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Santa Barbara Independent
Taste of the Vine Raises More Than $500k for Diabetes Research
It was an evening of celebration, inspiration, and heartfelt moments at the 18th Annual Taste of the Vine, the premier fundraising event benefiting Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI). Held at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum on Saturday, August 29, the gathering brought together leading wineries, community members, supporters, and individuals and families whose lives have been affected by diabetes.
BevNET.com
Montecito's Favorite Can Gets a New Color
Ysidro Sake Spritz that turned a single can into a local fixture just gave fans what they've been asking for since 2021. Ysidro has just launched Cara Cara Orange, its first new flavor since the brand's founding, with the goal to solidify their standing in the elevated ready-to-drink industry. Ysidro...
Coastal View
Culinary Crawl dishes up local flavor
Carpinteria diners will have a chance to eat their way through town this month as the Carpinteria Community Association brings back its Culinary Crawl, an evening designed to showcase local restaurants and businesses while raising money for local high school students. The Culinary Crawl returns Thursday, Sept. 17, from 4:30...
Santa Barbara Independent
Bye-Bye to Bibi Ji
After more than eight years of exciting Santa Barbara diners with contemporary Indian cuisine and a deep catalogue of natural wines, Bibi Ji quietly closed its doors last week. The restaurant’s owners, Alejandro and Charlotte Medina, are in negotiations to transfer their lease on the 1200 block of State Street — where they moved in 2024 after renovating an old McDonald’s — to an altogether different eatery.
cluecho.com
Erewhon Opens In Thousand Oaks, First In Ventura County
Erewhon, a high-end grocery store chain based in Los Angeles, opened its first Ventura County location in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday, Aug. 26, marking the company’s 14th storefront. Located about five miles from California Lutheran University’s Thousand Oaks campus, hundreds of visitors arrived Wednesday morning to shop at the...
SFGate
In Santa Barbara, the Newest Food Sensation Is a $5 Slice of NY-Style Pizza
Santa Barbara Independent
Domingo’s Café Has been a Community Favorite Since 1986
Domingo’s Café is a multi-generational, family-run small business thriving in Old Town Goleta for 26 years, and going back even further in other Santa Barbara locations. Forty years back, in fact. Domingo Sifuentez started the business in 1986 and, along with his family and dedicated staff, has continued to serve the greater Santa Barbara community in more ways than one.
News Channel 312
Santa Barbara Restaurants Turn Menu Items Into Hunger Relief
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Restaurants across the area are participating in Dine Out for Hunger, a month-long campaign benefiting the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County during Hunger Action Month. Helena Avenue Bakery and Bouchon are among the participating businesses. Bouchon is donating $2 from select dishes ordered during the campaign. Bouchon owner Mitchell Sjerven The post Santa Barbara Restaurants Turn Menu Items Into Hunger Relief appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
Santa Barbara Independent
The Mullet’s Magic Mix of Character Cocktails, Vinyl Vibes, and Business Smarts
The Mullet — Santa Barbara’s new vinyl bar in the Funk Zonk behind Lama Dog Tap Room — takes its name from the controversial hairdo of hockey players, hicks, and hipsters, whose greatest tagline is “business in the front, party in the back.” Whether you love the style, hate it, or just plain tolerate it, the mullet lends itself to great imagery — perfect for logos, stickers, and drink coasters — and, it turns out, quite a cocktail menu.
SFGate
In Santa Barbara, the Newest Food Sensation Is a $5 Slice of NY-Style Pizza
SFGate
cityofgoleta.org
Residents Gather for Iced Coffee and Great Conversation
A summer “Iced Coffee and Community” event drew a great turnout of about 50 people to the Rinkside Café patio this past Saturday, August 29, 2026. With the warm weather, the cold coffee option was a popular choice, especially served alongside snow cone cups filled with doughnut holes. Thanks to Ice in Paradise Skating Rink for being generous hosts for the City’s 3rd Coffee and Community event of the year, this time in District 4 with Councilmember Stuart Kasdin and Mayor Paula Perotte. Also in attendance were Santa Barbara County 3rd District Supervisor Joan Hartmann, Santa Barbara Airport Director Chris Hastert, Goleta’s Chief of Police Services Lt. Jarrett Morris, City Manager Robert Nisbet, Assistant City Manager Jaime Valdez and Planning and Environmental Review Director Peter Imhof.
chilichili.net
Domingo’s Café Has been a Community Favorite Since 1986
Domingo’s Café is a multi-generational, family-run small business thriving in Old Town Goleta for 26 years, and going back even further in other Santa Barbara locations. Forty years back, in fact. Domingo Sifuentez started the business in 1986 and, along with his family and dedicated staff, has continued to serve the greater Santa Barbara community in more ways than one.
everafterinthewoods.com
Why California Families Are Seeking Out This Wallet-Friendly Grocery Store
What if your grocery bill could come down without making dinner feel like a downgrade? In California, where stretching a household budget can take some creativity, families are paying close attention to the stores that make everyday shopping a little easier. One grocery chain has built a particularly loyal following...
travelmag.com
Walk Into This Solvang Bakery And Danish Pastries Fill Every Shelf Before Noon
Some mornings you stumble onto a place that smells so good you almost forget where you parked. Tucked inside a windmill-dotted village in California, this little bakeshop fills its glass cases with buttery treats hours before lunch, and by mid-morning the line practically curls out the door. I came expecting...
whatnow.com
High-End Grocery Store to Make Ventura County Debut in Thousand Oaks
Erewhon is opening a new store in Thousand Oaks this month. The opening marks the retailer’s debut in Ventura County. The store will offer an exclusive offering to celebrate the opening. Erewhon Is Opening Its Newest Store in Thousand Oaks. Erewhon, a high-end organic grocery and wellness retailer, is...