In a sharp turnaround for its legendary CEO’s view of California real estate, Berkshire Hathaway has put its name on the former Prudential California Real Estate operations on the Central Coast. The change became official Oct. 1 when the first Berkshire Hathaway signs were unveiled at a private home in Montecito that carries a $16.9 Read More →
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute in Santa Barbara has received a $2.25 million federal grant for diabetes research. The three-year funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is for Sansum to continue its work on diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research. Sansum’s research focuses specifically on Type 1 diabetes and the creation Read More →
Summerland-based FindTheBest.com is fighting back against a patent troll with a $1 million commitment from its founder to defend itself and a lawsuit of its own alleging racketeering by the troll. FindTheBest operates a network of sites that compile and synthesize publicly available data to help consumers find the best of anything according to their Read More →
By Editorial Board / Friday, September 27th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Done right, Clark Estate could be major attraction
A settlement reached in New York has created a path to a more certain future for Santa Barbara’s famed Clark Estate, a mansion near East Beach that could be the next cultural attraction for the region.
The late Julia Child’s charitable foundation is suing cookware retailer Williams-Sonoma over allegedly misappropriating the cooking legend’s name to drive traffic to its stores. Child, whose television shows and books inspired millions to try their hand at crafting French cuisine at home, founded the Montecito-based Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts in Read More →
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