Acme Hospitality reopens Santa Barbara restaurants
Several of Acme Hospitality’s restaurants in Santa Barbara have reopened. Acme Hospitality closed its establishments as the city shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now The Lark, Loquita, Pearl Social and Helena Avenue Bakery are all serving dine-in guests. Additionally, Lucky Penny is open for full service ordering and patio dining. Lucky Penny Read More →
SB County clears path for wine tasting rooms to reopen
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Tri-county vintners decry rules for reopening wine tasting rooms
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Dubroff: Radical changes necessary to recover from pandemic
With no sign of a quick return to health for retail and tourism, universities going virtual and signs of reshoring for manufacturers, some of the contours for a post-pandemic economy are beginning to emerge. The numbers are striking — even before the full impact of Nordstrom and others closing stores takes effect. Before the pandemic, Read More →
Tri-county businesses grapple with COVID-19 legal liability issues
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Tri-county chambers provide masks and resources for small businesses
The Goleta Chamber of Commerce wanted to support the city’s businesses as best it could in the middle of a pandemic. So the chamber gathered as many email addresses and phone numbers as it could get — even if the business wasn’t a part of the chamber — and worked to figure out how to Read More →
COVID-19 taking toll on Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County is being hit hard by COVID-19 on multiple fronts, but as with previous disasters, recovery is possible. It’s just going to take a while, and the recovery won’t be enough to save all of the businesses that have been affected. In a webinar on April 16, experts in several fields joined Peter Read More →
