Paso wine country gets drought relief with early storms
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Paso wine country gets drought relief with early storms
The 6.5 inches of rain that have fallen in the Paso Robles area so far have done much to leach out an accumulation of salts in the root zones that has stressed the vines and lowered wine grape yields.
Arlington Village project moving ahead behind theater
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, January 9th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Arlington Village project moving ahead behind theater
Bruce Corwin, one of the longtime owners of the Arlington Theater and Metropolitan Theaters chain, is getting closer to seeing his Arlington Village apartment project take shape in downtown Santa Barbara. The first set of building plans has been submitted and groundbreaking is anticipated in three to four months, Scott Hopkins, an architect with RRM Read More →
New Year brings land-use updates, more changes on the way
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, January 9th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on New Year brings land-use updates, more changes on the way
A roundup of some of those bills that could affect development and other building activity in the Tri-Counties.
Dubroff: Commuter rail on the Central Coast may put bullet train on track
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, January 9th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: Commuter rail on the Central Coast may put bullet train on track
If high speed rail is going to become a reality for the Central Valley, the Central Coast should find a way to get its own rail program going.
High bar set for 2015 in tri-county CRE markets
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, January 2nd, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on High bar set for 2015 in tri-county CRE markets
With the chapter closed on 2014, real estate brokers in the Tri-Counties have some significant benchmarks to compete with in 2015.
Dubroff: With California in decent shape the good times will roll on into 2015
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, January 2nd, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: With California in decent shape the good times will roll on into 2015
Forecasting is a dangerous game, but from this writer’s perspective, the relative good times enjoyed by the Central Coast during the past year should continue into 2015.
Santa Barbara’s historic El Paseo is new wine destination
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, December 19th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Santa Barbara’s historic El Paseo is new wine destination
When Jamie Slone was looking to establish a tasting room in downtown Santa Barbara for his inaugural line of wines, he liked the cluster of three tasting spots at the city’s historic El Paseo complex and was looking to join them.
