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Apartment building revival, home starts put Santa Maria on the map

By   /  Friday, April 17th, 2015  /  Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Apartment building revival, home starts put Santa Maria on the map

The UCSB Economic Forecast Project will focus on housing and residential construction when it holds its annual forecast summit on May 8 at the Radisson Santa Maria on Skyway Drive.

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Vintners measure ‘soul’ of their wine with phenolics testing

By   /  Friday, April 17th, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture  /  Comments Off on Vintners measure ‘soul’ of their wine with phenolics testing

They are analyzing phenolic levels in robust red wines like cabernet sauvignon and syrah to help them make more reliable decisions on when to separate the juice from skins and stems, and how to blend to achieve consistent structure in successive vintages.

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Botanic Gardens leads push to use less thirsty plants

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Even traditional nurseries, which tend to suffer during droughts, are expanding their native and drought-tolerant offerings.

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Dubroff: Rick Caruso gets his moment and Miramar gets the green light

By   /  Friday, April 17th, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Real Estate, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: Rick Caruso gets his moment and Miramar gets the green light

It’s worth noting that Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Business Times, written slightly more than 15 years ago, featured a story about the first plans for reconstructing the Miramar.

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Cancer foundation launches fund, enlists Amgen

By   /  Friday, April 17th, 2015  /  Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Cancer foundation launches fund, enlists Amgen

The roots of the Kids’ Cancer Research Foundation in San Luis Obispo go back more than a decade ago to a diagnosis that changed the life of Frank Kalman, the organization’s founder.

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Housing conference spotlights worsening market for buyers

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There are plenty of reasons why the South Coast housing market continues to have such high barriers to entry, and probably always will.

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New funding models will test South Coast housing market

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Even though it took nearly a decade to complete, Cottage Health System’s Bella Riviera still one of the few examples of employer-developed housing on the South Coast. And it’s a model that’s helped clear a path for others trying to fill a gap in one of the nation’s least affordable housing markets.