Savor nears break-even with record ticket sales
The third annual Savor the Central Coast posted record numbers for attendance and revenue. The food and wine event is presented by the San Luis Obispo County Visitors and Conference Bureau and Sunset magazine. It hosted nearly 10,000 guests at the Santa Margarita Ranch over the four days between Sept. 27 and Sept. 30, reflecting Read More →
RiverPark theaters spark $8M dispute
The dissolution of California’s redevelopment agencies has left the developers of RiverPark in Oxnard wondering where to send an $8 million check. In a lawsuit filed Nov. 26, Ventura County Superior Court, the project’s developer, Shea Properties, allege that a dispute has broken out over $8 million they promised to pay in a deal to Read More →
Simi Valley mall could be overhauled in 2014
The new owners of the financially troubled Simi Valley Town Center shopping mall have gone through more than 50 drafts of plans to revitalize the property and are moving close to announcing their strategy. That was the word from Brian Gabler, Simi Valley’s director of economic development, who spoke at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast Read More →
New CEO as Natural History museum turns 100
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Amgen Tour to hit Santa Barbara, Avila Beach
[Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information.] The Amgen Tour of California will return to Santa Barbara and visit Avila Beach for the first time ever when the Tri-Counties hosts the end of Stage 4 and all of Stage 5 for the eight-year-old road cycle racing event next year. AEG, presenter of Read More →
RingRevenue dials up $3.25M in funding
Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue has raised $3.25 million in fresh venture capital in a round led by investors GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners, bringing its total funding to date to more than $10 million. The company, founded in 2007, initially built a technology platform to let digital advertisers track sales calls the way they track Read More →
