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.
Dubroff: With drought worries shelved, falling oil prices give region a break
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, December 19th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: With drought worries shelved, falling oil prices give region a break
On a drive throughout much of the Highway 101 corridor dodging rainstorms on Dec. 15, I learned a lot about how much the psychology of a return to normal weather is having on the region.
The Shopping Center Group makes West Coast retail play
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, December 19th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on The Shopping Center Group makes West Coast retail play
Atlanta-based retail real estate firm The Shopping Center Group recently opened its first West Coast office in Santa Barbara.
Lands Commission hears Venoco’s plan for Ellwood facility
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, December 12th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Lands Commission hears Venoco’s plan for Ellwood facility
Denver-based oil and gas producer Venoco, which has significant operations on the South Coast, is pushing to have its revised environmental impact report approved for the recommissioning of an old well at Haskell’s Beach.
An update from the Pacific Coast Business Times newsroom
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, December 12th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on An update from the Pacific Coast Business Times newsroom
We’ve quietly added some new faces to the Pacific Coast Business Times news team during the past few months.
$33M financing approved for Ventura apartment plan
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, December 12th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on $33M financing approved for Ventura apartment plan
CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team announced Dec. 9 that the firm secured a $33.1 million construction loan for Parklands Apartments, a 173-unit, high-end apartment development in Ventura.
Dubroff: Small Business Saturday adds up for Orcutt’s Mark Steller
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Columns, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: Small Business Saturday adds up for Orcutt’s Mark Steller
In a year where Black Friday disappointed the big boxes and Cyber Monday was not as strong as online giants might have liked, Mark Steller is happy about the smaller scale results that Small Business Saturday delivered for Orcutt’s Old Town Market. I first met Steller in August when he was our North Santa Barbara Read More →
