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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Columns, Latest news / Comments Off on In memoriam: Former Westmont President David Winter
I got to know David Winter shortly after the Business Times had begun production in the spring of 2000. We had hired a recent Westmont graduate, Laura Polland, who turned out to be a terrific writer and our founding technology editor. And we’d been encouraged to reach out to Westmont by Ed Birch, who was Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on High-end grocers consider leasing downtown Santa Barbara space
Several high-end specialty grocers are interested in a 3-acre lot in downtown Santa Barbara. The space at 301 E. Yanonali St., where StoneYard Building Materials currently operates, is available for lease, Pamela Scott told the Business Times. Scott is an agent at the Santa Barbara-based commercial real estate company Lee & Associates. The proposed project Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 14th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Mine mishap shows EPA stewardship inadequate
Just when you think environmental stewardship can’t get any worse … it gets worse. About three months ago, the Central Coast witnessed its worst environmental disaster in decades when Plains All American Pipeline leaked more than 140,000 gallons of oil onto the Refugio Beach area. About a fourth of that ended up in the ocean, Read More →
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, July 31st, 2015 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Oriental rug store may be razed for 4-story mixed-use project
The owners of Aga John Oriental Rugs want to demolish the company’s Santa Barbara retail store to make way for a new four-story mixed-use development. Located at 15 S. Hope St., just across from the La Cumbre Mall, the property was purchase by Aga John in 2005 from Wye Road Properties for $4.1 million. The Read More →
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 5th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on High-end hotelier Rosewood will run Caruso’s Miramar resort
With luxury resort operator Rosewood Hotels & Resorts signed on to run the Miramar resort and a large construction loan secured, some of the final pieces of the nearly decade-long puzzle are falling into place. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed when the deal was announced on June 3. But talks between the two firms Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, May 29th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Tourism outlook bright; tri-county revenue rising
As the tri-county region has emerged from the Great Recession, travel and tourism loom larger and larger on the economic landscape, with Memorial Day as the traditional kick off to the region’s peak season. In San Luis Obispo County, rebounding travel and tourism, plus the burgeoning solar industry, are key drivers of new jobs. Visit Read More →
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