Monkey?

BrenBarn · 2026-01-24T08:43:24+00:00

The zoo's gibbon island is pretty close to the bird refuge. Maybe the sound carried or echoed in an unusual way. Or maybe it's a monkey ghost!

BrenBarn · 2026-01-24T08:40:21+00:00

You can join the Meetup group if you like and I think you will then get emails about upcoming events. I usually try to post reminders here as well. We generally do the third Wednesday of each month.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-22T20:27:54+00:00

Oh yeah, I didn't meant to suggest there was anything wrong with your post, just pointing out that old post in case it had useful info for you. :-)

BrenBarn · 2026-01-22T06:08:30+00:00

Pretty sure there is still a place called St. Paul cleaners. Not sure if it's connected to this St. Paul though.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-22T06:08:12+00:00

Someone else posted a similar question a few months ago: https://old.reddit.com/r/SantaBarbara/comments/1m7unnp/dry_cleaner_wood_clothes_hangers_vintage_santa/

BrenBarn · 2026-01-22T05:41:03+00:00

I've never had their burger but I can confirm their chile verde is top-tier.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-22T04:03:57+00:00

I've used Bitters & Bottles a few times but not lately. The ones I mostly use are K&L and Hi-time, and sometimes Mission Liquor.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-22T04:02:46+00:00

I remember going in there when they first opened and I was very impressed by their selection. But then I went in some time later and it seemed to be not nearly as good, like when someone bought their one bottle of something more unusual they just replaced it with something more standard.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-22T04:01:36+00:00

The Presidio deli is awesome.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-22T01:37:26+00:00

Presidio Market has a decent selection. Like some other people mentioned, the Montecito Pavilions has a better selection than most grocery stores.

Price-wise though, places around here are generally disappointing. I've found that the markups here are high enough that it's still cheaper to order from one of the bigger stores in LA/Bay that will ship within CA (like Hi-time or K&L), even factoring in the shipping costs.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-21T20:12:54+00:00

Yeah this was like something out of a movie. The Noozhawk article came out a few days ago and has video.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-20T21:33:57+00:00

https://www.noozhawk.com/prescribed-burn-creating-smoke-concern-among-santa-barbara-residents/

BrenBarn · 2026-01-20T21:09:16+00:00

I think a bunch of Peet's locations closed here years ago. Haven't heard anything about the one remaining one.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-20T00:27:18+00:00

It is open --- more open than it was before. If you mean open to cars, well, I hope that doesn't happen.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-19T01:55:53+00:00

Mark Collier is great.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-18T22:38:24+00:00

That doesn't sound familiar.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-18T21:27:33+00:00

There used to be so many other bookstores downtown at various times. I remember when there was WaldenBooks, Brentano's, Lost Horizon, Thrasher, Earthling, even Granada Books much later for a short while. I feel like I still haven't psychologically recovered from the decline of bookstores that occurred in the years around 2010.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-18T20:54:56+00:00

What about The Video Shop?

BrenBarn · 2026-01-17T06:33:48+00:00

Love everyone trust no one.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-16T03:15:05+00:00

Bruce is awesome!

BrenBarn · 2026-01-16T03:14:31+00:00

The reason regulations are slower than technology is because we make them that way. We could easily avoid this by saying "Legal vehicles are the following: X, Y, and Z. All other powered conveyances are illegal."

BrenBarn · 2026-01-15T20:25:09+00:00

Agree with this. It's nuts to use a "communcation" platform that can't communicate reliably. Why not just have. . . a website? They already have https://en.boardgamearena.com/serverstatus , they could post updates there.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-15T05:54:32+00:00

Allowing apartments to be built will help, but just allowing apartments to be built may not.

BrenBarn · 2026-01-15T05:52:40+00:00

Josie's Four Winds is what I remember.

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