SBMA gets $1.1M gift from Schlosser family
By Staff Report / Monday, May 21st, 2012 / Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on SBMA gets $1.1M gift from Schlosser family
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art said May 21 that it has received a $1.1 million gift pledge from the Schlosser Family Trust to fund the organization’s education programs. The gift will be given over 10 years, the nonprofit museum said. Nancy Schlosser, a member of the museum’s Legacy Society, established a Charitable Lead Trust Read More →
Foxen Winery’s bottom-line strategy: Let the sun shine
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, May 18th, 2012 / Columns, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Foxen Winery’s bottom-line strategy: Let the sun shine
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Building on Buffet’s $2B Topaz Solar Farm heats up
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 18th, 2012 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Building on Buffet’s $2B Topaz Solar Farm heats up
First Solar and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Solar have started major construction on a 550-megawatt photovoltaic solar project on northern San Luis Obispo County’s Carrizo Plain. The $2 billion Topaz Solar Farms hopes to be the largest solar-electric plant in the world. The developers said the project will create about 400 construction jobs over the next Read More →
Ergomotion pens year’s largest lease in Santa Barbara
By Staff Report / Monday, May 14th, 2012 / Latest news, Real Estate / 1 Comment
Ergomotion, a company that makes adjustable bed bases, has signed the largest commercial lease in Santa Barbara so far this year. Year-to-date, the 9,656-square-foot lease at 203 Chapala St. is the largest in Santa Barbara in terms of square footage, according to Hayes Commercial Group. The commercial real estate firm brokered both sides of the Read More →
$152M courthouse could be scrapped for renovation option
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 11th, 2012 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on $152M courthouse could be scrapped for renovation option
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The digital dotted line: RightSignature takes John Hancock online
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 4th, 2012 / Features, Technology / 2 Comments
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Blue Owl goes from late-night to daytime gourmet grub
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 4th, 2012 / Columns, Restaurants / Comments Off on Blue Owl goes from late-night to daytime gourmet grub
When chef Cindy Black realized that late-night foodies and bar-hoppers faced a dearth in downtown Santa Barbara, she quit her job and used her last paycheck to open her own eatery. A year and a half later, Black has taken on the challenge of opening a daytime sister restaurant to The Blue Owl, a lower Read More →