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 | Friday, May 29th, 2015

								
Cry grows to stop new oil production in Santa Barbara County

								Energy, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top 25 lists								
The Refugio oil spill cleanup will keep area beaches closed at least until June 4, the number of wildlife affected continues to grow, Canada de Alegria to Coal Oil Point fisheries are off limits and a geyser of negative national media attention has tarnished the region’s pristine reputation. The spill, which was the result of Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, May 29th, 2015

								
Third Window Brewing taking shape at new SB development

								Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories								
Kris Parker, grandson of the late Fess Parker, is working to open Santa Barbara’s newest brewery operation. With the help of a few friends, family members and business partners, Parker is bringing Third Window Brewing to the new commercial development known as The Mill at the corner of Laguna and Haley streets. He’ll be joined Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, May 22nd, 2015

								
New ownership abruptly closes 70 Coco’s and Carrows restaurants, lays off staff

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  It happened almost overnight. More than 70 Coco’s Bakery Restaurants and Carrows Restaurants were shut down in the span of a few days in early April, including nearly every location in the Tri-Counties. Food Management Partners, the San Antonio-based firm that bought the chains in late March, closed the doors on many locations so Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, May 22nd, 2015

								
Tri-Counties fertile ground for shopping center deals

								Real Estate								
Shopping centers continue to be a hot commodity on the South Coast as retail developments renovate and reposition with new tenants. Following the trend, Santa Barbara-based real estate firm Investec recently purchased the Village at Newbury Park, a power center  at 1015-1025 Broadbeck Drive in Thousand Oaks. The deal adds to Investec’s growing portfolio of Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, May 22nd, 2015

								
Craft brewing’s steady rise: StartupSB panel forecasts growth for boutique labels

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  Firestone Walker Brewing Co.’s flagship beer, 805, is the best thing that ever happened to Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., according to Jaime Deitenhofer, founder of the growing Buellton-based label. The adoption of 805 by traditional macro-beer drinkers as their go-to adult beverage has given Fig Mountain and other startup craft breweries in the region Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, May 22nd, 2015

								
Oil firm floundering amid depressed price environment

								Energy, Latest news								
North American Oil & Gas Corp., a small-time oil and gas company based in Ventura, is barely staying afloat. Since the company’s formation in 2010, NAMG hasn’t produced any revenue and sold it’s only drilled well to a Colorado-based company for a 0.5 percent royalty of any commercial production. However, according to the company’s recent Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, May 15th, 2015

								
Bureaucrats move in to locale where winery irked neighbors

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The Department of General Services, business manager for the state on the Central Coast, will consolidate a handful of offices into a renovated warehouse just outside of downtown San Luis Obispo. DGS recently signed a $15.4 million, 15-year lease for the former home of The Workshop Urban Wine Collective, a custom crush winery operation at Read More →