Alma Fonda Fina Now Serving Breakfast Daily
Alma Fonda Fina Restaurant at the Montecito Country Mart announced this week it is now serving breakfast – brunch from 8 am to 2 pm daily! Start your day with classics like chilaquiles, huevos rancheros, or a breakfast burrito. Reservations and walk-ins.
Allora by Laura on CVR Closed
Allora by Laura on Coast Village Road closed at the end of February after 12 years. They’ve been announcing the closure since last year on their social media accounts. Their statement, “The end of an era. We feel so honored to have held court on this corner of the street for all these years. Thank you to everyone who has dropped in over the last couple months to share the impact we have had in your community and lives. It’s not over yet y’all, see you in June for a Montecito pop-up with two designers, subscribe to our social media for updates. It was an honor to be a part of this community and to have made memories we will cherish forever with each of you. We hope the Allora impact lives on in both your hearts and your wardrobes. With love, Laura and & TJ.”
411: www.marcnormandgelinas.com; www.allorabylaura.com
Marc Normand Gelinas Interior Design Studio Closed March 17
Interior Designer Marc Normand Gelinas closed his Upper Village store on March 17. He has been doing business in our town for eight years. The MJ was able to get a hold of him this week for the details. Gelinas explained, “I loved having an antique shop associated with my design business in the upper village! I have met so many fantastic people both locally and from afar. While I am sad to close the retail store, I am excited to further build my interior design business and continue to sell my antiques on 1st Dibs. Go to the 1st Dibs website and plug in my name for what is currently selling.”
411: www.1stdibs.com
www.marcnormandgelinas.com
Insta: @marcnormandgelinas
Poppy Marché Spring Collection Event March 26
Poppy Marché in the Montecito Country Mart is having their Spring Collection event on Wednesday, March 26 from 11am – 2pm showing Minnow Designs Clothing for kids. They are serving up lemonade for the children, and Arnold Palmers and iced coffee for the adults. The craft activity for the kids is decorating their own pair of sunglasses. No RSVP needed.
Los Padres Forest Association SB Canyon Clean Up
The Los Padres Forest Association (LPFA) Legend Mike Smith is directing the construction of a reroute of the “Heartbreak Hill” section of the Santa Barbara Canyon Trail. This is a backcountry trail project with an approximately five-mile one-way backpacking trip to LPFA spike camp. Volunteers will need to come prepared with their own backpacking gear and anything needed to spend a few nights in the backcountry (tent, sleeping bag, stove, food, etc.) for at least five days out there during the last week of March.
411: https://lpforest.org/events-calendar
Ed Harper & Destination East Africa: A Birder’s Paradise
Ed Harper – an expert, highly respected birder and international tour guide – will deliver an illustrated public lecture titled “Destination East Africa: A Birder’s Paradise” on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 pm in Fleischmann Auditorium at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The talk will focus on the diversity of habitats and birds that can be found only in this part of the world. General Admission is $5.
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