopia of other highly giftable stuff. 3
June 20, 2020
Plus: The mania for Montecito real estate is creeping up past the $6 million level; William Laman sale; more info on Bird Island off the Goleta coast; campground update from the Los Padres Forest Association.
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Here's my honest response to that - I grew up in the Bay Area, and the Rusty's equivalent up there is Round Table. As a… — SkyG
Franny's!!! I can still taste every morsel. I ended my last meal there with an Amaro tasting. Thanks for the reminder. — Elizabethe
Surely the photo helped explain which one. — Erik Torkells
Odd headline since there are 3 CVS stores on State Sreet. It seems like most headlines these days are designed to be clickbait. — Pete
I’m getting a hint of “recent transplantism” to Santa Barbara in these comments lately. There’s a time and place for all types of pizza, be… — Ty
Agreed that food costs are high but unfortunately it’s a symptom of a broken model. That said, why hold food to a higher standard than… — Pc
I was anti Wexler's until I went to Wexler's. I had the BEC as well and it was the classic flavors but extremely elevated and… — Bryce
No. Everyone has his price, but mine is more than what I could get for a blog post. — Erik Torkells
Eric, did you get paid for promoting these 7 items? — WarrenB
Very sad the the MPC blew it on this one. This is a huge project and will affect the community forever. The once beloved Miramar… — C
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Here's my honest response to that - I grew up in the Bay Area, and the Rusty's equivalent up there is Round Table. As a… — SkyG
Franny's!!! I can still taste every morsel. I ended my last meal there with an Amaro tasting. Thanks for the reminder. — Elizabethe
Surely the photo helped explain which one. — Erik Torkells
Odd headline since there are 3 CVS stores on State Sreet. It seems like most headlines these days are designed to be clickbait. — Pete
I’m getting a hint of “recent transplantism” to Santa Barbara in these comments lately. There’s a time and place for all types of pizza, be… — Ty
Agreed that food costs are high but unfortunately it’s a symptom of a broken model. That said, why hold food to a higher standard than… — Pc
I was anti Wexler's until I went to Wexler's. I had the BEC as well and it was the classic flavors but extremely elevated and… — Bryce
No. Everyone has his price, but mine is more than what I could get for a blog post. — Erik Torkells
Eric, did you get paid for promoting these 7 items? — WarrenB
Very sad the the MPC blew it on this one. This is a huge project and will affect the community forever. The once beloved Miramar… — C