Aug 22 - Sep 1, 2024

Are you ready to catch all the top dogs and cool cats as they fly by into the winners’ circle? You better hold on, because there are a lot in Northern Santa Barbara County! With more than 160 restaurants, bars, businesses, and community members in this formation, we barely had room in this issue for all of them—but we snagged a couple of extra sidecars to bring it all together. Thanks to you dear readers, who weighed in on your favorites in our annual readers poll, we’ve gathered quite the crew together for this year’s ride. Throw on a pair of tinted goggles as you leaf through our largest issue of the year because these winners shine bright [10].
This week, you can also read about Guadalupe’s decision to move forward with the Royal Theater project despite a funding shortfall [4]; Godspell at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre [74]; and what Roblar Winery’s new chef has in store for diners [77].