Every Friday afternoon at La Cumbre Plaza and every Saturday at the Goleta Valley Community Center, local artisans gather to sell hand-crafted, gourmet artisan foods, including fresh breads, baked treats, jams, snacks, and more.
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A Northern California congressman has introduced a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take the 1,400-acre “Camp 4” property in the Santa Ynez Valley into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. While seeking to add the agricultural land at the northeast corner of highways 154 and 246 and Armour Ranch Road to the reservation as sovereign land rather than private property through the federal fee-to-trust process, the tribe has also sought acquisition through legislation in Congress.
If made part of the reservation, the land would become exempt from local and state taxes and local planning and zoning laws.
Purchased in April 2010 from Fess Parker Enterprises, the Camp 4 property, which is the size of Solvang, would be subdivided to solve a housing shortage on the reservation with the construction of 143 single-family homes on part of it.
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November 3, 2013
Host of the Emmy-winning TV series, Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild, and the new show, Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown, "Jungle Jack"—America’s favorite zookeeper—comes to Santa Barbara for the first time. Listen as he recounts stories of globe-trotting exploration in search of amazing creatures!
- May 02, 2013 - December 26, 2013
- Recurrence: Recurring every 2 weeks on Thursday
- Times: 10AM-2:30PM, actual times may vary, subject to availability
- Admission: $119 per person includes transportation, tasting fees, and lunch. Group rates available.
We’ll take care of all the details while you enjoy the heart of Santa Ynez wine country! Transportation, wine-tasting fees, lunch, knowledgeable guide and discussion of wine making as well as natural & human history included. Actual dates may vary, minimum numbers required on all tours.
April 25, 2013 - December 26, 2013
Recurrence: Recurring every 2 weeks on Thursday
Times: 10AM-2:30PM, actual times may vary, subject to availability
Admission: $130 per person includes transportation, tasting fees, cupcake pairing and lunch - Groups of 6 or more $119 per person
Sample scrumptious, wine-infused cupcakes paired with some of the best wines in Santa Ynez! Lunch is also included with this unique and tasty tour. Actual dates may vary, minimum numbers required on all tours. Perfect for special occasions and group rates are available!
Carp, as the locals call it, lies 12 miles southeast of Santa Barbara. The native Chumash used to build canoes here, using naturally seeping tar to seal the boats. When the Spaniards happened upon the boat builders in the late 1700s, they named the place carpinteria, or "carpentry shop."
Carpinteria is a quiet, coastal town with a charming main street peppered with family-owned restaurants and mom-and-pop shops. Stroll down the main drag, Linden Avenue, all the way to tranquil Carpinteria City Beach. Just a few steps down the sand, Carpinteria State Beach, known as the "World's Safest Beach," is bordered by the "Tar Pits," sticky embankments that the Chumash Indians used to waterproof their canoes. Farther south, visitors can walk across the bluffs and peer down to the harbor seal rookery where pups and their parents lounge on the beach.
For more outdoor adventure, drive just a couple miles south to Rincon Point, where you can watch surfers rip world-class waves. Then wind your way through the rural valley that stretches beneath the foothills and craggy mountains - it's filled with flower nurseries, polo fields, avocado farms and horse ranches.
You know you've entered Solvang when the horse ranches along Highway 246 give way to windmills and half-timber buildings with thatched roofs. Danish settlers founded the town in 1911 near Mission Santa Ines. Nearly everything they built celebrated Scandinavian life, from pastry shops and cobblestone courtyards to smorgasbord stations and fairytale houses, dubbing charming hamlet the "Danish Capital of America." Solvang celebrated its Centennial in 2011 with a packed calendar of memorable events and things to do, including a royal visit by The Prince Consort of Denmark.
Founded in 1982, Au Bon Climat (which means "a well-exposed vineyard") produces internationally-recognized Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Blanc wine from grapes grown in California's Santa Barbara County. The Au Bon Climat winery is located on the world-famous Bien Nacido Vineyard, and is owned by winemaker Jim Clendenen. Au Bon Climat was listed on Robert Parker's Best Wineries of the World in both 1989 and 1990, while Jim Clendenen has been named Winemaker of the Year in 1992 by the Los Angeles Times, and Winemaker of the Year in 2001 by Food and Wine Magazine.
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Front unit, facing polo fields & ocean. Corner ground floor with wrap around patio. Updated. Excellent condition. Most furniture included.
San Diego-based Prudential California Realty became the first brokerage to make the move to the new Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) real estate network today, officially establishing billionaire Warren Buffett’s firm in the real estate franchise frontier.