New managers of the Paseo Nuevo Shops & Restaurants in downtown Santa Barbara plan to renovate the open-air shopping center. El Segundo-based Pacific Retail Capital Partners and New York-based Silverpeak Real Estate Partners announced on Oct. 29 a joint venture with Paseo’s owner, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Los Angeles-based BMW Realty Advisors, led by co-founder Read More →
By Staff Report / Monday, October 12th, 2015 / Latest news, Tourism / Comments Off on Cochran resigns from Bacara Resort & Spa in Goleta
Kathleen Cochran is resigning her position at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Goleta. The general manager is leaving the coastal hotel after more than four years at the helm for family reasons. Shashi Poudyal, who previously headed the Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, is Bacara’s new general manager. “It was probably one of Read More →
The Goodland Hotel in Goleta was sold to KHP Capital Partners for $40.9 million in September, property records show. The 158-room lodge was developed by Makar Properties, a privately owned real estate development company based in Newport Beach. Makar acquired the former Holiday Inn in June 2013 for $24 million and opened as The Goodland in Read More →
Synergy convinced David Potter to locate his second Santa Barbara wine venture at The Mill, a newly renovated 1904 building that has been converted into an artisan marketplace. Since 2007, Potter has owned Municipal Winemakers, whose no-frills tasting room in the city’s Funk Zone offers his everyday-priced wines. His new brand, named Potek after Read More →
Even though Plains All American Pipeline underestimated the extent of the Refugio oil spill, Santa Barbara businesses and residents are feeling less of a sting than expected since the rupture fouled the Gaviota coastline and its wildlife about three months ago. Plains, the Houston-based oil company responsible for the spill, said in a quarterly Read More →
As peer-to-peer rental services like Airbnb grow, cities throughout the tri-county region have struggled to adjust to the increasingly popular trend. Just as Netflix revolutionized TV and Uber changed transportation, home-sharing sites like Airbnb are transforming the tourism industry. Travelers can stay longer and spend more money because of cheaper lodging options. Businesses get more Read More →
The city of Santa Barbara is looking to add some legal muscle as battle lines are drawn against its behemoth foe, Plains All American Pipeline. City Attorney Ariel Calonne, in a statement released July 16, is recommending that the Santa Barbara City Council retain special legal counsel to assist as co-counsel in preparing and pursuing Read More →
