Nov 15th	Montecito and Santa Barbara CA Tea Fire Update November 15th 2008
2008	Categories: Santa Barbara

Update: Saturday November 15th Here is a quick update on what I know as of now regarding the fire that erupted over the last 2-3 days. The fire started at about 5:45 p.m. on Thursday November 13th, 2008 with horrible dry winds up to 70 m.p.h.  The location seems to have been just above East Mountain Drive behind Westmont College.  We drove to the top of Via Alicia to view this and were simply amazed at how quickly it started to spread.  The high winds made it completely uncontrollable for the first 20 hours.  At first the fire spread toward the city, down... Read more

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Feb 8th	Voted Best Restaurants in Santa Barbara CA. for 2008
2008	Categories: Random Thoughts & Opinions, Santa Barbara

Every year here in Santa Barbara,  locals from our area come out and vote for their favorite restaurants in town.  It is essentially a casual review if you will on favorite local spots.  Below are the winners for the 2008 competition as well as a few of my own personal favorites.  Most all locals would agree that this year's winners are excellent choices.  ENJOY!!     Best American Restaurant                        Brewhouse Best Bakery                                                 D'Angelo Bread Best Barbecue                                             Woody's BBQ Best Burger                                                 The Habit Best Cajun Restaurant                               The Palace Grill Best Californian Restaurant                      Fresco's Best Chinese Restaurant                           China Pavilion Best Coffee House                                       Daily Grind Best Deli                                                       South Coast Deli Lazy Acres and Panino are also excellent Best French Restaurant                             Bouchon Best... Read more

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