The first thing you would likely notice upon entering the new, expanded Ojai Vineyard tasting room in downtown Ojai is an impressive wine library in a cooled, glass-fronted space that dominates the rear wall.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 13th, 2014 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Mid-year newsroom update: New faces, new look and our 15th
With 2014 nearly at the half-way mark, I thought it would be a good time for a mid-year report from the Business Times newsroom. First, I’d like to introduce Elijah Brumback, who joined our news team as a staff writer on June 2. Brumback previously worked for MiBiz, a bi-monthly business magazine based in Grand Read More →
Kelly Brown is the first to admit that he let the success of his restaurant empire cloud his judgement. As a free-spirited young chef, Brown lived on a boat in the Santa Barbara harbor so that he could build equity to start his own business. Twenty-one years ago, he launched Natural Café in Santa Barbara, hoping to offer a laidback sit-down restaurant focused on affordable, unpretentious and health-conscious food.
There are signs that the takeover wave that’s engulfed many sectors, notably pharmaceuticals and high-tech, may soon wash up on the beaches of the Tri-Counties.