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By Dana Olsen / Friday, February 24th, 2012 / Columns, Tourism / Comments Off on Film industry is a star-studded boost for Santa Barbara hotels
For hotels in Santa Barbara, the annual film festival starts the year off with a kick.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 17th, 2012 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Chip company launches cell spinoff in Santa Barbara
A new life sciences company could help researchers sort out cells better and faster, a potential breakthrough in the treatment of cancer, diabetes and stroke. Santa Barbara-based Owl Biomedical was founded last year and has raised about $6 million in capital so far. It is being headed by John Foster, the founder and former chief Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, February 10th, 2012 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / 1 Comment
A year after 35 State Street Hotel Partners took over the long-dormant La Entrada project on the waterfront end of Santa Barbara’s State Street, plans to jolt the hotel back to life are right on schedule. The hotel partnership, led by Michael Rosenfeld of Los Angeles-based investment and development company Next Century Associates, bought the Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, February 10th, 2012 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Bonbon boom: Chocolate retailers expect sweetest Feb. 14 in a decade
It’s a sweet year to be a chocolate shop in the Tri-Counties.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 10th, 2012 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Schneider’s tax will take a big toll
Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider has chosen a stick-and-stick approach to filling a budget shortfall and reforming public pensions.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 3rd, 2012 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on End of redevelopment challenges cities to focus on new ways to grow
The sudden demise of California’s redevelopment agencies continues to send shock waves across the Tri-Counties.
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