Retail wine sales soar but wineries still suffer revenue slump
Tri-county wine tasting rooms and restaurants likely won’t reopen to visitors soon, but consumers are still buying and drinking wine. The Nielsen Co. reported that wine sales at grocery and drug stores soared 27 percent in the week ending March 14 when compared to both the previous and the year-ago week. Wineries are getting higher Read More →
Fespar teams up with Robert Green to develop hotel
A legendary family firm will team up with a relative newcomer to the region to create final opportunities for hotel development along the Santa Barbara waterfront. Fess Parker Enterprises, LLC, the family firm founded by the late actor and entrepreneur Fess Parker, announced on May 15 that it will team up with The Robert Green Read More →
Our view: Dwindling free press imperils democracy
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Fess Parker to be renamed Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
The Fess Parker — A Doubletree by Hilton Resort will be renamed the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort after a two-part renovation beginning in October. The first phase of renovations will update guest rooms, the lobby, the Roundhouse Restaurant and Java Del Mar, and the second phase will include meeting spaces such as the site’s Read More →
Fess Parker hotel in Santa Barbara upping its game
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H. Parker to develop Ventura Harbor lodging
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Ventura’s efforts to increase tourism paying off
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