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By Robert Shutt / Friday, November 3rd, 2017 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Restaurants lease space at Coast Village Plaza
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By Staff Report / Monday, July 10th, 2017 / Latest news / Comments Off on Fires burn more than 40,000 acres in Santa Barbara, SLO counties
Three fires had burned more than 40,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties by June 10, triggering air quality warnings and shutting down major traffic arteries. Smoke from the Alamo fire, which had burned nearly 29,000 acres near the Twitchell Reservoir and was 15 percent contained as of 1:35 p.m., drifted into Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, April 14th, 2017 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Tourism / Comments Off on New Alisal resort manager at home on the ranch
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, December 23rd, 2016 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Legislators should help manufacturing rebound
While the South Coast is reveling in its waterfront makeover, tri-county tourism is getting stronger and economists are heralding a boom in craft spirits, the manufacturing core of the region is looking more and more hollowed-out. Large sections of Simi Valley and west Ventura County and North Santa Barbara County are losing head-of-household jobs. San Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 / Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Montecito Bank & Trust net income down but loan, deposit growth strong
Santa Barbara-based Montecito Bank & Trust reported $10.9 million of net income in the third quarter, down from $12.2 million over the same period last year, but had strong loan and deposit growth. In 2016, MB&T discontinued reversals of excess loan loss reserves to support loan growth, which is reflected in the reduced year-to-date net Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, February 19th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Artisan winemakers star at Solvang Garagiste Festival
The winemakers who gathered to pour at the Garagiste Festival in Solvang on Feb. 13-14 are mostly unknown in the marketplace, have limited equipment of their own and produce in such small quantities that financially, as one artisan told me, “it’s not for the faint of heart, to put it mildly.” This is the world Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, November 20th, 2015 / Central Coast, Columns, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on ’Tis the season to stock up on tri-county wines
It’s the most wonderful time of year for wine sales. Wineries I contacted in the region reported that November and December and the last quarter of the year are typically their strongest sales months as consumers stock up for holiday gatherings and select gifts. Customers will often spend more on a bottle this time of Read More →
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